After our strenuous day climbing mountains on our bikes we had an easy day on Friday, did some washing in the campsite washing machine, went to the local shops to buy bacon and baguette for lunch, sat about in the sun and had only an hours local walk, finally to end a lovely day we went for a meal in the next door restaurant and had an excellent meal.
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| 'Devils chorizo' Fiery little sausages sizzling in their dish! |
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| Pliego - the view from the hill on the way home |
We were back on our bikes on Saturday for a trip out to the town of Pliego about 14 miles from the site and it would have been an easier day for cycling but for a strong headwind on our return. When we got back to the site we had been invaded by the weekender Spanish families, they were having a party on the road right by our van, one thing about staying in Spain is you need to be tolerant of their noisy get-togethers! It's best to avoid the campsites at weekends if you like peace and quiet.
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| The view across to Gebas - our destination |
For our last day at El Berro we did a circular seven mile walk to the village of Gebas and back. The walk, like many of the other walks in this area provided some spectacular views, but always at the cost of a few steep hills! This walk was made more interesting by the route taking us through the channel of a dried up river bed and a tunnel which we later learned was man made but never used. Keith also disturbed a snake - it crossed our path and slithered into the undergrowth so we don't know what kind of snake it was!
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| The dried up riverbed | |
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To finish our week at El Berro we went to the restaurant again for our evening meal, this time we had the weekend special of a three course meal with a drink for 14€ each - can't be bad! To anybody who might be going to El Berro we would definitely recommend the Sierra Espuna restaurant next to the campsite, I think we had the best meals there that we've had in Spain.
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| Approaching the village of El Berro on our walk |
Monday morning and we were on the road again, detouring to a supermarket to stock up, our next destination was Camperstop Sierra Espuna about two miles north of Totana, located on the outskirts of the National park and right on the canal path it gave us another opportunity to continue exploring this lovely area but from a different base.
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| We got the best pitch at Camperstop Sierra Espuna! |
The camperstop itself was idyllic with fabulous views to the far distant hills all around and set in a peaceful area. Here we met up with Colin and Sandra - full time motorhomers who we 'met' on our forum Motorhome Fun - an online community of motorhomers from all walks of life and doing all sorts of different travelling. It's a great way to communicate with like minded people and to gather information on any aspect of motorhoming. Colin was a great help to us advising on our prospective solar panel - another job for when we get back to the UK.
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| The canal path |
So with the weather set fair (blue skies, sunshine and hot) we settled in for another few days exploring the area.
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