We showered after breakfast and went up to the camp reception area where they have free WiFi so that we could get our emails and stuff. It was up a huge hill with steps, phew, not fun when it's hot. The rest of the afternoon we just sat in the sun. I laid on a blanket and beach towel and made a card for Sandra as it was her birthday. We sat talking to her and Vince until early evening and I gave them our email address and the link to Writewords as Vince has ideas about writing a book. I expect we might keep in touch with them, they were a nice couple.
We had Pizza for dinner and played MK and AC and then went to bed.
Some notes about the journey through Spain and Portugal
We’d travelled another 2,900 miles, were still averaging about 25 mpg and still hadn't used any oil really. So, for the van everything was fine apart from the damaged rear mudguard which had held together well.
As for us, we’d learned that the standard of campsites in the ACSI guide vary tremendously, and you can only really tell what they are like by visiting them. Don't be afraid to say no and move on to the next one. Depending on what part of the season it is, there is nearly always another site within reach. Have a good look at the pitches, the facilities and especially the showers!
Portugal is a lot nicer than we thought it would be. In the main, it's very clean and looks more prosperous than it actually is. The people are friendly too. There's not the same selection of supermarkets, the only chain we found was Continentale. Food is a similar price to France and Spain.
In Spain we found many of the larger French supermarket chains and of course the proverbial MacDonald's.
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