Spain/Portugal where are you?

SEVILLE - a wet blustery Sunday morning

In the Euro12, campsite, escorted by port security, they allowed me in to the port, but did not want me to park on the Waters' edge. Strange guarding I thought, when I entered the site.

Funny thing though 2 days ago could not find the aire at Rota, asked the local police, they gave me also an escorted journey to the site.

Had a good Saturday, watching the rugby in ONeils, SEVILLE, as both Ireland and England won we both were happy.
Looking forward to Tuesday - the sun returns everyone tells me.
 
At Mikkis place to stay Pera

If you have been to Mikkis you have probably been many times, if you have never been you are missing out. Most people stay longer than expected and some people have taken root here.
 
Stanski said:
Funny thing though 2 days ago could not find the aire at Rota, asked the local police, they gave me also an escorted journey to the site.
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We were at Rota Friday night, absolutely jam packed! Currently at El Puerto de Santa Maria, thought we were going to be blown to Cadiz in the night, it's lashing down with rain now. Let's hope the forecast is right about Tuesday! Were planning to go to El Rocio but with this much rain suspect it will be a sand bath, it certainly was last year when we visited, so going to head on to Portugal in a few days. Pastel de Nata yay!
 
Spectacular storm last night , but the wind has changed to southerly, changing the forecast to an improvement from tomorrow.

As we can have winds from all 4 quadrants in a day, it's difficult to forecast.

I use a Russian weather channel .... GIS Meteo. They are pretty good. We must have a Russian spy in the village .
 
carol said:
I wish I had some inkling of where the stops that are mentioned are. Unfortunately my Spain/Portugal map is so big it's unusable! Need a road map book instead but none in the garages 
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Carol,
Get a Marco Polo road atlas Spain & Portugal, I've seen them in bookshops & stationers, use them myself, don't bother with satnag anymore.
 
Portuguese CCTV you're being watched !

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gsm1956 said:
If you have been to Mikkis you have probably been many times, if you have never been you are missing out. Most people stay longer than expected and some people have taken root here.
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Yes, just moved on from there a couple of days ago. At Alte now and I've actually seen the sun and less rain than Silves apparently.
 
We are now sitting in the sunshine enjoying a beer in the marina at El Campello & it's extremely hot.
We don't bother with Portugal, reckon it cops the crap weather coming in off the Atlantic.
Also we like to swim & the Med is much calmer.
 
Weather

At la azhola. Showers during the night, but now sunny and warm. Lovely site.
 
spigot said:
We are now sitting in the sunshine enjoying a beer in the marina at El Campello & it's extremely hot.
We don't bother with Portugal, reckon it cops the crap weather coming in off the Atlantic.
Also we like to swim & the Med is much calmer.
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Good for you, M&M it's chucking it down again. However, I do think Portugal is beautiful 😊
 
"Yes, just moved on from there a couple of days ago. At Alte now and I've actually seen the sun and less rain than Silves apparently."

I understood that the police moved people off the aire/aires at Alte. Is this the case?
 
carol said:
Yes, just moved on from there a couple of days ago. At Alte now and I've actually seen the sun and less rain than Silves apparently.
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I understood that the police moved people off the aire/aires at Alte. Is this the case?
 
specky4eyes said:
I understood that the police moved people off the aire/aires at Alte. Is this the case?
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Don't know about that. It's a bit in the middle of nowhere. Ther are vans on the parking areas near the roundabout before you get to the village, where the official Aire is, I believe.
 
things to do in Alte-
take a lie-down selfie on the concrete bed by the bogs
visit the waterfall behind the boneyard

that's it
 
spigot said:
We are now sitting in the sunshine enjoying a beer in the marina at El Campello & it's extremely hot.
We don't bother with Portugal, reckon it cops the crap weather coming in off the Atlantic.
Also we like to swim & the Med is much calmer.
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We love Portugal, we're not just there for the beer (weather) it's got some amazing places to visit and the people are lovely, language bit of a challenge though but we get by for the essentials!
 
carol said:
Don't know about that. It's a bit in the middle of nowhere. Ther are vans on the parking areas near the roundabout before you get to the village, where the official Aire is, I believe.
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There'll be a few more encamped up by the cemetery, neighbours are quiet though! Had a lovely visit there last year, definitely walk to the waterfall. Good restaurants too especially the one with the traditionally dressed man and lady mannequins outside.
 
n brown said:
things to do in Alte-
take a lie-down selfie on the concrete bed by the bogs
visit the waterfall behind the boneyard

that's it
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Pretty little tourist attraction,nice for the golfing wives to visit while the boys do the serious stuff on the greens.

We wildcamped up in the lay-by opposite those bogs, for a week in 2000 . Cops were great, the chap in the kiosk was helpful and made us welcome . Most other vans were clustered round the old washouse

We went back the next year, in a downpour. The cops stopped us going up to the Fonte Grande.
We decided to run down to the coast,for shelter.
Crossing the bridge, the river was boiling over the waterfall,running blood red.
About an hour after we left, the cliff face washed away.
We would have been marooned if the cops hadn't warned us off. They repaired the cliffs by rendering them in concrete and eventually covered that with a huge painted Portuguese flag.

Is it still there?
 
moonshadow said:
There'll be a few more encamped up by the cemetery, neighbours are quiet though! Had a lovely visit there last year, definitely walk to the waterfall. Good restaurants too especially the one with the traditionally dressed man and lady mannequins outside.
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Hi, we at Nazare on west coast of Portugal and have enjoyed the locals (men and women) in traditional dress. The funicular not working today so had to catch bus up to old town with wonderful church. On other topics...we too enjoy the China shops !! We use lidl a lot too. Problem in Portugal can't find nuke chicken or ribs like in Spain LOL !! Maja
 
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