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Kelper, you're really making me jealous now!  Can't imagine my kids even walking Fuente De to be honest - they're typical lazy boys!  The youngest moaned all the way round our local reservoir last time he was forced to walk anywhere.  We went horse riding as well in the Picos - riding along picking wild cherries from the trees....aaahh, memories!

As for my kids sharing a single bed - pigs would fly first (and they'd probably get more sleep!)  With Etap, after a bit of searching, we found hotels in just the right places that have family rooms with a double and two singles, and the bathrooms are like a cupboard attached to the room.  Don't think we're paying more than 45 euros for all four of us per night ar any of them, and we won't worry about the breakfast - we'll find a nearby patisserie and pick up some croissants etc on the drive.

Take the ferry!

We use Brittany Ferries to Spain every year.

24hrs from Portsmouth to Santander, arrive refereshed, well fed and well rested. Fairly pricey for us (family of 5) but miles cheaper than 4 hotels and the miles (if you calculate at 40-50p per mile, plus tolls).

Makes a lovely start to the hols, the boat is gorgeous and well appointed, and to wake on the morning of arrival to watch Spain approaching over the horizon is so much more fun than hiking through France.

Have done the France run also: never again, it ruins a holiday. Ferry is cheaper in totla, and much more fun.

Strax