We are parked up at Mon Mar campsite in the resort of Moncofar just north of Valencia. The campsite is full but the hotels and apartments are empty. Absolutely empty. We walked about half the length of the resort today along the promenade. I guess it's a couple of miles or so long and has wall to wall four storey apartments going back about 4 blocks. It must be absolutely rammed in the summer but now it's just empty. A ghost town. English seaside resorts still have a residual population and some tourists in the winter but it looks like someone locked this place up a month or so ago and that's it till next summer. Weird.
One of the exciting things about this trip is the challenges it throws up and the new things we are learning every day. Living in a motorhome is not like living in a house!
Yesterday we stayed in the wetlands I mentioned in the previous post, we were almost at the tip of the delta and it was completely flat for miles in every direction. We usually park bearing in mind the view we will get as we open the blinds in bed first thing in the morning and yesterday was no exception. Despite the fact it was raining and a little breezy we parked to get a view over the paddy fields and watch the egrets and herons with an early morning cuppa. At 3am we woke up to howling winds and the motorhome rocking quite violently. I was convinced that we were ok and that three and a half tons wasn't going to be blown over too easily. So, we got up, got dressed, took off the outside screens and turned Lulu around to face the wind! Another lesson learnt.
We arrived here today just a couple of hours south from the cold, wet and windy wetlands to............YES, Sunshine!!!! Out with the awning, on with the shorts, al fresco lunch at last. It's since clouded over but the forecast is good for tomorrow so we plan to stay here for another day and chill out before heading further south.
Adios, amigos.
Pat
One of the exciting things about this trip is the challenges it throws up and the new things we are learning every day. Living in a motorhome is not like living in a house!
Yesterday we stayed in the wetlands I mentioned in the previous post, we were almost at the tip of the delta and it was completely flat for miles in every direction. We usually park bearing in mind the view we will get as we open the blinds in bed first thing in the morning and yesterday was no exception. Despite the fact it was raining and a little breezy we parked to get a view over the paddy fields and watch the egrets and herons with an early morning cuppa. At 3am we woke up to howling winds and the motorhome rocking quite violently. I was convinced that we were ok and that three and a half tons wasn't going to be blown over too easily. So, we got up, got dressed, took off the outside screens and turned Lulu around to face the wind! Another lesson learnt.
We arrived here today just a couple of hours south from the cold, wet and windy wetlands to............YES, Sunshine!!!! Out with the awning, on with the shorts, al fresco lunch at last. It's since clouded over but the forecast is good for tomorrow so we plan to stay here for another day and chill out before heading further south.
Adios, amigos.
Pat
Eating al fresco??? Lucky you - we were making snowmen al fresco today! We've had 30 cm of snow (12 inches to you Mam) and about the same is forecast for tonight. The kids are over the moon - the schools are closed, there are no buses, no trams.. but we still have electricity for the TV and computers! I'm preparing myself for the hour's walk to work in the morning. Never mind, the garden looks lovely and at least we didn't have to move our house at 3am due to gale force winds!!
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