Sunrise Madness and a Flea Market

An elbow in the ribs this morning told me it was dawn.  Wake up! Watch the sun rise! Lay there for a bit watching the horizon become red. Thought I should take a photo. Thought a bit more and then scrambled out of bed, found the camera, tripod, trousers, t shirt. Fell out of motorhome door a bit sleepy still and I'd missed it. Sun was up above the horizon and a yellow ball in the sky wasn't really the photo I'd hoped for. I have one more chance tomorrow and then we are starting the journey back to the UK. Tomorrow we set off for a campsite a little north of Valencia and then we'll head north through Zaragoza, San Sebastián and then back into France.

Today the folk here held a flea market. Some weird and wonderful stuff for sale that people had found in the back of their vans and some crafts they had made specially together with some delicious food. Another chance to meet folk and compare journeys whilst scoffing tortilla and sangria. Phil bought a hat which our neighbour here had crocheted; very cute. I bought her  a 12v DustBuster which she is really pleased with. I know, I just have a talent for sniffing out the perfect gift eh?


We've met some really nice people over the last few weeks, especially here in La Garrofa. Everybody is free with help, advice and suggestions. When we met new people socially back in England the question after a little while would be "What do you do?"  Here it's "Where have you come from and where are you going?" So you swop stories about the places you've been to and learn about the best places to stop where you're going next. After a year or so of doing this I reckon you could ditch the maps and sat navs. But perhaps just not yet for us novices. At the moment we're running two sat navs; a Garmin and a Tom Tom. They don't always agree on the route to our destination and do they ever whinge when we take a wrong turn or detour. I've christened them Helen and Bernadette. Phil is sat beside me with a map. Driving through medium sized towns is all the fun you can imagine. If Luke Skywalker thought he had a difficult run he should try getting a Motorhome through Valencia with three conflicting guidance systems! Anyway, tomorrow's journey should be pretty straightforward, A7/E15 all the way.