Sunday15th June
Had a very lazy day as weather very warm again. Went out for a bike ride and drink at a beachside bar late afternoon / evening then returned to site to pack away for moving on next day. Got chatting to the Italians in the next motorhome who have 3 Golden Retrievers which they were grooming each in turn outside on a table. The dogs are beautifully behaved and very affectionate. Apparently the dogs are used as search and rescue dogs for disasters such as earthquakes. They also have a cat with them . Although it is quite a large motorhome heaven knows how they all fit into it!
Monday16 th June
Left late morning and drove up the coast stopping at a motorhome site in Peniscola. Turned out to be almost next door to one where we stayed last year but is much better laid out and has a separate area designated for larger motorhomes and includes free wifi all over the site. Only problems are the road noise from passing traffic and also crowing cockerels and barking dogs! Ok for a stopover but not for any longer! Went into Peniscola in the evening where Ken had a much needed and very professional haircut at a barbers which was handily located by our parking area and we then had a nice meal in local restaurant where we watched Germany thrash Portugal on the big screen TV!
Tuesday 17th June
Not a bad night considering the noise problems but decided we needed to find somewhere more peaceful and set off for “The Orangeraie “ campsite which we found in our site book. It is only about 15 minutes inland but a world away from the commercialism of the coastal area. It is the most beautiful campsite with a lovely pool area and bar and excellent facilities. It is owned by a French couple who speak excellent English and go out of their way to be helpful.
By strange coincidence also staying here are a Scottish couple who were staying on our favourite site in Cordoba. Unfortunately of all the people staying there they were the least friendly, kept themselves to themselves so we are not hopeful that things will be any different here!
Spent the afternoon sunbathing and reading. although it is warm (around 28 degrees) it is also quite windy so am not tempted to swim in the beautiful pool although it looks fabulous.
Wednesday Thursday, Friday Saturday
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| San Mateu |
At the suggestion of the site owner we had a trip out on the bike to San Mateu a small town approx 10 miles away. We had just parked the bike when I was approached by a man in a car asking in Spanish for car parking directions. I tried to explain that I didn't speak Spanish when he asked what nationality we were. When I said English he replied so am I!! We later caught up with him at a bar in the main square where he was sat with his Spanish wife and two children - that explained the fluent Spanish!
San Mateu had some pretty historic buildings and a walking tour which we followed after which we had lunch and then returned to the site to relax before preparing to leave the following morning. On our return we discovered that our Dutch neighbours had decorated their tent with orange flags and were wearing orange hats. They had a barbecue ready and had invited all the other Dutch campers to watch the Netherlands v Australia football match! We watched the match on our TV and soon discovered that the channel we were watching was receiving the signal approx 2 to 3 seconds before the channel the Dutch were watching so we made a point of shouting out at each goal scored ! Not sure if they grasped what was happening.
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| La Buena Vista!!! |
Have been into Sitges each evening and patronised the most amazing traditional style tapas bar which had huge amounts of cold and hot tapas being refreshed constantly. It is very popular with both locals and tourists alike. Sitges is still a beautiful town although it has grown enormously over the years and is full of young and beautiful people which is a bit depressing!!
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