Tomorrow we had planned to visit Camping Pueblo Blanco in Olvera and explore the via verde which snakes past the largest griffin vulture colony in Europe – but the weather forecast is for a week of rain.

In the other direction, (towards Murcia / Alicante), the forecast is showing no signs of precipitation and the daytime highs should figure in the mid-20s.

We chatted with a few people about options and booked a pitch at Camping Capfun at La Manga. This is refuted to be one of the largest campsites in Europe and everyone says we won’t like it…

We booked online and it took an age for the confirmation to appear, despite repeated phone calls to the site. When we arrived earlier today we were assigned a pitch which was already in use. Groan. In the end we chose one on the edge of the site, just 5 minutes walk from the beach and the bar / restaurant. It’s a big plot, fully serviced with some great views so things definitely turning positive at the moment.

Question is, how will we feel in a weeks time!