Serious Bloggin' no G

Friday 30th November 2018 - Estepona, nearly!

Yesterday we stopped at San Pedro which is just south of the swish resort of Puerto Banus with its grand harbour and posh yachts (it's posher than its neighbour Marbella).  

Janice has been at it again.....

We thought the photo at Peniscola was funny but this is taking it too far!

She wanted a trade in for the camper van for this!  Not really, we prefer the van.

The weather has been great for a couple of days and our wild camp place was perfect, just across the road from a nice promenade (probably EU funded). It was also very quiet.

Nice car park just for us.

 I mentioned that we thought we could see the North coast of Africa...well I can confirm that it is Africa as it has been particularly clear today and I managed this shot, just to prove it....

During the early evening we were treated to a cycling and running display by a group of of children who were getting a coaching session on the (otherwise empty) car park.  We think that most of the kids were English aged from about 4-11 years old.  We couldn't help comment on the lack of H&S and supervision they were getting as they rode on public roads and around the block.  Just drawing comparisons with what would be expected in the UK.  Anyway, it was good to watch them enjoying themselves.

Today we moved to a site near Estepona, it was only about 7 miles away.  The site is good and we got a pleasant greeting at reception, a fairly rare occurrence.  There is even an indoor pool.  Maybe it will be warm enough to go in.

Again, we tried to cycle into Estepona, only 6 miles away.  We wouldn't go on the dual carriageway because it is so narrow, especially on the cycling side and their is no parallel roads.  So we tried to wriggle our way around the tracks...they looked like roads on my mapping app!

Me thinks the road has been washed away.  We admitted failure again.  The Vuelta Espania wouldn't put up with conditions like this so why should we.  The weather was so good we didn't mind because we enjoyed the ride anyway.  I suspect Estepona has a nice beach, long prom with beach bars and restaurants along its length, like most of the other places we have been.  There isn't much variety in the resorts but I'm not complaining.

We have been enjoying a local radio station called Memory FM, it's like a perpetual music quiz from the 70s and 80s.  What it really refreshing is that it is constant music without DJ's drivelling on.  However, now we have a good wifi link we have been listening to Steve Wright in the Afternoon on the Internet.  He does a Friday slot called "Serious Jockin with no G", I suppose we can call this "Serious Bloggin..no G".

As Janice is a quarter Scottish we are aware that it is St Andrews Day.  Sadly, we have forgotten to bring any tartan kilts but I have been looking for a kaber or a hammer to toss.  I have a hammer but it's only good for knocking pegs into the ground.  With any luck Janice may give me a Highland Fling!  We do have a bottle of Old Pulteney Whisky from Wick.

Yes, I've been in the pool.  It was lovely.