On Saturday Morning we cycled off to the market in the town next to the campsite…Cabo de Gata…and discovered a positive cornucopia of luscious fresh fruit and vegetables. Some of the booty. We went a bit mad and bought loads…
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Friday November 2nd…We drove to Los Escullos, parked just past the Castillo de San Felipe, and walked about 10 km through a spectacular volcanic terrain, with the sea on our left, towards San Jose. Past an abandoned Guardia post. Until…
San Jose…. Startling Offer from young French Couple
Buoyed up financially by an unexpected second place in the quiz night in the campsite bar ( what English word has 6 a’s?, What is a clanky?, Is Fidel Castro still alive?……) we won €2 and I ventured in to…
Costa del Rain.
Yes, I am a bit behind with the blog, and this is me catching up. It is October the 25th, Thursday, and we are heading East along the Costa del Sol, to Cabopino, which is close to Marbella. We walked…
Sandy started here
I have news for all you weather buffs (anoraks?). Hurricane Sandy started here in Puerto de Santa Maria, or possibly just snuck over for a visit on the quiet. It is soaked to the skin in under a minute weather.…
Flamingo Croquet
I spent Tuesday morning landrovering round the Donana National Park, with Javi Tosar, a local guide, in search of the local fauna. Donana is just next to the El Rocio site, and is one of the two remaining habitats for…
El Rocio. We have Snails.
Does the gastronomy of Spain know no bounds? br />;;;;;;;;;;; This is Queen Nia the wise, tucking in to tapas and vino, in El Rocio, a wild west town transposed somehow to Southern Spain. El Rocio was founded in 1270…
Montfrague National Park
We stopped at Camping Montfrague, on the edge of the Montfrague national park, for a few days. Montfrague is in Extremadura, mid Spain. Half way down, on the left side, quite close to Portugal, to be precise. The flower is…
Posted in 2012 Autumn
Burgos……Colin under fire
We set off from Zarautz and pointed Mavis South, through the mountains of Northern Spain. When you see Toros appearing through the mist you know you are in the right country…..these large and striking silhouettes are placed along roadsides throughout…
Posted in 2012 Autumn, 2013 Spring
Autumn 2012….we have set off.
Day 1…..Llandovery to Black Horse Caravan Site, Kent We set off at the crack of dawn…10.30 am…from South Wales, for a leisurely 277 mile cross country drive to the Black Horse caravan site, just off the M20, about 4 miles…
Posted in 2012 Autumn
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Travels with Mavis 