Eurotrip 8, 2020 – Day 51 to 54, Calm returns…

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Our first visitors from Blighty returned home yesterday and we have a few days before our next guests arrive and occupy one of the fine bungalows at Camping La Roselada.

Day 51 (Tuesday) was a total chill day. I need not comment on the weather. It’s wall-to-wall sunshine with temperatures in the early to mid 20s, dependent on the wind direction. The wind still carries a chill to it and temperatures fall away dramatically overnight but we are enjoying some exceptional weather this year.

Wednesday we caught the bus to El Palmar for the walk back to Conil. The Bus station is a soulless place but it is clean, modern and entirely fit for its purpose.

Estacion de L’Autobus, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020

We ate lunch near the old tower and the surfing beach was a busy place today with many surf schools in progress

El Palmar, The Surfers Beach

As we approach Conil, the area and beaches are simply stunning – the best in Spain? Perhaps even the most unspoilt in Europe.

View towards Conil from El Palmar

And the reward for the long walk back from El Palmar, a swift beer at our favourite beach restauarant, known locally as “The Shack”.

The Shack, Conil de la Frontera, Spain 2020

Evening was English quiz night in the restaurant.

Thursday and we are on Day 53. Bit of a quiet day, fixing the splashback on the kitchen post a visit to Leroy Merlin. The splashback had already been replaced under warranty but it didn’t fit properly and a strong glue applied in an attempt to oversome these issues had resulted in the rear film delaminating from the perspex.

In the end, I removed all the lamination and applied a grey spray paint to the rear of the splashback, before re-assembling and filling gaps with a flexible silicone. I doubt the spray paint is a robust solution but it was best I could think of.

Friday, the eve of the arrival of our daughter Sue and boyfriend Carlos, involved much shopping (quite how many provisions a young couple need for 6 nights is mind-boggling).

In the afternoon, I did manage to slot in a nice 10 mile bike ride to cabo Roche.

Bike ride to Cabo Roche

The evening’s entertainment was a three course set meal at the campsite restauarant with entertainment from “Spanish Elvis”.

It was a remarkably enjoyable affair and Spanish Elvis had the place rocking. There’s a rumour he may be back for another show in which case I ought to try and capture some pictures or video.