Molineseca via Leon and on to Riano (211km)

 More Viaducts and tunnels helped us on our onward journey towards Leon. The landscape flattened out into open arable land with wheat, maize, potatoes and sunflowers now bowing their heads. As we neared Leon the land became predominantly scrub land. 

We stopped in Leon to use a service point and supermarket then onwards into 'Parque Regional Montana de Riano y Mampodre. Here the landscape changed to spectacular. Mountain after mountain as we crept along the windy roads following the coarse of the river until we reached the dammed section high up in the park creating a huge reservoir/lake. A real feast for our eyes, if they have not been spoilt enough already. Our destination was a lakeside aire in Riano which I had highlighted on my map back before Easter when I started planning this trip.

 

 

 

Once we had parked up, we spent a few hours sitting out in the sun and then went to find a bar for a pre dinner drink before cooking up some Burgers and salad for supper.

From the bar:

Tomorrow we will be heading back to Santander to get our Covid tests and Winnies health check done before we catch our ferry back on Wednesday evening. I may do one last post from Santander if I get any nice photos.