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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…

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

Cala Callela…The Assault Course

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

We had another shot at the coastal path today. We locked our bikes up outside the local Oficina de Turismo and walked up the steep path to this viewpoint, the Cap de la Barra. It is about 100 metres above…

Tagged with: Cala Callela, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit

Calamares a la Romana

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

We are putting down roots here in L’Estartit; it is quiet and peaceful here at the moment in the low season. There’s not a lot in Saturday’s blog entry because not a lot happened. We set off for a walk…

Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, L'Estartit, Mavis, motorhome, Spain, Tapas
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit

L’Estartit…Moonrise over Les Medes

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 7 Comments

On Thursday we drove 25 miles down the coast to Camping Les Medes ( N 42.042504, E 3.183582) near the coastal town of L’Estartit. This is a friendly medium sized site with a few things going on even in the…

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