19-20 March Camping Caparica Lisbon

3 .5 Hour drive up from the Algarve toll cost €40 went into Lisbon via bus and Ferry to Belem caught tram to the center and had a walkabout, the city is busy as there are 35000 runners here for the Lisbon Half Marathon.

2nd Day over to Lisbon wow what a busy day the town is at a stand still due to the race difficult moving about and you need transport here to get from Belem to the center so walked half of it.

Had lunch in town at Time out a massive eatery at the market we both had… Bochechas Porco Preto (Any one want to Guess).

A good hard 2 days but on we go again tomorrow to ?

12 March 2016 Puerto Santa Maria Cadiz

Tried to cycle to Cadiz via Puerto Real, had a few problems again it is impossible to get there easily due to road constraints. (Ask us about this one Opps!!) 3 Hr. cycle.

13-14 March 2016 Sevilla Camping Villsom Dos Hermanos

Arrived early booked in to this rather not so good site. 20 mins Bus to Sevilla had a look round the Cathedral again. Had another bad Costa Coffee experience.  So tried Starbucks next day a bit better.

Walked around Alcazabar  ( King of Spain’s residence) Lovely gardens interesting again a bit better than Granada.

Went to a display of The Terracotta Army interesting. And a few other touristy  things.

15 – 16 March 2016 Camping Parque De Campismo Quarteira

Arrived early time change to UK time walk about. Had a run next morning lunch then a walk to Vilamoura.

17 March 2016 Village Turiscampo Lagos

Moved down the Algarve to 4 Star luxury for a couple of days not stopping longer as 5 days of rain heading this way so will move north towards Lisbon. Cycle to Luz then a spot of lunch then cycle to Lagos.

18 March 2016 Village Turiscampo Lagos

Rained off walk into Espiche village

10th – 11th March 2016 Puerto Santa Maria Cadiz

10th March 2016

Cycling day started on a cycle path ended up in a Maze finishing up at a Navel Base could not get to Rota easily so abandoned after 2 Hr.

11th March 2016

Run this morning along beach area to Puerto Sherry again adding a bit. Visited the Osborne Bodegas and picked up a couple of bottles of sherry. After seeing all the Osborne bulls all over Spain we thought we had to visit. Bumped into Christine and Roberto who we first met in Barcelona 2 years ago had a good catch up.

9th March 2016 Cadiz

Run this morning then over to Cadiz for a walk about and lunch, I don’t think we need to come here again its a bit ???? In our 8 years of none stop travels we have loved everywhere we go all places have good and bad points of which we have enjoyed even NAFF Gibraltar. we did meet two Australians on the site that we gave some help to and they said they were giving it a miss ? back to Cadiz run down dirty rip off prices for rubbish food.

Below is a picture of what the light at the end of the tunnel looks like for those who are looking for it.

8th March 2016 Camping Las Dunas Puerto de Santa Maria Cadiz

Arrived 1000 this morning  and good news our winner certificate for best Guide tours 2016 in Spain has arrived.

A good walk about in the town harbour and beach area looking for a good run in the morning before a trip into Cadiz.

7^Th March 2016 Camping Valdevaqueros Tarifa

Drove down to Tarifa booked in then drove to Bolona to look at the Roman ruins CLOSED Monday lots of wild campers down here due to high winds for wind surfing, also lots of windmills.

Took a wrong turn at one point and ended up in the Sahara desert. (see Picture).

We are just a short way from North Africa you can see it from the beach. Drove up to Gibraltar for the afternoon had a walk about by the marina looked at the Ship Hotel that we where going to stop in looks good, it is so British down here that we got soaking wet( to the skin), crossing the runway was like been in an Arctic storm WOW is not a loud enough phrase for how we felt, we then had to speed undress (I won) as we had to leave the parking area within a set time lots of wow’s today.

Had a walk on the beach in the evening. Tomorrow will have to wash the wheels as they covered in mud from a bad pitch they are down a couple of inches good job we have traction control for getting off in the morning for our journey to Cadiz.

6 March 2016 Camping Parque Tropical Estapona

Arrived nice n early good pitch. Heated swimming pool “Open” 6 Km east  from Estapona €15 per day ACSI, walked on beach one way had lunch and walked the other way the beach flats are lovely can see why Cilla Black lived here. Good views of Gibraltar across the Bay.

5^th March 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox

Had a great time here with our friend and recovering from our colds 2 weeks off running and cycling. Ready to start again when we reach the Algarve, but first Seville beckons lots to see yet that we missed 8 years ago

1st March 2016 Torrox

A couple of easy days after Brenda week some sunbathing and playful pictures lunch cream cheese and strawberries.

Happy haircut Darian

 

 

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.

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