Tuesday

Another silent night and we woke to the clearest day we’ve had here. First job was to return to the local Mercadona (supermarket) to buy some less potent wine than the 13.5% we got yesterday. We both recognised the danger of paying 5 euros for 5 litres when it has a high alcohol content, so this morning we plumped for the less potent 11.5% @ 4.50 euros, yes that's still for 5 litres! We then headed 50 miles up the coast to a paid aire where we could set ourselves up for the final week of off piste camping. An added bonus of this place, for Rachel anyway, is that around the corner is the largest Chinese Supermarket we've seen, they may need to re-stock their arts and crafts section! 

It's been the hottest day of our trip so far with the breeze being a welcome relief. I suppose as we are now just loitering for a week waiting for our flight home then it's rather pleasant circumstances in which to do it. The next two days are due to be similar weather (with less breeze) so we are driving 3 miles to the beach to meet up with some old friends, Neil & Kath, and some new ones, Merle & David and hopefully Gayle & Phil.

Cabo de Palos

View across to La Manga