It took just over an hour to drive to the site in Sitges, on the outskirts of Barcelona (aka BCN), and it poured down the whole way. I just took it easy, cruising down the motorway at 50mph, in no rush at all. Having stopped off at a petrol station to fill up with LPG, … Read more
We’re parked up on a another free aire, this one is about 100km from Barcelona. Like most of the free aires, it’s very basic, just a glorified car park with water and waste disposal facilities, but that’s all we need. We spent the morning in Alquézar, walking around the town. It was practically deserted, just … Read more
Our original plan for today was to go to a historic old town called Daroca, about 40km from Calatayud, and then meander back to Calatayud (yes, we’re working in km now, even our satnav has been converted!). There’s a place called Belchite, near Zaragoza, which I’ve had on my list of ‘must see’ places to … Read more
It was grey and overcast first thing this morning, and rather cold with a slight frost. We’d decided that today we would follow the route of El Cid in the direction of Zaragoza, which was recommended to us by the lady in the tourist office yesterday. It was a good route to drive, mainly along … Read more
Having decided to stay put today, we’ve taken it easy and just chilled out. I haven’t been able to resolve the USB charging problem, and drew a blank with the guys on a Facebook group for technical moho issues. The van’s already booked in for a service when we get to Valencia in mid-March so … Read more
We spent the morning driving to Medinaceli. It’s a very pretty old town dating from Roman times, and it’s on the top of a really steep climb. There’s a Plaza Mayor, churches, a castle and lots of little passageways to wander through. Tonight we’re having dinner in the van, and we’ll go for a wander … Read more
Today we moved on to a town called Cascante, about an hour and a half’s drive south of Logroño. The weather has been glorious, with clear blue skies and temperatures of 16° – the first decent weather we’ve had since setting off on our travels. We stopped off at a small pueblo called Rincón de … Read more
We set the alarm nice and early this morning (7:30am) so that we could get the bus into Logroño. The great thing about being on a camp site is being able to use the showers. Whilst we have a shower in the van, it gets a bit cosy and uses up lots of precious water. … Read more
I’m afraid today’s post is going to be a bit short and sweet. We had accumulated a big pile of laundry, and the van badly needed a spring clean inside, so we’ve booked ourselves into a camp site in Navarrete, not far from Logroño in the Rioja region, and we’ll be here for a couple … Read more