No need for a rush
start, although we did set the alarm and Jamie wanted/needed to be
out – he's turned out to be so good about waiting for us to get up.
He's also quite content to curl up in his cage whilst travelling for
quite long periods, as well as stay happily on his own in the van
when we can't take him out with us. But he does demand quite a bit of
attention when we get back........
Anyway, we're back in
Spain and our first requirement is to get some shopping done. We're
parked right next to a large Carrefour so after breakfast grabbed a
trolley and passed an hour or so filling it – we even managed to
get things that were on Brens shopping list! Then lunch and decide
what we do next.
Of things to be
considered we had a big pile of laundry to get through and also the
weather forecast was not so good for a couple of days, although
currently the sun was shining and it was quite warm. Our friends were
heading north east along the Spanish coast with commitments in mind
but our plans had always been to go the other way and into Portugal.
Perusing the map showed that a full campsite we have used twice in
the past and having everything we needed, including a large beach
close by for Jamie to run about on, was less than 2 hours drive away.
So the satnav was programmed and we set off up the autovia, calling
in at a filling station to refill the gas bottles on the way,
destination El Puerto de Santa Maria.
Camping Playa Los Dunas
is quite a large site, close to the beach and within easy walking
distance of shops and local transport as well as a nice, if modest,
town. Their computer system still had us in memory so a rapid
check-in and we were allocated a nice pitch with sun all day, except
for a portion of the afternoon when a tree casts some shade – it'll
probably actually be welcome but we'll see. A chat with new
neighbours, set up and a cuppa. We've booked in for 7 nights and have
in mind visits to Cadiz and Jerez de la Frontera, as well as the
chores. Have to think about Jamie though as dogs aren't welcome on
public transport here apparently.
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