It’s the busiest time of the year in Sevilla, with Semana Santa starting on Sunday, and then a week after Easter sees the start of the annual fiesta – the Feria de Abril, which is huge. The area for the fair is about 200m from where we’re parked, and workmen and women are busy building … Read more
Our base for the night was a secure car park in a town called El Puerto de Santa María, a short boat ride across the bay from Cádiz. El Puerto is home to seven sherry bodegas including Osborne’s, which was set up by Englishman Thomas Osborne Mann in 1772. The company logo is the back bull which has become … Read more
We’ve spent the weekend catching up with Carol’s cousin Wendy and husband Lee, and had a great time wandering around Málaga seeing the sights, and sampling the local delicacies. It’s a great mini-break destination, with loads to see and do – see photos below. Tomorrow we shall be leaving the camp site and moving on to … Read more
It was only a half hour drive to Antequera, so we were at the aire nice and early, and there were a few decent spaces left. We parked up and walked into town in search of the tourist information office. Spotting a couple of the blue “i” signs by a busy square, our hopes were raised … Read more
It’s been a funny couple of days. Our next stop after Córdoba was Medina Azahara, the ruins of a 10th century palace situated just a few miles outside Córdoba. It’s closed on a Monday, so we had planned to do a supermarket shop, fill up with diesel and gas and then take it easy for … Read more
It only took half an hour to drive into Córdoba from the camp site. The road side scenery has changed now that we’re n Andalucía; no more vineyards, just mile after mile of olive trees. The villages look different too, as they’re mainly whitewashed, brightening up the view from the van. With the van parked … Read more
Tonight we’ll be staying on a camp site for the last time until we get to Málaga next Friday, giving us a last opportunity to do the laundry, and charge up all of our power-hungry gadgets. I’ve finally had confirmation from the dealers who sold our van originally that the USB sockets are covered under … Read more
We left the busy aire at Puerto Lápice, bound for Almagro. It was bright and sunny to start, but it soon clouded over and began to rain. As we were driving along the motorway we passed a trianglar sign warning of hail, and hey presto, the rain magically turned to hail just seconds later! Fortunately, … Read more
Tonight’s stop is in Puerto Lápice, and we’re parked in another free aire, this time overlooked by three pretty windmills up on the hillside. We filled up with diesel at Alcampo first thing, and paid the lowest price yet – €1.014, or less than 90p per litre. Once out of Cuenca, the mountains soon gave … Read more