Back on the Road.
Arrived back in Barcelona on Wednesday 27 March. Reunited with car and caravan and all was
well. After a good night’s sleep at
Vilanova Park we headed South.
Thursday 28th March.
We drove around 240 miles staying overnight in a town called
Oliva, south of Valencia. We drove mile
after mile through orange groves.
Friday 29th March.
We drove another 240 miles to arrive at Camping Cabo de Gata
at around 3pm. During this drive the
orange groves were gradually replaced by mile after mile of plastic
greenhouses. If you ever wondered where
your tomatoes came from – it was probably here.
They appear to grow enough to feed the world!!!
Cabo de Gata is a Natural Park, but not like the National
Parks we have. It is largely desert
like with scattered villages. I
remarked that it looked like the setting for a spaghetti western, only to
discover many have been shot here plus famous films such as Lawrence of Arabia
and Indiana Jones and the last crusade.
The area around the camp site is not pretty but there are a
large number beautiful flowers and in
the salt lagoon there are many flamingos. The most notable factor is the
wind. The weather is bright and sunny
but wind seems to blow strongly most of the time. Trying to keep the barbecue lit is not easy
and the crisps blew straight off the plates at lunchtime.
Saturday 30th March.
The town of Cabo de Gata had a good market on Saturday
morning so we stocked up on fresh fruit and veg, though finding a butchers or
general store was more difficult. We
stopped at a bar and had a large glass of fresh orange juice which was
delicious. Oranges are so cheap but I
don’t fancy trying the squeezing of enough oranges to obtain a glass full of
juice in the confines of a caravan.
On our return from the market we met up with our fellow tour
members who had started to arrive. We
were very warmly welcomed and toasted at a drinks gathering on one of the empty
pitches later in the afternoon.
Sunday 31st March
We had a free day and did a little exploring – as I say the
immediate area does not have much to recommend it. We got as far as San Jose
(yes – we now know the way!!) which seemed like a typical Spanish seaside town
until we discovered a shop selling The Sunday Times. It also had a good ice cream shop which we
had to try.
Monday 1st April.
We have been on a coach tour further along the coast to Isleta
del Moro which was a lovely spot, sheltered from the wind and to Los Escuilos
where we were shown the unusual rock erosion along the beach.
Tomorrow we have another free day before moving on to a site
South of Malaga which is the last stop on the Caravan Club Tour.
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