We had a rough night in Cabo; Spanish lovers arguing at midnight (or were they just talking?), cars coming and going, rubbish collections at all hours and even a helicopter in the night. Such is the price you pay for staying in a free parking spot...! We decided on an early start as we wanted to beat the masses to the shops in Almeira.
We went to Lidl and refilled Bokkie's lockers with food and did some shopping for other bits at some sports shops. We even popped into McDonalds for some coffee (properly brewed - none of the instant stuff) with ice cream in which was delicious.
We worked out more or less where we wanted to be and headed off again after a couple of hours. The landscape is quite mountainous inland with every available flat area covered by tunnels, this really is Europe's vegetable garden. We tried to photograph it while on the move but it is almost impossible to capture the sheer scale of it. If you zoom out of the Google Map above you can see the large white / silver areas, these are all plastic covered tunnel farms.
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| A 'sea' of poly-tunnels |
We left the main highway after about 35km south of Almeria and headed for Almerimar, a resort town with a fairly busy marina. We stopped in a local parking lot and walked into town to investigate the parking arrangements for motor-homes, and it was bustling in the midday rush before everything closes. After much walking we came up with a plan and fetched Bokkie. We are now in a paid Aire in the marina, in a spot that opened up as we arrived, right next to the harbour mouth.
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| Dropping back down to the coast |
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| The packed marina extends right into the village |
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| Bokkie is resting on the other side of the control tower |
Unfortunately it is outside the marked off areas, as they are all full - possibly people settling in for the New Year - and someone has now parked right next to us which is a pity. We are constantly amazed at the sheer number of motor-homes on the road and in every coastal town. There is a real 'migrating community' - we are even seeing some familiar faces in new spots!
We may see if we can move later when people leave and we still need to decide where to spend New Year.
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| The view out of Bokkie's door |
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