Date: 2022/04/03 at Ypres Aire on day 1Left Hemingby at 03:30 heading towards Tesco for fuel and the tunnel, easy journey clear roads.When we arrived at the M20, operation Brock in action so junctions closed and trucks parked up everywhere.Eventually arrived at the tunnel Junction 11(?), Check-in machines but working so massive queues waited about an hour to get through. It appears as the ANPR was not working so we had to enter booking number etc.. Total lack of information about the issue and what you would need at the check-in just stupid. Lacking in staff at this point but more than made up for by number of orange jacketed individuals spread all over the terminal.Crossing was easy enough 10:36 departure.Drive off sorted gas etc and then cracked on to the first stop in YpresArrived parked walked round the lake. Then took a stroll into Town had some beers and a croque Mons.{Location: Camperplaats Zillebeke Vijver, coords: 50.83559492,2.90515422}
Getting Van Ready, day 0
Date: 2022/04/02 at Home, day 0
Van is packed and we think all ready to go, big decisions have been:
- 2 kayaks and SUP of 1 Kayak and Sup?
- fill up on the way
- what time to leave, operation Brock
- where to go and which route
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2022/01/25, Fourwinds Leisure
CL, plus a paddock ehu is metered
Price: 16.50
Water, Waste, EHU, WC, Showers, Laundry
Stay Again? Y
Why? Family camp, July 15th
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2021/10/25, Camping Torre del Mar
Met up with MM, CP stopping for a week. Pitch 190 again
Price: 20€. expensive
Water, Waste, EHU, WC, Showers, Laundry
Stay Again? y
Why? Nice town and friends
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2021/10/24, Parking Las Razas, Seville
Seville lively city great buildings,
Price: 15 or 25 ehu
Water, Waste, EHU
Stay Again? N
Why? Dirty crowded, only good thing is the location.
30 minutes to centre walking
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2021/10/21, Alqueva Barragem
Hoping to use kayaks tomorrow
Price: 0
No services, bins
Stay Again? Y
Why? Quiet with access to water
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2021/10/21, Nefama Coffee stop
Use Again? Maybe coffee nice
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2021/10/12, Restaurante O Ribeirinho
Frango De Guia (authentic Piri piri chicken) a bug restaurant well renowned quite cheap very good food.
Use Again? Yes
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2021/10/11, Mikki Place to Stay
Left Campisto RioFormosa, after a very pleasant stay 8 days I think. Would stay again, 132€, large plot with EHU and Acsi
Tried to shop in Spain but supermarket car parks were very busy so gave in got fuel and headed back to Portugal and an easy to access Aldi.
Then onto Mikkis Place which is exactly as expected a bit hippy dippy full of sculptures so ok some not. No masks being worn anywhere so will not be eating there just yet.
Pitches are ok and toilet not too bad, but have decided 2 nights will be enough and then a nice pool stop ??
Price: 9€ ehu extra and bigger plots extra
Water, Waste, EHU, WC, Showers, Laundry
Stay Again? Not sure why ?
Why? Exactly, maybe if with others
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2021/10/03, Camping Ria Formosa
Booked for 4 nights maybe Acsi not sure which will be cheaper. The pitches are gravel hard standing, 7m X 6m. But you can take 2 plots for an extra 5€.
Pool is large and open sure it will be cold but hopefully pleasant. Restaurant and bar on site along with all facilities.
Price: 1
Water, Waste, EHU, WC, Showers, Laundry
Stay Again? Y
Why? Nice
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