Camper Área Campello Beach Carrer de Juan de la Cierva, 8, 03560 El Campello, Alicante, Spain +34 965 16 69 60 https://maps.app.goo.gl/YY7PHyYaJAdMtNCFA
Day 20, Camper Área Campello Beach
Day 18, Camping El Naranjal
Camping El Naranjal Calle Cannes, s/n, 03730 Xàbia, Alicante, Spain +34 965 79 29 89 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ReSnABEHmqELv1bu6
Stopped for 2 nights acsi
Day 8 to …. Bravoplaya Camping – Resort (antes TorreLaSal2)
Bravoplaya Camping – Resort (antes TorreLaSal2) Avenida, Carrer del Camí de l’Atall, 44, 12595, Castellón, Spain +34 964 31 95 67 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ihq6qDdtHRcJ4a68A
Day 7, Vinya Els Vilars, Arbec
Left the free aire, full and empty. The EHU went off at some point in the evening and did not come back on disappointing.
We decided to head off via the Simpler tunnel having googled D934 France to check the suggested route, 2nd result was dangerousroads.org apparently it is a famous overhang road and not for the faint hearted so we have given it a miss.
Somport tunnel is a great route easy and fast with little hassle Spanish side is much better than French.
We stopped for a coffee and discovered the temp had risen to 22c. Filled with some petrol and decided to head for the next Aire. This was a carpark with some facilities outside a police station, but was in a poor state of repair and a bit too close to a main road.
Onto the next, which was a free vineyard near Arbrec, Vinya Els Vilars, free everything, toilet, wash basins etc…
And they sell wine not cheap wine so 2 red, 1 white and and oil 59€.
Lovely tea, cooked and eaten outside whilst our bread cooked inside.
Day 2, tunnel and France
Left Oxford about 10:30, had a great journey down to the M20, when we encountered Operation Stack.
It added a good 45 minutes to the journey from J7 to J8. When you are directed off at J8 you are met by 3 lanes going to 2 lanes then some police holding up laminated sheets waving madly at lorry drivers, whilst taking the 2 lanes to one lane for 99% of the traffic on a roundabout. Absolutely bloody useless idiots who thought it up.
Caught the 15:50 train which we were booked onto. Virtually empty but still left late. No questions or passport check by the French, just waved through.
Arrived a little late, but set off for Long Aire (expensive choice 10€ for nothing).
First issue was that our phones and the mifi did not connect properly to internet they worked fine, but no data. So turned on an old phone with a EE PAYG SIM and googled APN settings. Changed for Lebara and Superdrug and hey presto they worked brilliantly.
Whilst we stopped on the A16 Aire the heavens opened but it gave us the time to sort out the APN settings.
Arrived at Long 20:20, chosen as we had not been before at the moment at 10.20€ to park we won’t both returning. Mind not paid yet! Tried but reception closed and although they saw me they did not come out so I obeyed the sign to not knock.
Lasagne, wine and Gangs of London and a glass of ice….bliss.
Day 1, Bladon Chains
CMC 23.01 used a voucher. Lots of rain in the way down, but no hold ups.
Stopped at Bicester, filled up with petrol, lots of new building and changes. Looking prosperous.
Lyndon Top August 2020
Met up with David, Bev, Dave, Lorraine,Liz and Robert. Nick was also parked up nearby.
Chris and Dawn Vickers from Frankia group also there with grand kids and friends.
Cycled round the lake missing out Hambleton again. Too wrong turn at Egleton.
Lovely weekend, great weather and good people.
OurStops – Google My Maps
A new Google map for our trips.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1o1cTvMWZhWIoL5ohPVqw1Z2kC_ZqkqYs&usp=sharing
Family Camp 2020
Arrived at Anita’s after an easy journey at around 18:00. Katrina had already got herself setup, not where planned but at the other end. Also one of her new airbeam bags had split the beam fabric so we duck taped it up.
Positioned van in an OK spot may have to move but easy for tonight. Had a bbq chicken and some rice, very good. At that point Lawrence and Lorna arrived and started their setup, very efficient.
Clumber Park, post lockdown
What a contrast to Lyndon Top, full when we got here at about 16:30. No hardstanding just grass pitches, only a few of them.
All well organised, clever bracelet system for showers and toilets. Bit wary of everything but that is just the number of people, not sure what we expected but less people I suppose.
Went for a long walk, about 6 miles or so. Ended up in Clumber Park by the lake, eventually found a cafe serving a coffee, best we have had for awhile.
Having pizza for tea with a coleslaw homemade(ish).
Discovered that our left hand side lounge window has started a leak again. Emailed SMC so that it has been registered. Put some tape on it for the time being. Not sure why it has started again but it has, needs sorting properly.
