Spain/Portugal where are you?

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To be fair and I'm not making them right most wild campers have parked next to one of those signs it seems sometimes it's acceptable and others not. If you don't mind the possibility of a bang on the door in the middle of the night and being told you've got to move on (and maybe pay a fine) then some will take the chance.
 
Consum Supermercados are offering San Miguel beer for 50 centimos per 500ml tin down from 79 cents.
That's €1 per litre, in my estimation that works out at around 50 pence per pint!
No wonder I've got a sore head.
 
spigot said:
Consum Supermercados are offering San Miguel beer for 50 centimos per 500ml tin down from 79 cents.
That's €1 per litre, in my estimation that works out at around 50 pence per pint!
No wonder I've got a sore head.
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No wonder the place is heaving with cheapskate motorhomers.
They put out bait and then wonder why they're overrun.
Enjoy your Paradise.
We get a cracking Portuguese larger from Lidl for 89c a litre.
But, Shhh! Keep it under your hat.
 
Pauljenny said:
No wonder the place is heaving with cheapskate motorhomers.
They put out bait and then wonder why they're overrun.
Enjoy your Paradise.
We get a cracking Portuguese larger from Lidl for 89c a litre.
But, Shhh! Keep it under your hat.
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Cmon, name it then Paul! Then we can buy it and put the price up for all you smug, sorry mean lucky buggers who live here! 😄
 
spigot said:
Consum Supermercados are offering San Miguel beer for 50 centimos per 500ml tin down from 79 cents.
That's €1 per litre, in my estimation that works out at around 50 pence per pint!
No wonder I've got a sore head.
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We've seen litre bottles of San Miguel Carrefour & Mercadona for €1 each.
 
carol said:
Cmon, name it then Paul! Then we can buy it and put the price up for all you smug, sorry mean lucky buggers who live here! ��
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Smug ? Me?
Oh yes, that's OK ��.
It's called Argus, comes in 1litre bottles and smaller cans.
They do a black beer.. Cerveja Preta, too.
Mixed half and they make a beer that's very like Hobgoblin.
Which explains my physique.
 
We are going to be on the ferry to Santander on Tuesday and I am looking for info on hook up connections available in Spain & Portugal for sites and aires if we need them.
Are they the same now as the UK blue plug or do some still have the 2 pin type?
Many thanks in advance to all you experienced Snowbirds..
Don & Linda
 
European two-pin in my experience ...

If you have a refillable LPG system be aware that Spain uses what is called an Euro connector. Spain, however, is the only country that uses it.
 
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mygrassisblue said:
We are going to be on the ferry to Santander on Tuesday and I am looking for info on hook up connections available in Spain & Portugal for sites and aires if we need them.
Are they the same now as the UK blue plug or do some still have the 2 pin type?
Many thanks in advance to all you experienced Snowbirds..
Don & Linda
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Hi, you will definitely need an adapter as most Aires and 7 out of 10 sites still use 2 pin from what we have seen all this winter (Spain and now Portugal) Adapters only a tenner or so. Oh, an extension lead and 3 to 2 pin adapter is handy for running a second cable for cooking outside. The frenchie's have leccy everything to take advantage of either free electric or campsite electric already paid for. You may already know all this ... Maja
 
Oh, if limited to one power outlet (some sites plug you in then lock the access door) we just dangle extension out of window!! Maja
 
Thanks for the quick info.
I will pop into the shop for an adapter today.
Don't think I will have room for any outdoor leccy cooking gear though but I will make up a lead in case.

I have Euro & dish adapters for LPG tank so should be ok with that.
Just need to plan a couple of stops from ferry to Portugal now.
Don & Linda
 
moonshadow said:
We've seen litre bottles of San Miguel Carrefour & Mercadona for €1 each.
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I realize that, but 500ml tins stack neatly in the bottom of my fridge.

Leaving room in the door for bottles of tonic & vino blanco.

I must sound like a pi$$-artist!
 
moonshadow said:
As there are quite a few of us wandering around the Iberian Peninsula, chasing the weather☀️,just thought it would be nice to have a thread for saying where we are :
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Untangling our lecky leads and sorting gas connectors
 
portugal stops

mygrassisblue said:
Thanks for the quick info.
I will pop into the shop for an adapter today.
Don't think I will have room for any outdoor leccy cooking gear though but I will make up a lead in case.

I have Euro & dish adapters for LPG tank so should be ok with that.
Just need to plan a couple of stops from ferry to Portugal now.
Don & Linda
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What time do you arrive Santander ? made friend request as we on our way down from Dieppe on Saturday will get to Santander around Tue/Wed might bump into each other. We stay at site with the elephants near Santander for at least 1 night.Then on to Salamanca area for a night.
 
Hi all, Don....we are going the other way round so up through west/north Spain when we leave Porto on 27th. However, depending on your route others may advise...but we have been told that roads/sites north of Porto have been badly affected by the rains lately...all may improve by the time you set off. If you head diagonally down we can recommend Burgos cathedral as arguably the best in the world. We did it last year when heading to Bilbao. We will be doing Salamanca for the first time on our way north. Have heard good reports...any more gladly received.

On the take away beer front, yes, can be cheap as mentioned previously but you struggle to find a weak beer which is swillable LOL !! Solution, we buy the Argus as previously mentioned but also the blue tins of alcohol-free (also from Lidl) and mix em !! Brings it to a nice 2.5 to 3% drink...I can hear some of you howling in derision.....but works for us. Spigot, does that make me more of a P... A....... than you LOL !!

Maja
 
Well I would never have believed IT ! 😂

spigot said:
I realize that, but 500ml tins stack neatly in the bottom of my fridge.

Leaving room in the door for bottles of tonic & vino blanco.

I must sound like a pi$$-artist!
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:idea: If the hat fits! Wear it, Mike!!!😇
Long established line of P1sh heds! Walk tall, you are keeping a lot of people employed!!:bow::wave::cheers:
 
Enjoy !!😇

Lidl also have Perlenbacher in a Black 500 ml can Abv 7.9 :idea: mix two of them to get full appreciation!:scared::lol-053::cheers:
 
somejest said:
What time do you arrive Santander ? made friend request as we on our way down from Dieppe on Saturday will get to Santander around Tue/Wed might bump into each other. We stay at site with the elephants near Santander for at least 1 night.Then on to Salamanca area for a night.
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We get in at about 12.30.
Have not planned that far ahead yet but may drive for an hour or 2 after ferry before stopping for the night.
I will have a look at the site with the elephants, that would keep my dogs amused for hours.
Not sure how the friends thing works but we will be in an R reg Hymer Merc S510 with 2 Border terriers and a confused looking driver.
 
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