Monday, March 14, Week 7

The morning was partly rainy, but looking back you can say it was really clear.

We drive back to the coast. We do some shopping in the supermarket again and then we drive further east. We stayed overnight in Almerimar last summer. Now in March there are more motorhomes here than in the summer high season. So we continue on to our destination for the day - the Tabernas desert. We are now drowning in Sahar dust. The photos have not been edited - this is the original atmosphere!!

Tuesday, March 15

The Tabernas Desert - for us, a destination that we would love to visit in more detail when the weather is better, should we ever come to the area again.

But now we have to make a decision - we will leave Spain as soon as possible. The weather forecast is bad for the next two weeks, right up to the French border. The further east you travel in France, the better the weather becomes. Let's see how our journey home develops.

The Sahara dust is still with us for a long time today. It is not even really day. Luckily it hasn't rained yet. So our Pfüdi is mostly dusted off by the wind and the strong wind that is blowing.

Our aim is to reach our daily destination at around 4 p.m. This way we still have time to get moving after a long journey. We know the parking space in Calp from last summer. It is very big (even bigger in winter) - there will probably be a space for us.

On June 27th, 2021, we had a large selection. Today, it is much smaller!

For us this is clearly a place for one night. For others it is a place to overwinter!

Well, tastes differ!

Wednesday, March 16

The weather is still very poor, there is no sign of improvement any time soon, so we just drive on. We really don't like it here at the campsite. We were just here to sleep.

We arrive at the campsite in L'Hospitalet de l'Infant in good time. We have lunch at 2 p.m. and later we take a digestive walk along the sea.

Thursday, March 17

New Paragraph

We arrive in Gruissan Plage after 389 uneventful kilometers and cannot stop being amazed.

Our fear that the place would be full to bursting proved unfounded. In all our stops here we have never encountered so few motorhomes. Nobody understands the motorhome world.

For once, there is no wind here. But on the way to dinner, we get rained on and the meal itself is unfortunately a disaster. But we have lost a bit of weight!

Tagsstrecke: L'Hospitalet de l'Infant - Gruissan Plage

Distance: 389 km

Average consumption: 9.9 liters

Average speed 79 km/h

Travel time: 4 hours 52 minutes

​​​​​​​Pitch costs: 9 euros including water/electricity, without electricity

Friday, March 18

Tagsstrecke: Gruissan Plage - Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer

Distance: 160 km

Average consumption: 9.0 liters

Average speed 67 km/h

Travel time: 2 hours 21 minutes

​​​​​​​Pitch costs: 13 euros including water/electricity, without electricity

Saturday, March 19

We start the day lazily. And the day stays lazy. The sun takes its time. The morning stays cool and we don't feel like unloading the e-bikes. Around midday the sun breaks through the clouds and we set off on foot to Saintes-Maire-de-la-Mer for lunch. The temperatures are now really pleasant and we can sit outside.

There are more people out and about today, but it's still not very busy. Now that it's the weekend, more restaurants are open and there are a lot more shops in general. So we stroll through the streets again.

Sunday, March 20