And so we get to the adventure of cantabria. Though terrifically unorganized and absolutely freezing, the pictures below show how gorgeous it is in the north of spain. The first two are views from the bus window

On our way to the hotel (in the city of suances, not santillana del mar) we stopped at the cuevas de altimara, the oldest caves discovered in europe. We went into the museum and walked through an exact replica of the caves which was amazing. We were not able to take pictures inside the caves, but I bought a postcard and bookmark at the museum store. In the photo below, Missy and I in front of the scenery.

one more scenic view from outside the museum