The Final Secret Uncovered

Now that we are home, safe in the knowledge that all our fellow Barcelona Bangers should by now have left Spain, we are able to release details of our final day's route. Up until now the route has had to remain a closely guarded secret for fear of an "ambush" by the Spanish authorities, who we believe were keeping a close watch on this website for any clues.

Click on the red button to the left to open the tracking window and see where we have been.

The final couple of miles took us along the front of the port in Barcelona before heading inland along Carrer de la Marina towards our hotel. However, as soon as we turned onto this road we were awestruck by the sight of Gaudi's most famous work in the distance - la Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família.

We immediately realised that an underground hotel car park was not a fitting end to such an epic journey across Europe. For us the finishing line had suddenly become la Sagrada Familia. With Kate (Mrs TomTom) encouraging us to take a right turn at every opportunity, we opted to ignore her directions and the ensuing persistent reminders to "Make a U-turn".

Whilst making our circumnavigation of one of the most amazing examples of architecture you are ever likely to feast your eyes upon, we were conscious of the need to obtain a photographic record of the event for prosperity - and proof that we had actually made it. At the first available opportunity (a red traffic light) Paul leapt out of the car and snapped away.

That was it. Our finishing line. We had made it.

And so we set off on what was, unknowingly, to become our last few hundred metres in the trusted green goddess. We soon found our hotel for the night and eventually found the underground car park. I mention this because there are those amongst you who have been avidly watching our progress and casting aspersions on our ability to successfully locate our en route destinations at the end of each day. You know who you are! Driving round in circles allows us to get our bearings, the spatial relationship between hotel, pub and restaurant is an important one to understand.