Road Trip - France, Spain, Portugal

Day 37
La Villa Joyosa
Small seaside town between Alicante and Benidorm, still retains an old town with pretty coloured houses and a small beach, somewhere we’ve visited many times before, it’s a nice little place , we like it here.
Weather is good. 26 degrees.
Full on Costa-Blanca now, fat Brits and fat Germans.
Our parents had a flat in ‘Villa’ for many years - when we called during the summer (stayed at https://www.campingalicanteimperium.com/ ) it had changed considerably but still remained a working Spanish town with a lovely beachfront.
 
It must have been lovely years ago. We’re staying on the same site, nice. Bit of a walk into town.
It was. Father in law was a languages teacher and bought flat in the 70’s to immerse the family in the culture and language of Spain. Both his daughters (one now my wife ☺) speak French and Spanish which is very handy.
Great post.
Where you heading to next?
 
Day 35 & 36
Visiting family at their apartment in Murcia
I read that and was reminded of a time when on a 3 week tour of Norway, we stayed at a hotel for one night, but were so used to the van that for morning tea, we came back to the van.

living in a house after 35 days in the van would've felt different.

Well, now you're back on the road.
 
I read that and was reminded of a time when on a 3 week tour of Norway, we stayed at a hotel for one night, but were so used to the van that for morning tea, we came back to the van.

living in a house after 35 days in the van would've felt different.

Well, now you're back on the road.
We stayed in the van.
For a few reasons, one of them being we didn’t want to lose our van streak ha.
 
Day 38
Alicante. We love Alicante. Mrs willwander’s eldest used to live here, so we’ve been many times before and know the place really well. Twat to park tho.
It was great to take a trip down memory lane and visit a few old haunts.

Dogs did really well, it was hot and we walked a lot, bless them.
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Along Spanish coast, towards Barcelona then France. if you know any good spots? your recommendations have been bang on this trip.
We liked https://kikopark.com/ right on the beach on the outskirts of Oliva (just north of Denia so might be a bit too close to your current stop). Typical Spanish town reached by a walk along the canal from the marina near the site. Amazed by the number of turtles in the canal!

We found much of this coastline full of Brits tho

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Day 38
Alicante. We love Alicante. Mrs willwander’s eldest used to live here, so we’ve been many times before and know the place really well. Twat to park tho.
It was great to take a trip down memory lane and visit a few old haunts.

Dogs did really well, it was hot and we walked a lot, bless them.
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Where did you find to park with enough height clearance? Have not been in center with van only a car and used to park under the main road. The plaza mar 2 shopping center on the edge of the town is good but you have to park on roof or road next to it . Looks like it was a nice day and few people about.
 
Day 38
Alicante. We love Alicante. Mrs willwander’s eldest used to live here, so we’ve been many times before and know the place really well. Twat to park tho.
It was great to take a trip down memory lane and visit a few old haunts.

Dogs did really well, it was hot and we walked a lot, bless them.
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It's a bit of an optical illusion that paving. Amazing trees along the paseo. We were there yesterday signing some stuff at our solicitors for our spanush residency application. It's a small world.
 
Day 39
Calp & Oliva
Spent the day in Calp, bumped into some friends who were there on package holiday ha. Nice day. Headed off towards Oliva, tried to get into Kiko park, but is was full, as was the next place and the next place and the next ha, managed to get a pitch at ole Camping, it’s packed. Reception said it was busier than high season. Few kids about maybe it’s half-term holidays in Europe?

Good beach here. Nice moon tonight.
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Day 40 (40 days and 40 nights in the van.)

Let me take you to the place
Where membership's a smiling face.

Alcossebre. Half way between Valencia and Barcelona. Nice camp site, nice pitch, nice pool, dog friendly beach, agreeable weather. Plan to stay a few days and chill.

Staying at c. Tropicana,…the drinks are not free.
 
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Day 40
Alcossebre.
Half way between Valencia and Barcelona.
40 days and 40 nights in the van.
Nice camp site, nice pitch, nice pool, dog friendly beach, agreeable weather. Plan to stay a few days and chill.
Staying at c. Tropicana,…the drinks are not free.
My brother in law has an apartment in Alcossebre. Nice beaches. We had a lovely meal at Camp Tropicana but it was years ago.
 
Day 40 (40 days and 40 nights in the van.)

Let me take you to the place
Where membership's a smiling face.

Alcossebre. Half way between Valencia and Barcelona. Nice camp site, nice pitch, nice pool, dog friendly beach, agreeable weather. Plan to stay a few days and chill.

Staying at c. Tropicana,…the drinks are not free.
Wow! that looks like a stunning place. Never heard of it before. some great pics on Google. Well, as I said before also, this trip is geography lesson.

One of your two pets is Tilly, what the name of the naughty one? :D
 
Hi,
What a great trip. I'm stuck out here in Vancouver Canada. Ok not stuck have great adventures here to.
My hope, in the near future, for me and family to rent a Cali and follow your route.
Btw my family is asking.
We have a border terrier, stress the terror part, do you have two?
All the best
 
Btw my family is asking.
We have a border terrier, stress the terror part, do you have two?
All the best
Just the one,. I’d happily swap, if you’ll take the Spaniel. Ha
 
Ha, you know they’re both naughty right? not much to choose between the two of them.

Vinnie Border terrier, Tilly Cocker Spaniel.

Tilly is the boss, he does as he’s told, as do I.

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I once saw a ‘shoal’ of border terriers on the West Coast of Ireland. A fishing boat was coming into dock and about 2-300m from land six borders jumped off the boat and swam to shore in formation!
 

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