We are parked up tonight on a campsite in Calp. It's a nice campsite, in fact it's a very nice campsite with all amenities, very, very clean and tidy. But it's not for us. The view from the campsite, which is 400 metres from the beach, is of massive apartment blocks and hotels. The site we stayed on yesterday and Friday in Xabia (or Javia) was also well maintained and spotlessly clean but again it wasn't our kind of town. They've both got clean sandy beaches and all the bars and restaurants that you could want but coming down to the coast is a bit of a culture shock. We've enjoyed some fantastic scenery on the way down and now, as we drive along the coast it's all high rise blocks. It's not as if we didn't know from experience that this part of Spain is like this, it's just......... a bit overwhelming I guess.
Anyway, we have a few more spots to try out on the way as we head toward Port Mazarron. We've stayed on the campsite there before and although the site itself is massive the town itself is comparatively small and low key. We said before we set off that we didn't know whether or not we would like staying in one place for an extended period; we've been used to travelling from place to place, never stopping long at one location. We could do that here on the Costa del Sol but we both want to find somewhere where we can put down roots for a little while, get the chairs and table out and just chill, something you can't do stopping in car parks or motorhome service points. I'm sure there is a campsite out there somewhere with our name on it that is just what we're looking for. We just haven't found it yet.
I have taken some photos but either IOS 8.1 or Blogsy are playing up so I'll have to post them another day.
Pat
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