Blog Archives

Turning Up in Roses

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 5 Comments

On Thursday we drove to Roses, a fishing and tourist centre at the north end of the bay of Roses. We are staying at Camping Salata, a pleasant but slightly pricy site in Santa Margarida, just to the south of…

Tagged with: cycling, Dolmen, emporda marshes, Empuribrava, photography, Roses, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, Roses

How Sweet it is to be Reclined

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We have moved up the coast to L’Escala and are staying at Camping Illa Mateua. This is just a short hop south from L’Estartit but is just beyond easy cycling distance. As promised in the reviews the staff here are…

Tagged with: Catalonia, Empuries, Greeks, illa mateua, L'Escala, motorhome, photography, Romans, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Escala

Pals

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

On Saturday we set off at 10 am for the 11 mile bike ride to Pals, a well preserved Gothic town to the east of Girona. Our route is in red. We just retraced our steps on the homeward leg.…

Tagged with: cycling, Fontanilles, Fontclara, Gualta, Mavis, motorhome, Pals, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Pals, Torroella de Montgri

Get close to the Piglet

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 6 Comments

The sun has returned and Colin was straight out there working on his tan. We saw this boy circling over one of the reserves by the campsite, from the early morning walk. Marsh Harrier? It looks a bit like the…

Tagged with: boules, Colin, market, motorhome, Petanque, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Estartit

The Rain in Spain

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

Sunday was a bit wet and we cycled in to L’Estartit with Rosie and Tony, through the floods. A lagoon had appeared , engulfing the cycle path, where a stream which normally crossed under the cycle way had become blocked…

Tagged with: cycling, L'Estartit, Mavis, menu del dia, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Estartit

Two Cats in a Boat

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 4 Comments

We arrived here at Camping Les Medes in Cataluña, one of our favourite sites, on Wednesday and found a nice corner for Mavis next to the garden and tennis court. Thursday was still sunny, and after a quick tennis knockabout…

Tagged with: border terriers, Catalonia, cycling, Eclipse, Mavis, menu del dia, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Estartit

L’Estartit to Narbonne Plage

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We are heading home to the UK; the next few posts may only be of interest to other boring old gaffers with motorhomes who like to ramble along slowly, and like to read about stopovers and routes through France. Yesterday…

Exercise Time

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

The boss has designated today as a cleaning day, in preparation for the trip home, so I shall have to take the torpid terriers for some exercise. There are plenty of cats to chase here, ‘tho, truth be told, Colin…

Tagged with: border terriers, Camping les Medes, Catalonia, Colin, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia

Out For Lunch

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

On Tuesday we explored a bit further afield with the bikes; this is the route that we followed…courtesy of viewranger, the app we use to track our cycling. We set off along the River Ter and then diverted into Torroella…

Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, Fontanilles, Gualta, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri

My Boyfriend has a Yellow Head.

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

We are becoming goat’s cheese salad connoisseurs. This is the version from a cafe in Torroella. There is a warm (grilled?) chunk of ‘Chèvre de Cabra’ on a generous pile of lettuce, raisins and walnuts, dressed with olive oil and…

Tagged with: Catalonia, goat's cheese salad, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, spanish
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Torroella de Montgri