A Place Where Worlds Collide
A large part of this week was spent just outside the town of Tarifa in Southern Spain. Tarifa is in fact the most southerly point of continental Europe. Our campsite which is right in the heart of the Parque Natural del Estrecho, has stunning views across the Straits of Gibraltar to Morocco and the Rif […]
A Charming Gem Worthy of any Bucket List
Seville is charming and I can’t believe it has taken me this long to experience its charms first hand. First impressions had me uncertain. After the relative peace of the countryside it seemed loud and bustling, with too much traffic and mobbed with tourists. Then as we began to explore, that all changes. Turn into […]
Batten Down the Hatches, Storm Babet is Coming
The weather forecast for the coming week was unsettled. We were hoping that with a move to a more southerly latitude we might exchange liquid sunshine for actual sunshine. However we got a lot more than we bargained for. We reached Vigo and it was then that we were alerted to the weather warnings for […]
A Change is as Good as a Rest
This week we swapped sea views for mist covered mountains and rocks and waves for eucalyptus trees and rivers. We drove west along the coastline before turning inland toward the Serra de Meira mountains, source of the Minho River which will be featuring significantly in our life over the coming week. Before making the turn […]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
As you may have read in my last blog we have found the most idyllic location at Camping Perlora, on the north coast of Spain, just outside Gijón. With Tigín perched on her balcony camping spot overlooking the sea, we have spent the past week relaxing, swimming and biking or walking to the nearby harbour […]
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