Tues 3rd
We headed south today back towards
Trafalgar as we had to collect our 2015 ACSI card and books from camping Pinar
San Jose where we had stayed last November. It looked full, also many folk were
still there from our last visit – what do they do ? Simon & Julia whom we
had caught up with near Lagos were also camped up so we headed in to find them
– no problem as immediately we saw them taking photos by the car wash bay
??????? We had a good chat over a cup of
tea before we decided we had better move as it was 5pm, and we hadn’t found our
free spot for the night!
Simon suggested El Palmar beach so off we
went. It was only a few miles away and easy to find where the other vans were
parked up. It was very windswept with views directly over the beach. I parked up
“head to wind” and we settled in for the night.
El Palmar free parking
Weds 4th
After a wet and very blustery night we
emerged into the sunshine for a walk along to one of the old towers. These are
all along the coast and were for defence but also for spotting tuna shoals.
old pillbox
lookout tower
Our next free spot was along the coast at
Conil de la Frontera, this is a pretty whitewashed town right on the sea. The
carpark was huge with already a few vans on it. The wind was still very strong
and cold so after lunch we wrapped up warm and went for an investigation. We
found the tourist board – no mean feat and collected a few maps. We walked
right along the sea front and saw a big group of cats sitting by a seat being
fed by a lady. Turns out she was English and is part of a group who look after
the cats by feeding them and more importantly having them sterilized! They also
have successfully re-homed many of them in Germany. They were very friendly and
definitely well looked after.
Conil Church
old gate
how many? (28)
The mirador (viewing point) gave us a great
view over the bay and along the cliffs to Roche. We walked back along the beach
to the van where some kite surfers had arrived and were setting up. Look at the
pics to see the fun they had zipping back and forth on the flat lagoon that had
formed. One guy was very good at great big, floaty jumps, hanging in the air
for ages. I really must try it for myself.
making it look easy!
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