Neighbours

19th January

Another great Wishstreaming day. Out on the motorway, blue skies and hot. Making towards the Portugese Border now. Passed a very interesting feature, a pair of towers that looked like there was a spray of light falling from the top of each. On the motorway so difficult to get a good pic but we think they must be located on a reservoir so maybe part of a dam with water spraying out as Ian beam. Beautiful.









Driving down to a Isla Christina we pass a very smart coastal town called La Antilla. Lots of attractive new builds in varying architectural styles which is so different from the rather pikey, dirty places we have been seeing recently.
On from here we drive along a road lined with pine trees and the sea beyond on one side. Gorgeous except for the now known terror of potential procession caterpillars.






There are supposedly 3 good camp sites along this road, and as we want to stay 2 nights, we decide to check them out. Jc and the pups are waiting patiently in the car whilst I do my charades and Spranglais with the rather sinister looking site owner who wants €22 a night but the bar is CLOSED. The restaurant is CLOSED and the shop is CLOSED. We move on. Camping Giralda take our ACCI discount card so it is €16 a night and looks fine except very full with motorhomes.



Jc and the pups nod in agreement. They want that walk on the beach. We moor up next to an English couple who have just arrived. A tiny pitch but all are open so it like open plan and doesn't feel that small. Our neighbours are Scottish, live in France and have come down through Portugal. She is very chatty and immediately launches into the " where have you come from, ......going to....., how far, and for how long ..... Whilst it was quite difficult to keep up , i noticed that he had unfurled their whirlybird clothes airer and was setting it up between their van and ours right by where JC had put our chairs. He had his hands on his hips a lot and kept coming over to try and interrupt. When that failed he brought out a large bag of wet clothes and started heaving them onto the airer. That seemed to do the trick and whilst I was able to go and find my cup of tea, it was apparent that ALL their washing including underwear would be hung out here today. They seem nice though.

Our other neighbour is German. He has the most fantastic looking grey Hymer. Pretty new we think. He has a dog, A cascade of fruit bowls hung from one of the trees nearby and a network of washing lines around his pitch. Difficult to know how old he is, but younger than he looks I would say. He was wearing pajama bottoms when we first met him, and he kindly offered the use of his washing line. He has the text printed on the back of his van,

Don't dream of life - Live the dream




The beach was not disappointing especially as there are a couple of restaurants right on it and only a 10 min walk away. Oh oh. Jc is wondering why we have to go north at all?



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Location:Isla Christina