Leaving the mountains behind for a Spanish village

After two excellent days and nights in the mountains at Potes we departed the way we came (ie white knuckle run thru the Hermidas gorge) and back onto the coast. Stopped over at San Vincent de la Barque for a lunch break before proceeding to the camping cheque site at Camping Santillana. This is less than a km away from the centre of the touristy village of Santillana del Mar. It has a history of being the home of wealthy Spaniards and has many well preserved villas and a monastry. Many of the buildings are now up-market hotels, trendy boutiques or restauraunts. We walked down the steep back road and found it rather quiet (ie lack of tourists) but still very picturesque with balconies full of brilliant geraniums. We had a simple sandwich lunch and walked back up the hill. The evening has turned rather cool and overcast and it looks like the weather is going downhill for a few days just as we are about to head for France.