Blogs from San Pedro del Pinatar, Region of Murcia, Spain, Europe

Third consecutive night "in the wild," and without much driving we were startled to have battery issues last night and this morning, so decided to use an official place with a power supply tonight. First, though, we went back to the motorhome dealers near Cartagena. Got the replacement parts we needed (for a broken side marker and a cracked 230v cover), as well as the bits to make up a shorter mains cable (unrolling 25m seems silly when we're right next to the supply, and you're not supposed to use it coiled up). Also bought stuff to put in the loo, and (impulse buy alert- they didn't sell shoes or handbags) a pair of armrest storage-pocket things for our folding chairs. After earlier issues finding pitches anywhere official, we then headed back up to a nearby ... read more

Really good peaceful night's sleep, no issue with water, battery or gas. But to be honest, there's nothing here to attract us to stay another day, so headed on up the edge of the Mar Menor. Park4night listed a location at Los Alcázares, but it didn't look a good overnight. The town seemed open for business though, so we locked up and went in search of a coffee or beer. The café we found on the main street served us a couple of beers with a pot of olives on the side, which reminded us it was nearly lunchtime. The owner had also accidentally dropped a menu on the table too, which showed ham & cheese toasties for 3€! Turned out they came with a few chips too. With coffee afterwards, lunch cost us all of ... read more