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| Peniscola to Devesa Gardens - 106 miles |
The failing smoke alarm
batteries warning beeps woke the dog who got all upset and wanted out
so Terry crawled out of bed, threw on a coat and jeans and exited
into a frosty and misty dawn; well it was only 8.00 am and not yet
light! But at least the walk woke him up and as we were moving on
today the early start was handy.
Breakfast, tidy and
service the van then pay the lady for our stay, getting away for
10.30 which is good for us although actually we were in no rush. Not
yet having decided where to go, for the moment just south with a bit
of shopping thrown in, we stuck to the N340, having seen that the
adjacent A7 and AP7 were very busy – everybody back to work after
New Year.
A nice gentle run
enjoying the scenery and sunshine we encountered a Lidl so paused to
top up the groceries. We also could have done with a pharmacy but,
like policemen, there's never one around when you want one; not to
worry, Brens cold seems to have cleared up but again she's left with
that persistent cough which we know will take ages to clear up.
Around lunchtime we
pulled off the main road and headed for the sea with a view to
finding a beach for Jamie to have a run around and us to have some
lunch. Following signs we ended up at a nudist beach, but it was
deserted and anyway still a bit too cold for that sort of thing!
Jamie got his run around and we had a leisurely lunch before deciding
we'd give Devesa Gardens, just south of Valencia, a try for a few
days stopover having enjoyed the place on a couple of previous trips.
TomTom took us straight
through the centre of this busy modern city with no problems and
eventually to the site, between the Mediterranean Sea and a large
inland lake, called Albufeira, which is a huge nature reserve.
Although busier than last year there was still plenty of room so we
chose a nice sunny pitch and booked in for 5 nights, maybe longer if
we wished. No Germans here although plenty of Dutch – oops sorry,
they prefer to be called Nederlanders now. A few Brits too including
a motorhome we'd seen at Peniscola on the next pitch over and a young
family with a chihuaha dog and a cat, which sent Jamie into apoplexy
once again until we tapped his nose to shut him up.
It doesn't take us long
to set up these days and we were soon enjoying a cuppa and the late
afternoon sun, more of which is promised in the forecast – far
better than the storms, gales and rain at home!
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