Snowbirds 2025

[Bouydog]

We had a very wet night in Manta Rota after leaving Pomarao but got the laundry done and moved onto Silves stayed at the site near the castle €8.50 a night great showers.
Had a lovely 3 course meal with a beer €20 for us both

The Storks were all busy refurbing their nests


We are now parked near the beach at Quarteira, met up with Paul and Susan @FIJIT again and had a walk into Vilamoura last night. Now waiting to see what the weather does a few days of rain forecast.

 

[Bouydog]

Us and Fijit parked up at Quarteira, the beach is just behind those trees no services just bins but it’s free and camping behaviour is tolerated in the winter. Couple of hours of drizzle this morning then back to full sun . The search is on now for a vet to get the dogs EU passports from.

 

[rugbyken]

is this the tomatoe beach one dave , we’re presently at parque rio silves with jeff & pat just had unbelievable meal ( for the price ) €8 a night if you stay 7 nights

 

[marchie]

Leaving Antequera, and heading for Olivenza, 347km nearer to home. Had the bright idea of visiting the castle yesterday (free entry Tuesday afternoon), which is a fair old climb out of the town. The rain started at about the highest point of the tour, and persisted all the way back to the Aire . 'Singing in the rain' was not on the playlist ... , but the alternative version 'It's peeing down again' did feature ...

Steve

 

[Bouydog]

is this the tomatoe beach one dave , we’re presently at parque rio silves with jeff & pat just had unbelievable meal ( for the price ) €8 a night if you stay 7 nights

Yes that’s the one, we thought the prices in Silves were great value.

 

[Owlhouse]

Three weeks in Morocco and really enjoying it. On the whole a very friendly place. Lots to see and do. Can be quite litter strewn and lots of stray cats and dogs (dogs sleep all day so are usually no bother. Weather pretty good, only a few rainy days but sat in the sun at Asilah on the Atlantic coast and around 20C.

 

[marchie]

Changed plan today by not chasing to Olivenza from Antequera; instead we did the shorter hop of 89 miles to the Aire at Carmona, south of Seville. Clean and quite new facilities, including a bench outside each pitch. Only downside is that the obvious Access Road is one way, and there are no signs to the start of the one way street! Most arrivals drive past the Aire 3 times before they work out where the side street is ...

Carmona is a mediaeval hillside town, full of cobbled (narrow) streets that pedestrians, cars and cyclists share on a game of 'chicken' basis ... Lovely main square, n number of churches (not quite at the density of Malta, but a creditable try) and plenty of cafes and bars within a mile walk from the Aire. A lucky find!

Steve

 

[FIJIT]

Howdy camper friends. Great to see everyone enjoying their winter life abroad on wheels. We are on our 11th wonderful day at Praia dos Tomates, Vilamoura, in Portugal - we love this place for the free, relaxed style of camping (off-season), the beautiful 6km clean, sandy beach flanked by high majestic copper coloured cliffs, and so much more.

We are now well rested and ready for more exploring!!

We had a great few days with Dave and Debs when they re-joined us at Tomates for our last few days here. They moved on inland yesterday, and we'll be re-joining them again tomorrow.

As you can see .... Smuj is living his best life BOL

 

[marchie]

Arrived at Olivanza after a fruitless visit to Badajoz where the Aire was rammed full and there were 6-7 Vans queuing along the entrance road for a pitch to become free. In contrast, there are now 3 Vans at Olivanza, us, another Brit in a 2003 Autotrail, and a foreigner (raining too hard to investigate origin!). The Aire will be quiet, it's less than a mile walk or bike ride to the delightful Old Town, and we were able to stop at Mercadona on the way in to restock the fridge and food cupboard to get us through the weekend. Just need some sun now ...

Photo from March 2024 visit, when it wasn't peeing down ... . Only drawback missing out on Badajoz is being able to cycle to Portugal for lunch (sounds more impressive than a 5 miles each way ride ...).

Steve

 

[jeffmossy]

We are still at Silves, with Pat, Ken, Bouydog, and Fijit has arrived today, we had torrential rain last night but have managed to get in a couple of hours sunbathing today, tonight I can feel a visit to the 12 euro 5 courses, restaurant

 

[moonshadow]

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We are still at Silves, with Pat, Ken, Bouydog, and Fijit has arrived today, we had torrential rain last night but have managed to get in a couple of hours sunbathing today, tonight I can feel a visit to the 12 euro 5 courses, restaurant

Will you still be there Sunday?

 

[jeffmossy]

Yes Sue we are here until Monday, maybe later depending on the forcast

 

[moonshadow]

Yes Sue we are here until Monday, maybe later depending on the forcast

Forecast not great what’s the pitch situation like?

 

[jeffmossy]

At present you need to pre book pitches, as the site is mega busy

 

[Motorhomers-R-us]

@FIJIT Not to far away from you and it’s rained ️ most of the day

 

[FIJIT]

@FIJIT Not to far away from you and it’s rained ️ most of the day

Hi guys. Whereabouts are you? Have you moved from Cordoba? Hoping the rain has passed us now. Looking forward to tomorrow. Happy travels

 

[Andy n Mandy Travel]

A lot of our members are off on their oversea travels, and we will also be joining a few in the next few weeks. Please post your pictures and keep us posted on your travels on this thread. Have a great trip everyone

Waiting on Spanish Visas at the moment, no travel for us for a few weeks at least

 

[Motorhomers-R-us]

Hi guys. Whereabouts are you? Have you moved from Cordoba? Hoping the rain has passed us now. Looking forward to tomorrow. Happy travels

No we’ve moved on actually we’re at Faro at the moment…….not sure which way to go at the moment with this dam weather Xx

 

[rugbyken]

not sure which way to go at the moment with this dam weather Xx

we’re in the same boat looked at scooting across to med coast in spain but it’s the same there severe weather warnings next week , can see us hunkering down here at silves for another week at €56 for the week not a problem. been doing this in varying forms for 15 years never known weather like it sun most days but showers also and can’t complain at 17/18 deg

 

[marchie]

Moved from a damp Olivanza and drove to the Aire at Bejar, about 40 miles south of Salamanca. The Aire is beside the abandoned Railway Line, but the Motorhomes are parked in the Car Park area; the pitches inside the Aire look decidedly soggy ...
Fierce cross and headwinds during the journey. We joined a couple of HGVs undertaking Autovia Hard shoulder inspection duties every 3-400m about 20 miles from the Aire. Didn't need to see the Windsocks at the horizontal to know it was a wee bit fresh and frisky; the steering response told me all I needed to know ... . But the sun's signed on for the late afternoon shift, so all is well ...

Elaine must have been bored with the journey; as we passed a sign for a Spanish Picnic Park up, she said, 'Is it me, or does that Picnic sign look like a man crapping on his cassette ... ?' . Have a look when you next pass one (no pun intended), and see what you think. I can't see any other image now that Elaine has made that interpretation ...


Steve