We took 7 days to get down here with 3 or 4 hours driving each day. The route we took was Calais to Boulogne where we had a pitch overlooking the sea. We could see the white cliffs of Dover and receive English radio.
On our trip to England for Christmas we just had to stop and pick a bunch of mistletoe. It is growing freely in the treetops in France.
Snow was on the mountains as we passed through the Pyrenees and piled up at the side of the road in some places, the roads were all fine and we didn't encounter any bad driving conditions. One of our planned stops and one we were looking forward to was the city of Bourgos. The site was fine unfortunately the other campers weren't. At least half the site had been taken over by travellers from Ireland with the most fabulous caravans and vehicles to tow them. Unfortunately their behaviour and respect for the site and its facilities didn't match. Our walk into Bourgos was cut short due to my uneasy feeling and will remain on the to do list for another trip.
The first Highlight of the year after the celebration of New Year for the Spanish is Semana Santa. Easter. They don't half go to town with the processions. Each Church has an elaborate tableaux and it is carried by about twenty men hidden underneath. They parade it taking steps backwards, forwards and sideways. These pictures were taken on Palm Sunday unfortunately the rest of Easter was rainy and these treasures don't come out in the rain.
Our Daily walks into town, on the beach or in the country have become a ritual and since it became warm enough a dip in the pool at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
It is great to be able to cook and eat our meals outside Mike has perfected the art of making Paella on the BBQ and George has his favourite places to sit too!
Our next trip back to the UK starts on the 28th. June and is going to take us out to Lagos the most westerly point of the Algarve, then inland a little to Evora to avoid Lisbon on to Fatima then out to the coast again and follow it around Spain and into France. We have allowed time for stops and sightseeing and I will try to remember to take more photographs.
