France/ Spain trip with possibly Portugal.

[moonshadow]

Well Ken and Joy have gone on their travels and we have stopped a couple of days more at Punta, so it would be rude not to go to the bar
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Did you find a nice bar/restaurant in Valladolid? It's our first stop after getting off the ferry next week

 

[jeffmossy]

Did you find a nice bar/restaurant in Valladolid? It's our first stop after getting off the ferry next week

If you walk out of the aires towards the exit barrier and turn right, there are 2 cafe bars about 50 metres good food and beer

 

[Lee]

Well Ken and Joy have gone on their travels and we have stopped a couple of days more at Punta, so it would be rude not to go to the bar
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Now for a bit if peace, chill out and take in the view and decide where next.
We're at Valladolid in the aire at €5 a night, just had a walk around the city, it's sunny but the wind is cold, now to plan tomorrow, it's a hard life.

 

[jeffmossy]

Now for a bit if peace, chill out and take in the view and decide where next.
We're at Valladolid in the aire at €5 a night, just had a walk around the city, it's sunny but the wind is cold, now to plan tomorrow, it's a hard life.

You should just time its right Lee, tomorrow is showing shower but Thursday back to the sunshine,

 

[rugbyken]

being seasoned campaigners as the rain approaches we decided to leave the beach & head inland to some hard standing at the aire at Gibraleon only to find 21 other vans with the same idea the aire was full 15 vans in the compound and another 6 vans parked outside !! luckily we were able to do our services empty both cassettes and fill with water, we’re heading for portugal thursday to collect my driving license so moved to sanlucar de gaudina opposite alcoutim not a soul here gravel parking we came through a storm getting here and thunder rumbling up in the hills so will sit out tonight & see what tomorrow brings , we called at cartaya as we left blue moon laundrette excellent 4 x different size washing machine & 3 different dryers we used the two smallest machines and the smallest dryer all detergent/ softener automatic must say the van smells lovely at the moment even with two big dogs , also at cartaya a mercadona across the road and aldi one way lidl & carrefour as you leave

 

[Pauljenny]

being seasoned campaigners as the rain approaches we decided to leave the beach & head inland to some hard standing at the aire at Gibraleon only to find 21 other vans with the same idea the aire was full 15 vans in the compound and another 6 vans parked outside !! luckily we were able to do our services empty both cassettes and fill with water, we’re heading for portugal thursday to collect my driving license so moved to sanlucar de gaudina opposite alcoutim not a soul here gravel parking we came through a storm getting here and thunder rumbling up in the hills so will sit out tonight & see what tomorrow brings , we called at cartaya as we left blue moon laundrette excellent 4 x different size washing machine & 3 different dryers we used the two smallest machines and the smallest dryer all detergent/ softener automatic must say the van smells lovely at the moment even with two big dogs , a and lso at cartaya a mercadona across the road and aldi one way lidl & carrefour as you leave

And the cheapest diesel for miles at Cepsa.

 

[rugbyken]

now back in portugal one change we’ve noted is the price of diesel there is no longer a huge (10-15%) price difference in fact portugal is cheaper on high street prices than spain i’ve never known that before , had a bit of rain earlier now cleared and sunny & warm we are at manta rota but the car park not the aire just had lunch going to run the dogs then china shop & loule

 

[jeffmossy]

We have had on and off rain since dinner time but starting to brighten up now, going back to the campsite tomorrow, sort the van out with water and waste then the secret location on Friday

 

[rugbyken]

jeff you can see where most motorhomes park in the middle of the picture but the better spot is where the red dot is there is a concrete base & you can leave an area to sit out on the bank about 30 ft above the river priceless views though a bit of wind forecast over the weekend

 

[Pauljenny]

Booked into The Casa do Povo..
7 persons at 7.30. Usual menu.
See you Tomorrow.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

Booked into The Casa do Povo..
7 persons at 7.30. Usual menu.
See you Tomorrow.

I hope you are paying.

 

[Pauljenny]

I hope you are paying.

I'm from Yorkshire..
We taught the Jocks how to economise.

 

[Lee]

Copper wire was discovered in Yorkshire, two Yorkshire men arguing over a penny

 

[marchie]

Copper wire was discovered in Yorkshire, two Yorkshire men arguing over a penny

Don't exaggerate, Lee. It were a farthing, because neither had a spanner that would fit the threepenny bit ...

One winter, which saw the worst snowfall for decades, with drifts 30 feet deep, the locals were having a quiet drink in the Woolpack, when someone mentioned that they hadn't seen Seth, who lived in a remote cottage 2 miles up the valley, for weeks. So they organised a Search Party, including the Red Cross and set off with sledges, a stretcher, location poles and listening equipment to rescue poor old Seth, fearing the worst.

There was no sign of the house, so the Red Cross Rescue Officials began to probe the drifts where the locals thought Seth's cottage stood. Eventually, after 24 hours of digging, they uncovered the chimney, poked the rods down the aperture, and used a Megaphone to try to speak to Seth.

'Seth, it's the Red Cross,' they shouted.

And Seth replied, 'Bugger off! I gave last year ...'

Steve

 

[jeffmossy]

Thanks Ken, will have a look when we arrive, what day will you be arriving ?

jeff you can see where most motorhomes park in the middle of the picture but the better spot is where the red dot is there is a concrete base & you can leave an area to sit out on the bank about 30 ft above the river priceless views though a bit of wind forecast over the weekend

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[rugbyken]

maybe friday if not saturday can’t be doing big drives now i’m here lol let us know how busy it is ?

 

[Pauljenny]

maybe friday if not saturday can’t be doing big drives now i’m here lol let us know how busy it is ?

Remember....
Now he's Irish, he doesn't have to dash back to Blighty.
He's waiting for a proper government, an improved health service and the economic upturn..

 

[Trotter]

Thanks Ken, will have a look when we arrive, what day will you be arriving ?

There goes the secret location Ken warned me not to advertise. Oh well! Do as he says, not what he does.
I reckon you’ll all be long gone before I get there. Say hello to Liv and Hagen for me.

 

[jeffmossy]

There goes the secret location Ken warned me not to advertise. Oh well! Do as he says, not what he does.
I reckon you’ll all be long gone before I get there. Say hello to Liv and Hagen for me.

What day are you arriving Derek, we could leave you a beer payed on in the bar, but then when they ask who you are and what you look like, I don't think they will understand, grumpy old git

 

[Mobilvetta]

We are heading down to the Costa Del sol, decided to stay at a place called Guadix that has over 2,000 cave houses it's about 25kms before Granada.

There is a large carpark by the town and services for emptying the grey and black waste and topping back up with water, you can't use the carpark on Saturday which is the Market day. We visited a bodega bar where you received various free tapas whilst drinking.
The following day we had a walk round the old town and visited a cave house that is now a museum, it was bought in the 1930s by a farmer for his family for 300 pesetas back then. Today they sell for 50 to 60,000 euros that need modernising, a lot of youngsters from the town are buying them as they are more affordable than a 1 bedroom apartment in the town, fully modernised they bring €80,000.
They stay at between 18 and 22° winter and summer, no Aircon or heating needed.