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Northern Spain via campervan

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We see a lot of the world traveling by sailboat. So far we've sailed probably over 15,000 nautical miles and we've visited 16 countries (I think?!), but we only see the perimeter of each country. (Except the Netherlands when we took the Standing Mast Route that allowed us to travel more inland.) We decided to rent a campervan/RV in northern Spain and travel east to the Rioja region. The kids' wish lists included seeing mountains, being cold, walking in forests, and spending time in the campervan listening to audiobooks. Not kidding. That's basically their top activity on the boat so I guess they wanted to see what it would be like doing the same in campervan? Don't mess with success. Hans and I wanted to see mountains and do some wine tasting and buying in the Rioja region. Maiden's Cove We left the boat at the marina in Cangas, just across the river from Vigo, and headed north past Santiago de Compostela. Freja saw an oceanfront cave on the north coast that wa