Geo: 37.6228, -4.85856On Thursday morning within minutes we were on the Autovia making our way to the next stop which would give us the opportunity to see one of the 'must see' places on our list - the Mezquita or Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.As we neared our destination the landscape was one of intense cultivation including mile upon mile of olive groves and later bright yellow sunflowers. Camping La Campina was easy to find and by late morning we were checking in, though we had been rather concerned that our email asking about availability had not been acknowledged. We need not have worried though as Mathilde and Rick were expecting us and even had a suitable pitch set aside given the length of our caravan.The Spanish/Dutch couple were very helpful when planning our day in Córdoba. One ... read more

Geo: 37.8888, -1.49364It's Day 35 already - can you believe it! The temperatures haven't been as high as on the coast and at times there is a freshness in the breeze, but still pleasant. The stat on the central heating kicked in during the night a few times too. We had the forecasted rain on Thursday but Angela says that it is welcome since like the Serengeti, they may not see any more until October.We are currently in Murcia and the more rural, natural Spain we were seeking two years ago after travelling through the bustling, high-rise Costas. A British traveller advised us we would need to go inland and this little sleepy backwater must be about 15 miles as the crow flies from the Med.Anyhow, to bring our readers up-to-date, we left Alcossebre last Tuesday ... read more

Geo: 40.2696, 0.307225It was with some reluctance that we tore ourselves away from our first Spanish site of the trip, Camping Can Coromines, after a relaxing ten days. Not only were the site facilities very good but the owners and their family who run it are very personable and helpful. David in particular enjoyed Marc's company, and the two would often chat and debate all sorts of topics, with much humour thrown in. A lovely man. Both Marc and Sally are very hands on in respect of the site - he doing maintenance, mowing, bar - while Sally doing meet, greet, welcome, preparing accommodation (apartments and glamping pods) and judging by the reviews she is no slouch in the kitchen either in high season when the informal restaurant operates.So, farewells said, including our neighbours from The ... read more

Geo: 42.2099, 2.73759Having arrived here on Saturday, we felt it was high time we did some sightseeing. We ventured out yesterday afternoon in search of groceries and fuel but only managed the latter as supermarkets were closed. The date was not listed in our campsites of Spain handbook as being a public holiday. I did wonder if it was connected with the day before (Sunday) being elections, but never got to the bottom of it. Needless to say we didn't starve.This morning we drove along to Besalu - just a couple or so miles. It is of medieval origin and its ancient bridge is its most distinctive landmark. As this was our first intended stop in Spain, I had selected an image of the bridge from the Internet to use as the title pic for the ... read more

Geo: 47.4029, 0.779408We spent Friday night pitched on Camping Les Pommiers which is a municipal site just minutes after disembarking at Ouistreham. It was not somewhere we would spend many nights but more than adequate under the circumstances and we soon dropped off to sleep.Yesterday morning (Saturday) we set off for our next destination, Camping Les Acacias, at La Ville-aux-Dames just outside Tours on the Loire. Again, not the best site we have stayed on but the allocated pitch is fairly flat, requiring little levelling, and the loo/shower block very clean, modern, hot showers, so all-in-all not too bad as a stopover. What more would we want? There is a long distance cycle route across the road which would be worth exploring another time.We had our first of many croissants this morning for breakfast. They just ... read more