Superior Quality.

Sunday 16th. December 2018 - Estepona.

Yesterday we travelled from Ronda down the windiest road ever towards the coast.  The views of the mountains and Pueblo Blancos were stunning.

The little white bits are the villages.  I didn't think the roads to those villages would be suitable for our vehicle.  

As we approached the coast and descended from the hills the temperatures went up so that by the time we arrived at our wild camp car park in Estepona we were up to 20 degrees and glorious sunshine.  We hadn't quite got into Estepona when we had travelled down the coast earlier in the trip because our ability to cycle into the town had been thwarted by the impossibility of crossing a busy dual carriageway and the rough tracks needed to circumvent it.  So, by actually wild camping in a large car park by the harbour we were pretty much in the town already.

Not surprisingly there is a lovely promenade, which we walked the full length of, and there is a quaint old town centre.

The roundabout is named 'Glorieta de la Union Europea'.  I'm not sure whether many in the UK will be glorifying the EU at the moment.  We are not enjoying the news from home......and the Burnley Football results don't help either!  We need something to cheer us up.  We may need to get home in time for a General Election or Referendum?  I'm sure our wonderful politicians (all parties included for the purposes of journalistic balance) will sort everything out!  Am I taking positive thinking to the extreme?  I'm voting for Sean Dyche (Burnley Manager) for Prime Minister as he is a decent straight talking chap, takes no messing and he may be looking for a new job if results don't pick up.

Here's the place to be in Estepona.  I've always been known for my 'superior quality'.

The harbour area is nice...not on the scale of Puerta Banus or Marbella but it has some good bars and you can get a lovely view of Gibraltar too.  We actually went out last night for drinks.  We found a good, bustling, trendy bar.....it even had some dancing inside and the police had to come to sort out some trouble....nowhere near us, of course.  We stayed out as late as 10pm....we can't manage anything later and neither can we manage any more than two drinks each.

Today has been a lazy day with an afternoon walk around the town again and an ice cream for me.

My brother David and wife, Wendy, have confirmed they are travelling down in their motorhome to meet us for Xmas.  That's great news.....and I have given Wendy a full list of Xmas items we need, including Turkey, Sprouts, Cake, Pudding, Mince Pies, Brandy Butter and Tree with all the decorations....it's the least she can do, after all we are providing the Sherry!