• Rachel Campbell Ricketts
  • John CR
  • Rachel Campbell Ricketts
  • John CR

SPRING 2024

Adventure through France, Spain and Portugal Read more
  • Trip start
    April 4, 2024
  • La Ferte St Aubin

    Apr 5–6, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Area de Autocaravanas. Realised on arrival it was the same place where we had paused for lunch last year. No services in operation and the campsite next door was closed.

  • Montpeyroux

    Apr 6–7, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 25 °C

    Area de Autocaravanas. High up and rather windy but good spot overlooking distant snow covered mountains. Le Mont Dore. Walked into village. Very pretty but not much open. Managed to sit out in the lea of Geri for a while in the sun.Read more

  • Millau Viaduct

    April 7, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    Stopped off for a look at Eiffel's Viaduct du Garabit and then carried on for a break at the Millau viaduct. Unfortunately food facilities very poor due to building work. Bridge as impressive as last year.Read more

  • Tossa de Mar

    April 9, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Stopped for a look at Tossa de Mar. Nice old town but turned rather wet so cut visit short and back to Geri where we had a tremendous thunder clap.

  • Camping Barcelona, Mataro

    Apr 9–11, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Good campsite for visiting Barcelona. Provided a bus into the city for 3.5 euros each way. Booked tickets for next morning. Used the hop on/offbus to see the sights. Couldn't get into Sagrada Familia. Saved so much walking.Read more

  • Area de Autocaravanes Moncofa

    Apr 11–12, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Parked up in a useful area and discovered our water had all drained away. The hose had been snapped off the tank when we encountered a stray cone on the motorway. A fellow brit from a few mohos down came along to offer assistance with his enormous box if tools but Rachel found a repair place online not far away and we de used to call in there first thing the next day and see what they could do. Otherwise a quiet night in a reasonable spot.

    Went to Estilo Camper and they were great. 2 chapa stopped what they were doing and within half an hour the hole was plugged - 40 euros.
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  • Camping Rio Mar, Oliva

    Apr 12–14, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Good campsite just behind the dunes. Met up with Jane, Andy and Sooty the following lunchtime and had a good catch up and a little walk in Oliva beach area.

    Walked down to sea near the site and had a paddle.Read more

  • Camping Javea

    Apr 14–15, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Drive over the top and to the campsite at Javea. Very hot Had a short walk uphill to see what might be the old town but decided it was just too much and went back to relax under the awning.

  • Altea

    April 15, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Tried to sto at Calpe but parking wasnt suitable so carried on to Altea. Walked up the steep streets to the top of the old town. Two sea planes were very active scooping up water to take to damp down a fire in the hills nearby which had been burning for some time Nice old town and looked down on Benidorm in the distance.Read more

  • Beach Camp

    Apr 15–16, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Carried on along the coast bypassing Benidorm and Alicante and found a beach site which we had seen online. Plenty there and, although extremely potholed and bumpy which would not be good in wet weather, we found a suitable spot for the night.Read more

  • Los Alcazares

    Apr 16–17, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Passing through Torrevieja we stopped by the pink lake, although being a little less sunny it wasn't bright pink.

    Carries on to the Mar Menor and booked into a new solar powered aire in Los Alcazares. Very windy. Walked down to the sea and came back through an area that had apparently been started as a development but fell through. All rather depressing. What a shame. The aire is right next to the old Murcia airport which is now used by the air force for Training and we were treated evening and the following morning to planes practising coming in to landRead more

  • Mojacar Pueblo

    Apr 17–18, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Stopped off at Aguila for a spot of lunch and carried on uo to Mojacar Pueblo high up in the hills. Parked up in a car park and went up to the village, with the aid of a lift, and had a good look round. Very pretty. Spent the night in the car park.Read more