Firecrackers in the night!!

Las Gredas de Bolnuevo (sandstone formations)

Sadly we ended up making a hasty exit from La Azohia, after a visit by the police word quickly spread that all the motorhomers parked up on the rough ground on the seafront had to leave by Monday (a couple of days away).
We decided to head off straight away and travelled about 7 miles along the coast to Bolnuevo, a quiet and unspoilt village with a handful of shops and restaurants. In the centre of the resort are strange natural sandstone sculptures created by the weather eroding the rocks over thousands of years. In front of these weird sculptures is a huge car park overlooking the beach where motorhomes can park for 48 hours. Unfortunately the local young people think it fun to keep the motorhomers awake in the early hours of the morning by setting off loud firecrackers and hooting their car horns. Sadly, it seems another beautiful place has become another place where motorhomers are being made to feel less than welcome.

Fortunately, we didn't experience the noises in the night personally as we were at the opposite end of the car park and enjoyed our stay in Bolnuevo meeting up with a lovely couple we had met in La Azohia the previous week (Martyn  & Isabel) Together we enjoyed a day out walking (and talking!) along the coast path with a picnic on the beach, the weather being very warm and sunny, but maybe not quite hot enough for a dip in the sea!
Leaving Bolnuevo the next day we travelled further south along the coast to Mojacar where we parked up right on the beach just south of the town, we love it there listening to the sound of the waves lulling you to sleep in the night. It's a peaceful place to park up, the police occasionally pass by without stopping and it seems that Free camping here in this area is maybe better tolerated then in other areas.

Martyn, Izzy, Barry, Jean, Keith & me on the cliff path to Mojacar 

Our stay here was made even more enjoyable in that we were joined a couple of days later by Martyn and Isabel as well as Barry and Jean who made our acquaintance via the Free camping group on Facebook. And so began a very enjoyable week of company on Mojacar Playa.
One of the wonderful things about this Motoroaming life is all the people we meet along the way, from all different walks of life, on similar or different journeys, but we all have Motorhoming in common that bonds us and creates lasting friendships.

Our parking spot for the week - Mojacar in the distance