{"id":6575,"date":"2024-02-19T09:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=6575"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T09:45:10","slug":"eurotrip-11-2024-the-slow-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=6575","title":{"rendered":"Eurotrip 11, 2024 – The slow way home…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The wet weather continued into the weekend but with the six nations on TV at the bar, entertainment was available both days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday we visited Vejer again, this time with Paul and Andrea – their first visit to El Calife – taking the bus from Conil to Vejer. It turned out Monday was some kind of “festive” holiday so a revised bus timetable was in place. Fortunately, our preferred buses were operating and we enjoyed another fab afternoon at this Moroccan restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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El Calife, Vejer de la Frontera, Spain 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Miserable weather at Vejer de la Frontera, Spain 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tuesday was the first dry day after a spell of wet weather and this was perfect for drying and taking down the awning. We BBQ’d with Paul and Andrea before our final quiz. A reasonable effort but no prizes this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An early start on Wednesday morning for what should have been an un-eventful drive North, turned out to be anything but. On the motorway near Cadiz, we heard an unfamiliar noise from the caravan and some passing workmen were gesturing at us to pull over onto the hard shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There we discovered the Jockey wheel had dropped and the tyre, wheel and rim were destroyed. We tidied up as best we could and headed off on our way again as fast as possible. Anyone familiar with Spanish motorways will know the hard shoulders aren’t much safer than our very own “smart” motorways! They are not wide enough for a large car and caravan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our next problem was Seville and the demonstrating farmers. The motorways south and north of Seville were blocked and this cost us a delay of several hours. Bang on two o’clock however, the protestors and tractors retreated back to the countryside for lunch and a siesta and that was the end of our hold-ups.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Protesting farmers, Spain 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Protesting farmers, Spain 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Protesting farmers, Spain 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n