Heading across Spain to our favourite trail

The wide Sandy beach at Castellon de la Plana (right opposite where we are parked)

Leaving St Georges on a rather wet and windy day we headed south, skirting Bordeaux and on to the outskirts of Biarritz where we spent our last night in France by the peaceful Lac du Marion. We set the sat nav for Donastia-San Sebastian, but before we reached the city we turned in a south-easterly direction to head across Spain via Pamplona and Tudela to Zaragoza and our next overnight stop at a remote Park4night spot at Alfranca near Pastriz. Suitably refreshed the next day we continued on the wonderful A23 motorway towards Valencia, turning off to Castellon and the motorhome parking area by the Aerodrome.

A shady cafe - busy today its market day (great for people watching!)

And here we do what we love to do - pedalling  along the long cycle path to Benicassim and on to the Via Verde to Orepesa, stopping along the way for coffee.
We stayed in the area for about five days, the weather was unusually hot for the end of September and we were able to go out cycling every day, enjoying our electric bikes and the ease with which we cover the mileage.

I even went for a swim in the warm sea, showering under the cold water of the beach shower - refreshing!!!
On our last day we cycled to Orepesa and surprised our Dutch friends Paul and Gea who stay for the autumn at Camping Didota every year, we met them there five years ago but have kept in touch ever since.
Our next destination was Nules, only about 15 miles south along the coast, a free motorhome parking area behind a restaurant. Water, waste and free wifi thrown in, the owner hopes that you will have a meal in his restaurant. We had a delicious meal but on staying a few hours we realised that we were being invaded by Super-size Mosquitoes!! We decided to make a hasty exit and moved another couple of miles down the coast to the free Aire at Moncofa away from the wetlands at Nules and the pesky mosquitoes!! From Moncofa we went on our first mountain (read big hills) adventure on the electric bikes but that's another story - see you next time!!