Every cloud has a silver lining!

They do say that every cloud has a silver lining and following our misfortune of our leisure batteries running low we did a quick search for any nearby Camperstops where we could hook-up and recharge. We found just what we were looking for about 10 miles north of Oropesa at Alcossebre "Las Moreras AC" camper park. A great camperstop on the edge of a laid back resort town and right on the edge of the Parc natural de la Serra d'Irta, a perfect location for us to go walking or cycling. We certainly felt we had struck lucky - and all for 12€ a night!

The very next day we headed into the Parc on our bikes, cycling along rocky paths along the coastline, we cycled almost to Peniscola seeing hardly a soul along the way, stopping for a picnic on the rocky shore. It was hard off road cycling with a lot of loose stones but the bikes coped well on this type of terrain.
The weather was sunny but the wind was cold and we had to wrap up unless you could find a little sun trap out of the wind!
But we are not complaining- the big blue skies are beautiful!

Changing the subject - skip past this if you're not a motorhomer - Keith did a bit of research on leisure batteries for motorhomes and there are 3 classifications of battery for different uses (A,B or C) we have 2 'B' batteries which are suitable for frequent hookup whereas we should really have the 'A' type of battery suited to Motorhomes who rarely hookup and rely on solar power. At some point we would do best to change to type 'A' leisure batteries - finances permitting! Until now we didn't know anything about this - did  you?

The seafront Alcossebre

We booked into the camperstop for just 2 nights and ended up staying for 5 we enjoyed the area so much. We found another Parc natural heading south, very different with flat, wet lands, we also discovered by cycling through the Parc we could reach Oropesa on quiet roads and tracks.
All in all a very interesting area that we feel we would like to return to another time.
Now you know I'm not one to moan but having painted a picture of such a wonderful place I have a teensy- weensy complaint about the camperstop- it has lovely clean showers with plenty of hot water but with the recent cold north wind, the temperature in the shower block hardly reached double figures and it was mighty cold getting dried and dressed with a force 9 gale blowing under your shower curtain.... Oh! the joys of camping!!!