We are parked on a campsite in Villafranca, between Zaragoza and Pamplona. It is described as a new campsite with excellent toilet facilities. Unfortunately we have no idea what the surrounding countryside or the campsite is like as it was pitch black when we arrived. The money spent on the toilets was taken from the lighting budget possibly.
We would have been here in daylight but for a bridge over a river on our route which was closed and being repaired. We spun round to take a different route and after 20 minutes driving around a massive new housing development arrived back at the bridge. Re-programmed the sat navs and set off only to return to the bridge 20mins later, albeit by a different route. By now it's dark, we're tired and we're lost. After reprogramming Helen & Bernadette, our (not so) faithfull sat navs with a route involving a massive detour to avoid the bloody bridge we arrived here two hours later than planned. Nobody in reception but a phone number to ring for late arrivals like us. "Park anywhere" says David "I'll see you in the morning". So, we've parked somewhere, found the electricity, enjoyed a meal of Lidl's finest and we're about to hit the hay.
Last night we stayed in Navajas, a small village about 40k north of Valencia. It was a long, long drive from Almeria and a severe change in temperature! It was freezing last night, everybody's windows we're iced up this morning. It was the first night we slept with the heating on but we still couldn't get warm.
We've been spoilt in more ways than one in our time spent in La Garrofa. The days have been sunny and warm and the nights mild. It was a wrench to leave yesterday and say goodbye to folk we had met and who in the course of a week and a half had become friends. But we'll be back there again in mid January to renew those friendships before we set off to Morocco.
For now it's a matter of planning our route back to Calais. Tomorrow we are heading for Hendaye which is between San Sebastián and Biarritz. The site we have chosen looks ideal so we may just chill there for a couple of days.
Those of you following this blog may remember that I damaged a window on the Motorhome at my daughter's house in St Etienne in early November. Since then I have been in contact with the company who manufactured the Motorhome, various companies who specialise in Motorhome parts, especially windows, and also breakers yards in an attempt to find a replacement window. I've contacted companies in England, Wales and Italy without success. The company who produced the Lunar Motorhome have been less than helpful and considering the vehicle is only 5 years old I would have expected a better response from them. But, good news arrived today. My daughter has also been on the case looking for a new window and, hopefully, she has come up trumps. A firm in the UK say they can provide a replacement so a big, big thank you to Catherine for all her hard work and persistence.
We would have been here in daylight but for a bridge over a river on our route which was closed and being repaired. We spun round to take a different route and after 20 minutes driving around a massive new housing development arrived back at the bridge. Re-programmed the sat navs and set off only to return to the bridge 20mins later, albeit by a different route. By now it's dark, we're tired and we're lost. After reprogramming Helen & Bernadette, our (not so) faithfull sat navs with a route involving a massive detour to avoid the bloody bridge we arrived here two hours later than planned. Nobody in reception but a phone number to ring for late arrivals like us. "Park anywhere" says David "I'll see you in the morning". So, we've parked somewhere, found the electricity, enjoyed a meal of Lidl's finest and we're about to hit the hay.
Last night we stayed in Navajas, a small village about 40k north of Valencia. It was a long, long drive from Almeria and a severe change in temperature! It was freezing last night, everybody's windows we're iced up this morning. It was the first night we slept with the heating on but we still couldn't get warm.
We've been spoilt in more ways than one in our time spent in La Garrofa. The days have been sunny and warm and the nights mild. It was a wrench to leave yesterday and say goodbye to folk we had met and who in the course of a week and a half had become friends. But we'll be back there again in mid January to renew those friendships before we set off to Morocco.
For now it's a matter of planning our route back to Calais. Tomorrow we are heading for Hendaye which is between San Sebastián and Biarritz. The site we have chosen looks ideal so we may just chill there for a couple of days.
Those of you following this blog may remember that I damaged a window on the Motorhome at my daughter's house in St Etienne in early November. Since then I have been in contact with the company who manufactured the Motorhome, various companies who specialise in Motorhome parts, especially windows, and also breakers yards in an attempt to find a replacement window. I've contacted companies in England, Wales and Italy without success. The company who produced the Lunar Motorhome have been less than helpful and considering the vehicle is only 5 years old I would have expected a better response from them. But, good news arrived today. My daughter has also been on the case looking for a new window and, hopefully, she has come up trumps. A firm in the UK say they can provide a replacement so a big, big thank you to Catherine for all her hard work and persistence.
I feel your window pane….(sorry)
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