Winter in Spain

Well it sounds absolutely marvellous. Do you think it will get crowded though and did you get your tablets before you went?
what happens if you get ill?
Would definitely love to come down there, just hop on a ferry. We live in Dover and the weather is dreadful.
 
John H said:
Well, after five great weeks wending our way through the out-of-the-way bits of France and Spain, we have arrived at our over-wintering campsite in the Cabo de Gata Natural Park. It is definitely quieter than normal but there are six different nationalities here at present and several of our friends are on their way. To get here, we used a mixture of campsites, aires and wildcamps with no problems. We needed to fill in the French Government "Sworn Statement" to hand in to Passport Control at Newhaven but there have been no other restrictions along the way. All campsites, aires and attractions were open (though we avoided the more popular and therefore crowded ones). Here in the Cabo de Gata region, there has only been one reported case of Covid during the whole pandemic, so we are hoping it stays that way. The winter will probably not be as adventurous as usual but we will be as safe here as anywhere else (if not safer). Everybody is following the distancing guidelines and wearing masks when they are not on their own plot. Keep safe.
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Hi, we have been in Spain since end of September. We came to sell our villa having been locked down in the UK. We have got our buyer and are just waiting for things to complete, we then intend to travel around Spain, and if possible The Algarve for the next few months. We love Cabo de Gata so will probably attempt to get there, are you wildcamping there, asI heard that was not allowed any more? So although officially the regions are closed, we haven't seen or experienced any problems whilst moving around. Interested to read about the ehic extension as we are not booked to go back until end of March :) We are just really excited about being out and about more!
 
Hazel said:
Well it sounds absolutely marvellous. Do you think it will get crowded though and did you get your tablets before you went?
what happens if you get ill?
Would definitely love to come down there, just hop on a ferry. We live in Dover and the weather is dreadful.
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There are quite a few here on this campsite - but nowhere near as many as usual and some, who had hoped to be on their way, may not arrive (at least yet) because of the new English lockdown. We did get a two-month supply of tablets before we left but have registered with the local doctor under EHIC to get more.
 
Mo and John C said:
Hi, we have been in Spain since end of September. We came to sell our villa having been locked down in the UK. We have got our buyer and are just waiting for things to complete, we then intend to travel around Spain, and if possible The Algarve for the next few months. We love Cabo de Gata so will probably attempt to get there, are you wildcamping there, asI heard that was not allowed any more? So although officially the regions are closed, we haven't seen or experienced any problems whilst moving around. Interested to read about the ehic extension as we are not booked to go back until end of March :) We are just really excited about being out and about more!
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Hi - no we are not wildcamped but there are several who are in Cabo de Gata. We used to do more wildcamping but are getting old now and fancy our plug-in comforts :) We took five weeks to get here and that was a mixture of sites and wildcamps but these days we only do two or three wild days at a time. We got here before the regional restrictions but people who have arrived since they were implimented have also reported no problems. Since the rule is that if you have a booking in a non-restricted area then you are allowed to travel through restricted areas, I assume that the police just see a GB number plate and assume it is on its way to a booking in the sun. The campsites down here are sending out booking confirmations to lots of people - just on case they get stopped!
 
Mo and John C said:
Hi, we have been in Spain since end of September. We came to sell our villa having been locked down in the UK. We have got our buyer and are just waiting for things to complete, we then intend to travel around Spain, and if possible The Algarve for the next few months. We love Cabo de Gata so will probably attempt to get there, are you wildcamping there, asI heard that was not allowed any more? So although officially the regions are closed, we haven't seen or experienced any problems whilst moving around. Interested to read about the ehic extension as we are not booked to go back until end of March :) We are just really excited about being out and about more!
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Can I ask which site you are on please? Might make a booking so we have something to show police if we are stopped...any info would be much appreciated
 
John H said:
There are quite a few here on this campsite - but nowhere near as many as usual and some, who had hoped to be on their way, may not arrive (at least yet) because of the new English lockdown. We did get a two-month supply of tablets before we left but have registered with the local doctor under EHIC to get more.
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Does the EHIC go out of date please as I’m not sure where mine is?
John H said:
The site is called Camping Los Escullos, near San Jose. :)
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Is that the expensive one ?
 
Hazel said:
Does the EHIC go out of date please as I’m not sure where mine is?

Is that the expensive one ?
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EHIC does go out of date but if you look up the website, you can apply online and they will send a new one (ours came within a few days)

The Los Escullos campsite is an ACSI site, so if you want to stay one day, it will cost you 20 euros. But if you stay long term the rates come down sharply. We are staying more than 3 months and pay 11 euros per night.
 
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