Blogs from Region of Murcia, Spain, Europe - page 2

NOVEMBER 4, 2019 After our first night aboard ship we woke well rested and eager for the day ahead. We enjoyed an excellent breakfast with a view of the water as the ship moved swiftly toward our first destination. By 10:00 am the ship had docked at Pier Alfonso XII Cruise Terminal in the natural harbor of Cartagena. This important harbor was established as a major naval center by the Carthaginians in 227 BC. Cartagena was a booming place during the Roman period. Today the harbor is still a busy port and important naval base, capital of the Spanish Navy’s Maritime Department of the Mediterranean since the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century, but from our vantage point all we could see were hundreds of masts of pleasure boats anchored cheek and jowl. With more than ... read more

After a stormy night we peered out of the windows to survey the damage. It is pouring down and mini lakes are developing in the back garden. This was not the sunny Spain we expected.... read more

Hi, Well despite my good intentions I have not written a blog since before Christmas. This is just a quick update and then as we are of on our Southern Africa adventure on Wednesday I will be blogging weekly. So Christmas was fine, all of my planning worked out and Chris, Adam, Barry and I had a lovely meal together on Christmas Day. On Boxing Day we were joined by Amy, Imogen, Keith and Finn. I had a lovely day out with my girls seeing the new Mary Poppins. Pat's house was finally all cleared with the last of the furniture going to charity and we locked up on 2nd January and stayed at the Hilton at the airport before flying back to Spain. It had been a difficult time for Chris and the end of ... read more

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