A Break For The Border And Into Portugal
Kelpie is parked on a hill not far inside Portugal in the Almada D’Ouro Motorhome Park perched between a baragem (reservoir) near Odeleite on one side and the Guadiana river on the other (37.33169, -7.46838). Our original plan on leaving Seville was to visit the unique town of El Rocío on our way towards the Portuguese […]
Sightseeing In Seville – The Beating Heart of Spain
Seville had been on our list of must-dos since we arrived in Spain. So after we said goodbye to Andy and Moira in Conil as they were about to start the long journey back to Northern Ireland, we too headed north but only as far as our anticipated visit to Seville. The car park come […]
Conil de la Frontera on The Coast of Light
It has been a long time since we updated our blog. A change of circumstances had us hurrying back to the UK in early May 2017. But we had a few more places to visit before that and the next number of posts relate to the end of our first tour of 2017. After we […]
Long Walks And Coincidences in Gibraltar
From Casares we headed back towards the the south-western coast of Spain, to a very famous piece of rock (no, not Blackpool, though not so far removed!) – we wanted to call to Gibraltar. We have been there many times before when we lived in Spain. Every time we had visitors it was a regular […]
Pretty Casares and Griffon Vultures
After our few days in Estepona we planned to visit one of the Pueblos Blancos (white villages) and headed up towards Casares – which is only nine miles from the coast but feels like a different world. The road from Manilva to Casares (A-377) has got to be the worst road we have ever driven. […]
Estepona – Large Beach Resort To Old Town Charm
After a busy few days in Ronda, our plan was to tour the white villages back towards the coast. Unfortunately the weather was taking a turn for the worse again with tumbling temperatures and rain predicted in the hills. Plans were quickly changed and we felt the call of the coast again for some sunshine […]
Roaming Around Historic Ronda
Its a pretty steep climb up into the mountains to Ronda, but as usual Kelpie did us proud – she’s not the fastest milkcart in the west but she gets us there, eventually. As you drive through the mountains from the coast, the landscape changes from lush green pine covered hillsides to a more rugged […]
Nothing Has Changed On the Costa Del Sol
From Nerja we have travelled past Malaga into the heart of the tourist Costa del Sol. First stop was the campsite at Cabopino which lies about half way between Fuengirola and Marbella. The campsite was busy with many British long termers who drive straight down to here, book in for 3-4 months and stay here […]
Chilled Out Nerja On Carnival Weekend
Arriving in Nerja the satnav directed us down towards a huge piece of waste ground being used as a car park in a dip below Mercadona. The road was rough and full of potholes but we managed to get down (36.75017, -3.88074). Thinking we were clear Alan drove towards the parking area only to hear […]
The City of Almería And The Amazing Alcazaba
Almería city does not appear to be high up on the tourist trail but having researched the area there were a couple of places in the city we fancied visiting, so we headed there to stay for a couple of nights. Sticking with the free camping theme we arrived in the city of Almería to […]
Unspoilt Cabo de Gata Natural Park
Cabo de Gata in the Nijar region is Andalucia’s largest coastal protected area, a wild and isolated landscape with some of Europe’s most original geological features. It is the only region in Europe with a true hot desert climate. The scenery is indeed breathtaking with huge craggy mountains and vast open spaces. The villages are […]
Into Almeria at AC Indalo Camper Stop, Vera
After our bad experience at Mazarrón we decided to head down into Almeria province. We decided to stop off for a couple of days at a Spanish family run camper stop called AC Indalo just outside the town of Vera. The AC in the name is for “auto caravanas” (37.2614261, -1.8537881). The campsite is located […]