20^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Picked up Brenda from Malaga Airport for a week’s stay with us at Camping El Pino Torrox. Drove straight down to Mijas for lunch 20 mins. Arrived just in time for Flamenco dancing in the square FAB.  Lunch was good Tappas. Then back to Torrox to book in. Down to Nerja for a quick look.

21^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Nerja and Frigiliana today coffee in Frigiliana lunch at the Hotel Europa Nerja. Evening drive up the hills to Competa.

22^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Drove up to Granada Alhambra and tourist train round the town lunch nr the Cathedral.

23^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Drove down to Estapona 4 tolls paid for 6 sat nav brought us off and back on ? Up to Ronda for a look round the town, Bull ring (Pedro Romero a walking slaughter house killed 5600 bulls WOW) and the Bridge.

Back to Estapona to our Hotel OH Diana we had booked for 2 days lovely place. Drown into Estapona for a look round like the town.

24^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Drove down to Gibraltar walked in from La Linea Lift closed as usual walked to the top of the rock via St Michael’s cave.

Not too happy with Gibraltar a bit of an expensive place. A bad experience with Costa Costa the Franchise was a bit ????  Showered then back into Estapona.

25^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Walked down to Torrox for a look about and the evening drove to Nerja for some shopping and a meal.

26^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Drove down the coast road through Torre Del Mar to Malaga for the day with lunch on the Harbour good food Tappas then back to Nerja and a relax Brenda goes back tomorrow.

27^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Drove Brenda to Malaga airport stopped for coffee then back to Velez Malaga for shopping dropped off our hire car

FOOT NOTE

During this week we have noticed that a lot of tourists were getting incorrect bills 90% when we were there, not to us although we did get 20% added to one bill in the OLALA restaurant in Granada for sitting outside the restaurant. The quality of the food was good and we have enjoyed all the Tappas we have had during our first three months of our trip. A special thanks to Brenda for here stunning company and also to new friends Linda and Ray for the humour provided hope we catch up again.

Gallery…..

 

16-19^th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Site not too busy arriving at 1000 gave us a choice of pitches. Just in time to see old friends Dave and Maureen packing up to leave. Got Bikes out and cycled up to Nerja to look for a car hire company. Had lunch on the Balcon d’ Europa. Came back and found reception helpful with a hire car We Hope?  Also arranged for a bungalow on site for a friend it turns out it’s the same one we hired 8 years ago when our gearbox broke on our old van.

17^th February 2016

Run down to the lighthouse then a walk into Torrox for some Cake. You earn cake here as it is an 80 minute walk round trip to the shops.

18^th February 2016

Rain Day Ugh!

19^th February 2016

Walked up to the old Ghost town then down into Torrox pick up hire car today ready to pick friend up for a week with “Get You Lost Tours”.

15 February La Garoffa Almeria

Walk about in Almeria today went in by Bus. Move on tomorrow south.

El Garrofa Almeria

Day after Valentine’s what a lot of love locks where do they throw the Keys ? No Water !

 

 

13 Feb. 16 Camping Bahia Santa Pola

Day out with Patsy and Paul up to the Motor home exhibition at the IFA at Alicante Airport. Interesting show then to Gran Alicant for an other Spanish lunch Paul’s treat thank you both so much for looking after us again while in Santa Pola.

14 Feb. 16 Camping La Garrofa Almeria

A BIG thank you to Ray and Linda for a fab time in your company and the lovely CAKE Yummy…

Drove down to Almeria this morning 3 ½ Hr. strong winds all the way. Set up by the beach but sand and various objects being blown about so moved up the site with better views of the sea. Sea water showers but a cute  site couldn’t be much closer to the sea, clouding over but very warm. Rain Ugh! No bus to town on an afternoon so we may have to go tomorrow if the rain stops otherwise we will go down to our next campsite. Rain stopped a lovely afternoon now temperature 22 C outside in van 25 C.

Below on an afternoon walk a picture of the road crossing a dry river bed (Barranco)

12 February Santa Pola

Nearly all done here ready for our next move South. Had  a good cycle down to Guardamar yesterday. Run this morning we is wearing out. Van all washed ready for the move all shopping done. Tomorrow we are going to a Motor home show in Alicante then lunch out. Soon our friend joins us on one of our Get You Lost Tours in Spain for a week Fab fun for us all! Above picture of the reception on our campsite.

9 February Santa Pola

Still running and cycling weather good 23 C.

Went off to a small caravan show with Patsy and Paul then on to a small village Callosa (not a tourist in site just locals) just below the mountain we climbed a few years before for a super Tapas lunch stunning food highly recommended.

Sunday lunch with Patsy and Paul FAB as usual with a visit to their local PUB.

1 February 2016 Santa Pola

Having trouble updating the blog here due to Slow InterNOT… as we call it. But we are having fun watching a close caravan fitting a double sink unit and washing machine into their awing a slow job as he spends time chasing around after his large dog with a shovel placed just under its bum to catch s??t before it hits the ground. Lovely weather touching 28 Centigrade to hot at times, good running and cycling.