Jacqui & Neil PM
Nice Aire, service post ehu water available at cost via card. WC and waste empty available, strong flush on WC close the lid!!
Small town few shops bit of road noise but not too intrusive.
Nice church and fortified walls.
@park4night : http://park4night.com/lieu/8896/Motorhome terminal with very quiet parking, edge of a stream and shops nearby, perfect I recommend. there is no payment card and empty and free water in 2016#prettyPhoto
Very narrow access road from village there are passing places but, water not drinkable cost 6€
@park4night : http://park4night.com/lieu/62590/Quiet private parking for about 10 mobile, 800m outside the village. First entrance and then in the direction of Pailhes, or second local access direction Complexe Sportive. Narrow but passable.#prettyPhoto
Stopped for a night or two, 10€, Inc ehu. Near beach.Met Robin and Gillian, for a minestrone and wine night. Good fun.Camping Playa Costa de Levantehttps://www.campercontact.com/en/spanje/comunidad-valenciana-03-12-46-/nules/47965/camping-playa-costa-de-levante
Campsite for the weekend, tightish sandy pitches to get on and lots of trees all quite high.
Nice and empty mid afternoon but filled up late afternoon with Spanish for the weekend.
Cooked sausages with the Gnocchi and salad. Used the briefcase and the Barbie plate, used cadac lid to cool cooking, Sadly briefcase does not have good flame control.
@park4night : http://park4night.com/lieu/16559/Camping Pinar San José Camping prepared for motorhomes. Daily activities for children#prettyPhoto
@park4night : http://park4night.com/lieu/22633/with ACSI card €19 WiFi excellent and electric good.#prettyPhoto
@park4night : http://park4night.com/lieu/8468/Campsite Albufeira with a significant number of seats in the shade. WiFi only around the restaurant#prettyPhoto
Left Comporta Aire, heading towards Sines, however it turns out Sines is a large refinery and port. So we changed tack and headed towards Villa da Milfontes.A large carpark no services other than parking. Near a lovely town and a good looking beach but not close to either.After lunch and coffee headed on to Zambujeira, a very pleasant campsite ACSI, pool, bar, shop and 3 motorhome service points. Pitches are sandy gravel, lots of trees, clean facilities, good showers and toilets.
Left the site at Foz with some regret it really was a treat of a site and our spot was a prime one. Phil and Barbara decided they would stay on another night and enjoy being stationary.Decided we would head to Cape de Roca and the Sintra and Lidl etc… One of the routes offered took us through or passed Sintra so we changed plans slightly and decided to check out a couple of the stops around Sintra and then go to Capo and then back to Sintra for a shop and overnight.The first stop was a railway bus station car park, the latest review stated they had been robbed soon after parking up and it was really very exposed, with no security. After a small wrong turn we headed into Lidl and the second spot. Easily found and just as described but completely empty apart from a converted lorry in one corner.So we decided to head off to Capo and decide what to do afterwards.Tried to pick a route which did not take us through Sintra but again the satnav chose an completely unsuitable route. Narrow tights roads walled both side building cobbles trees cars tight turns steep roads, horrible. Jacqui said oh look a coach which thankfully seemed to be going our way but after awhile we realised it was one of those small coaches that they use when the big ones will not fit and they were all like it.Eventually after many Kms we reached an N road with kerbs and white lines. Followed this.Cabo de Roca was as busy as we have ever seen Portugal, lots of people but not packed.I decided I was not going back to Sintra and did not feel comfortable staying on the spots we had found. Plan B was to head for the Orbitur site near Lisbon only a bus and ferry away from the centre. Checked in and 38 € for 2 nights with ehu. It’s ok, nit the best and not the worst, road noise and dated facilities.
Left the Dutch site on a cloudy morning we had a nice 2 night stop and felt a bit recharged. The dinner we ordered was ok, but having to provide a pan for them to supply it in if having a takeaway was a new one for us.
We headed to Lidl, for some supplies and then towards an Aire, which was an easy trip, it was empty and seemed brand new all free, but only 14:00 and alolthiygh great access to town there was no views at all, we moved on, decided to make for the coast.
Headed for Mira, specifically Praia de Mira, as 3 campsites and a few free options. Picked the Municipal Site at we think 11.50€pn inc EHU. About 500m from the beach which is fantastic, cold cold water no swimming without a wetsuit and even then brrrr!
A lively day sat in the shade and rested again.
Dropped the van off at SMC for some fixes
Discussed inverter fitting with Warren and Steve. This time it was explained that attaches directly to the battery not the shunt so display amperage does not reflect the inverter draw. Apparently the shunt is in the fuse area and connection is not possible.
This was a bit different to the previous explanation. Fitting the socket under the cushions in the U shaped seating area, remote switch velcro’d in place.
Work should take a week or 2!!