Spain Here we Come

Awake at 6.30, decided to go back to sleep, no rush today only 185 miles to go.

On reflection of our tours these last few days and taking into account the bad weather we have encountered,

At the moment all these lovey profound names, ideas and dreams these places might conjure up, be very relaxed about it all, we in the UK have all and more to offer to the tourists of the world, easily compared to anything we have set our eyes upon so far. We only lack the weather.

So far Sandra and I have encountered that as well.

But we have chosen this time to tour.

Zaragoza is our target, for 2 days.

I eventually get up and decided to get some fuel locally, on the motorway they can charge what they like.

Secured a fill up for €1.04, back home for breakfast pack up and away.

Negotiating a left turn via Sat Nav where the road system was being changed into a round a bout, was successful. Continue quite happily, but around here was quite a few changes that confused Sat Nav and I.

Took a turning that caused Sat Nav to renegotiate the route, you know, you have all been there.

Ended with me taking a right turning that was wrong, down the hill that got narrower and narrower, turned left into a type of lane, like the one at the bottom of your garden. Continue (there was no where else to go). Turned left up the hill again, great made it 45 degree slope, only to get to the top, guess what the road was blocked off with huge white painted stones.

Reverse down the hill again, turn left and followed my nose to the top again. Only this time I stopped for while for Sat Nav to regain her composure.

100% away we go (all this time I remained in control without panicking, Sandra was not so confident).

We were on the road again, lots of turnings etc.,

Then Sat Nav says bare right in 97 miles, time to relax again.

But we did not take into account the number of Pay age or Autopistas what ever they are called into Spain.

We spent lots of money going through these Toll roads.

Anyway on we go and suddenly we start going up wards, this was not a short upward but a long one.

Miles and the temperature dropped, the scenery changed, the house’s that we saw reminded me of Switzerland, the hills changed to mountains on wards and upwards, no one told me I would be going over the Alps.

The engine temperature was going up, I was getting anxious.

Not only that I was worried where my wallet was.

I tried to pay at a Pay age and did not have my wallet with me.

Trying to think when I had it last at the Petrol station, could not think I had left it in the caravan, worried with all the consequential losses I did not speak for quite a while.

Snow on the mountains, long tunnels to contend with we carried on.

10 klm a fuel stop great I will be able to confirm or not where my wallet and all my money both £ & €, you can imagine.

We pulled in and stopped to let Marley relieve himself and also to look for my Wallet.

Hooray it was left in my caravan what relief.

Onwards now long way to go.

Scenery began to change as we progressed.

Again mile after mile. Traffic was exceedingly light; the motorways were totally unused built from EU funds total waste of our money.

As I travel I and being more educated and convinced the UK has a soft Government and not utilizing the Taxpayers money for the use of the taxpayer.

How ever I am getting myself wound up so I will not proceed on that subject any more (YET).

I am sat currently in my comfortable caravan was totally relaxed enjoying a glass of very nice and cheap Vino.

To continue, as we passed small towns and villages, remember we are travelling across the center of Spain, various crops (yet inactive) of wine vines, olive trees and others I cannot identify. A long range of mountains to my left and hundreds, yes hundreds of wind generators, including huge fields of Solar panels made of 15’ x 15’ panels.

But rather boring plain course countryside, sandy Spanish type.

Zaragoza now begins to be more apparent as we get close, with industrial units appearing.

Eventually we get into the outer limits when again I get confused with Sat Nav and miss the turning, straight into town, a care full and slow negotiation, we eventually reach site.

On the button, right to the desk.

This geographical coordinates are really something.

Clock in site produced, you No 111, follow the road.

This site recommend buy the CCC, is a municipal run site.

The whole area is a development site an extension to existing town as probably fund3d by the EU, and our money.

Well fitted with all the amenities but the design should have been designed by some one with Mobile Home and Caravan knowledge.

Good indications it was municiple site, it was poorly maintained

The room to manoveure is already showing signs of accidents, we had unnecessary difficulties getting onto a large site because of inappropriate trees planted, waste bins and road side kerbs etc.

Others parking at the time had to stop and think how they would approach their site.

There were mainly English on site approx. 12 units in transit, going to or leaving the coast of Spain.

A Motor Home user from Torquay, he was an Estate agent on the way south to warmer climes.

Another Bailey Pageant owner (Poor old Guy) on his way home to New castle area with two grey hounds, his first trip and fed up of driving going home via Bilbao Ferry.

I thought on our way we are going south and the weather would be warmer, how wrong.

When I got out of the car to sign in, the wind was gale force, i.e. lean into type.

Signed in showing passport, on to site, that’s when I have some difficulties, but not a lot.

Set up donned winter wear, i.e. artic gear, and went in search of Super Market that was supposed to be across the road, across the yet to be developed waste land.

Reaching the other side and into newly created blocks of 8 story blocks of secure gate entry flats.

Nothing found, eventually Sandra enter a shop and asked where ‘Carrefour’ was, an immediate response and pointe us in the right direction of this rather large development area.

Shopping done including 2 bottles of Vino (That later proved to be good wine and good value) settled in for the night.

After our evening meal (I don’t want to be posh and say ‘Dinner’)

I began to update my Blog.

There is an airport here and during the day aircraft take off without too much disturbance to the locals.

2000 hrs. that changes for about an hour there was continuous noisy Jet aircraft taking off, and then silence no aircraft at all.

We both agree that this is a one night stop only for transit reasons, there is nothing here for us, a newly developing EU funded town, as agreed by other more experienced travellers on site.

We shall be leaving for higher temperatures (hopefully) a day early hoping that our pre booked site can accept us.

We will not be returnng to this site again

I think that’s about it for today, sorry it’s boring but that’s my life.