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.
7Th 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.
5th 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
20th 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.
21th 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.
22th February 2016 Camping El Pino Torrox
Drove up to Granada Alhambra and tourist train round the town lunch nr the Cathedral.
23th 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.
24th 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.
25th 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.
26th 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.
27th 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…..
16-19th 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.
17th 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.
18th February 2016
Rain Day Ugh!
19th 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.