Eurotrip 8, 2020 – Day 47 to 50, Brits abroad, Part I…

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As the latest storm piles into Blighty with yet more rain, wind, rain, snow and sleet, one lucky couple boarded an early morning Ryanair flight from Stansted to Jerez.

Such is the popularity of a weekend hosted chezcaravan Moe and Joe that a lottery system may be required for future years!

Spain respects Domingo and as usual the shops won’t be open. Neither will they be open on Friday because Friday is Andalusian day. This will mean most of Andalusia will be closed during the weekend’s festivities and the usual quiet evenings at La Roselada will be alive until the early hours of the morning with Spanish chatter.

Still, our friends D and T arrived bearing gifts of G and T, thus assuring themselves pride of place for Andalusian weekend!

Bearing gifts

D and T had secured one of the last available bungalows at Camping La Roselada, a Tier 2 model the “Comfort”. Two bedrooms, bathroom, seperate living area and kitchen and complete with A/C.

Friday’s itinery, post settling in and lunch at the van, was a visit to the local town of Conil. A couple of beers at the “Shack” on the beach was followed by beer tasting at the Conil micro-brewery.

Dinner was Tapas at the Septimo Arte Gastropub in Conil. As recommended by Ester from Camping La Roselada. Ester’s recommendations never seem to disappoint.

On the way to dinner at Septimo Arte gastropub

As it’s party day, there was a stage set up and headlining on the Friday night was El Capitan Veneno. Not really to our taste so we fought our way through the maddening crowds and headed back to camp.

Saturday, Day 48

Saturday and we have another full day ahead. As it’s festivity time in Andalusia, the bike rental shop is closed so we have to take the car to Trafalgar. Here, Lord Nelson defeated the combined Spanish and French fleets on 21st October 1805.

Lighthouse at Trafalgar, Spain 2020
View from Trafalgar, Spain 2020

More information available – Visit to Trafalgar 2016.

From Trafalgar we drove the short distance to Vejer de la Frontera, one of the pretty (if not the prettiest) “white village” in the region.

A selection of pre-lunch photos from Vejer de La Frontera.

Vejer de la Frontera calle, Spain 2020
The church at Vejer, Spain 2020
The church at Vejer, Spain 2020

And finally, another view of the magnificent square and fountain at Vejer.

Plaza d’Espana, Vejer de la Frontera, Spain 2020

Lunch would be at the irresistible El Calife restaurant but we had a few minutes spare during which time we enjoyed a G and T on the Terrace bar.

G and T O’clock

Joe ate the Mixed Grill – note – the half portion whilst Moe enjoyed the lamb kebabs. D and T thoroughly recommend the Tagin.

El Calife Mixed Grill – half portion
El Calife Lamb Kebabs, Vejer

Post lunch (v late lunch) we headed back to Conil for the procession. A lot of work had gone into the production of the outfits but the procession itself was a typically chaotic Spanish affair.

The Andalusian Parade, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020
The Andalusian Parade, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020
The Andalusian Parade, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020
The Andalusian Parade, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020

Finally, a night cap or two at the van and another exquisite day was brought to a conclusion.

Sunday, Day 49

There is no let-up to the pace of this weekend and after packing a picnic, we head over the cliff-tops to the Port of Conil. Here we enjoy lunch sitting by the harbour and refreshments at El Pastor, also at the port.

The round trip walk is around 9 miles and it’s not an easy walk so we take our time on the return journey. We stop and admire the myriad of brightly-coloured para-gliders.

Paragliding, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020
Paragliding, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020
Moe and T on the beach returning from Conil port

Dinner was a BBQ back at the Van where we were joined for a couple of hours by Paul and Andrea. Pre-dinner drink at the campsite bar.

Monday, Day 50

The days are ticking away. Another early start and we drive D and T to Jerez airport. They seem to have enjoyed their stay at Camping la Roselada, are now “sold” on the concept of electric bikes having ridden ours for a trial, but are they ready for a life on the road. Probably not just yet…

Quiet time for the rest of the day and a few days to recoup before our daughter and her boyfriend arrive at Malaga on Saturday…

The weather has been a degree to two cooler over the weekend, and a little bit of rain overnight, but all-in-all, the weather has been good and the outlook is for more of the same.