Majestic 5 Star Marjal Costa Blanca & A Bitter Taste Near Mazarrón
Having had my beach-fix for a few days we headed inland to a site Alan had spotted in Search for Sites. Marjal Camping Costa Blanca is absolutely massive – over 1000 pitches available. Its a 5 star complex with swimming pools, kiddies play area, bars, restaurant, supermarket, gym, electric bike and buggy hire, nightly entertainment […]
Beach Camping Around Alicante
Leaving Guadlest and the hairy drive back down the mountain, we were ready for a couple of days at the beach. We were headed towards Campello Beach Camperstop at Muchavista playa north of Alicante (38.394441, -0.4120937). When we arrived however there was a “completo” sign on the gate – they were full. Part of me […]
Peace And Quiet In Gorgeous El Castell de Guadalest
Kelpie is overlooking a large reservoir whilst also being overlooked himself by a 15 century castle in the tiny mountain settlement of El Castell de Guadalest, nestled in the mountains not far off the coast at the Costa Blanca (38.6767263, -0.2006853). Our friends Wayne and Felixa had mentioned a small village in the mountains above […]
A Pleasant Surprise In La Villajoyosa
After our big day out in Benidorm we battened down the hatches for some rain and stormy winds for a couple of days at the campsite but no snow thank goodness. Our early days in Villajoyosa were spent finding the supermarket for supplies, banks for cash machines and other such mundane tasks. We had driven […]
Hair-Cut and Half-Cut in Benidorm
Kelpie is still parked up at Camping Imperium Alicante. The weather has improved a little for a couple of days, so we take the opportunity catch a tram up to the thriving holiday metropolis of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca. Although we gave Benidorm a wide swerve as regards campsites, we couldn’t resist a wee […]
Benidorm? – On Second Thoughts Maybe Villajoyosa
With wind, rain, hail, snow and plummeting temperatures forecast for the Costa Blanca, Kelpie is back on a campsite with the steadies down ready to face the buffeting in Villajoyosa, and plugged into electricity for some heat! (38.517564, -0.223046). We said our goodbyes to Felixa and Wayne as they set off towards home, wishing them […]
“Wild Camping” at Javea and Moraira
Pushing further south, we headed from Moncofar towards Javea to meet up with some friends and for Kelpie to get his first experience of “free camping” (not on a campsite or aire). Javea is a small coastal town, turned modern resort, and lies in the shadow of the impressive Montgó Massif mountain, which changes shape […]
New Year at Monmar Campsite, Moncofar Spain
Kelpie is tucked into quite a large pitch at Camping Monmar which is a large campsite at the other side of Nules Playa in a small town called Moncofar (Moncofa in Spanish) (39.80838, -0.12721). When we arrived, the young man at reception came out to have a look at the size of Kelpie and thought […]
Goodbye Peñíscola, Hello Nules Playa
Kelpie is parked up on a large free site behind a Spanish restaurant in Nules Playa, Valencia – overlooking the mountains behind (39.83535, -0.10492). We wakened this morning to a fast-filling site at Peñíscola. Vans were arriving one after the other. A Spanish family arrived last night and parked in the pitch beside us which […]
Area 340 And Peñíscola At Christmas
Relieved to be back on the road, we headed off towards a town called Peñíscola, stopping off over night on the way at a private aire called Area 340 near Creixell. We were the only van on site so had our pick of the pitches which sounds great but in reality there were only two […]
Figuring Things Out In Figueres
We are parked at the side of the road in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Figueres, where Kelpie stuttered to a stop! (42.23221, 2.96134). After our flat battery episode in Gruissan, we took the advice of the mechanic to do some driving to help charge the batteries. Well it was a mixture of […]
Overshadowed, Overcast And Flat Out In Gruissan
We have reached the Mediterranean coast and are parked up in a large aire in Gruissan, which will be our final stop in France this season. It is free to stay here during the winter and Kelpie has seen his first busy motorhome stopover, though it also looks like many are here for the duration […]