Left a week ago and now settled down here at PSJ, the sun is shinning, no clouds just blue sky and managing to put up with the 24ºC in the shade.
Cycled into Conil, a small town about 8 miles away on Monday and my legs are not quite in the shape they should be and although a few hills still a bit cream crackered. Also had a drive into Barbate, another small town in the other direction, about the same distance but you basically have to go up and down a small mountain (according to SWMBO) so we won't be cycling there any day soon. Pity because that's where the Aldi is but all is OK as there is a Lidl and Mercadona in Conil and now I'm drinking my favourite Spanish beer and wine at €4.95 a gallon, I think it's gone up?
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| Our modest plot |
SWMBO is doing her first wash with the twin tub and I'm trudging my sorry arse back and forward to the grey water dump, can you believe that? Arse isn't in the standard Open Office dictionary, just had to add it, also with a capital A, had to add that aswell. What the hell is going on “aswell” should be one word shouldn’t it? OO will only accept it as two words, damn.
Went for a walk through the "Natural Park", which usually means scrub land in Spain, being in the middle of a pine foest made a big difference, saw a wierd house.
Good things so far:-
Weather, yes I'm rubbing it in, is great and no wind which is a bonus.
Lidl, Aldi and Mercadona in reachable distances.
My Kindle is better than I could wish for, thanks Al, but I sometimes forget it's an e-book and try to turn it over to read the next page, another story about Jack Reacher “61 hours”, good.
The 5er is all systems go, no problems.
Started to watch 7th series of “24”, OK.
€10/night inc. free Wi-Fi (slowish), free sat TV, (not working), great showers and toilets.
Very quiet.
Nice neighbours, nearest, Mick the Yorkshireman, 50 m away. Opps just spotted a German, sandals and socks, you can always tell, giving the site next door a look over, time to switch on the genny and loud music.
BBQ
Nice big pitch which will be very easy to exit from.
Secure site, barrier etc.
Small, well stocked, supermarket and bar/restaurant on site.
In small village 10 minute walk from the beach, sandy beach not gravel as is sometimes the norm.
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| The house boat |
Did I say the weather was good?
Bad things so far:- nowt.
Just cycled a few miles to Cape Trafalgar, what a glorious beach and hardly anyone there, see pictures. It's the battle's anniversary tomorrow, took place 21st October 1805, 33 Spanish and French ships against Nelson's 27, but we whipped their asses.
21st October
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| Trafalga |
I see it's -4ºC back in southern England and I'm reaching for the A/C in the car, I guess that's why we are here.
Shopped at Mercadona the other day and the only thing we did not get was a lettuce for our regular salad lunches, so we go again today with the lettuce at the top of a new list. Remember SWMBO is in charge of all things shopping, unless it has alcohol in it then it's down to me. So we get back, unload and guess what SHE has forgotten, yep so it's sardines on toast for lunch today.
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| Trafalgar |
Had a few people stopping by to take a decko (“dekho”, an Indian word meaning to peep, BTW) because they had never seen a 5er before and as we are next to the rear gates we are kind of unmissable. Unfortunately as it was a “washing day” things were not quite up to the present Mrs JK's standards internally and the look I got could have melted lead. Ho Hum.
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| Trafalgar |
Unfortunately have been reading the news via internet and those three so called lords should be in jail not just “suspended”, what the hell is the world coming to.
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| Trafalga |
We now have a young Dutch couple staying across from our site who had moved down from further up the campsite and when I asked why, mainly because they was eyeing up my beer storage under the 5er, and it transpired that the German guy previously next to them snored uncontrollably during the night, they haven’t heard SWMBO after a couple of sherbets.
Tomorrow? Back to Mercadona.
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