Got an earlyish start and made great time on the journey to La Manga. Passed the outskirts of Benidorm and took the ring road around Alacante which was huge and very industrial on the outskirts. We followed the N332 for most of the way through some nice scenery including a large area of salt pans. As we were looking to change from the N332 to the toll road, we came into a large new town (not on our map) which was straight out of America, the look and feel of the place, even some of the names "Florida & Miami Hills" were very American! Anyway Lynn very confidently said "turn right here" which initially looked like a road heading into an estate but she was correct and we soon came to the slip road for the toll road!
We stayed on the toll road all the way past Cartagena and right up to the campsite where we had to come off the toll road and come back on ourselves to reach the entrance. The site is very large, 1k in length and very wide. It stretches down to the large area of water separated from the Med by a thin finger of land. We booked in and were allocated a plot nearer the water. The main roads are one way and nice and wide but the roads around the pitches are just about big enough! We had a nice pitch which gets the sun virtually all day, albeit the hedges do block alot of it out at this time of year.
Most of the outfits here are long term, with fences infront of their pitches etc. Mostly GB and German, with some massive American RV style motorhomes in an area near the top and on the main road through the camp. These are either big 5th wheelers or coach type RV, again mostly GB, but judging by the American Indian statues etc in the windows, we think they were bought out there and used for touring before being shipped back to Europe.
Carol says you're home for Christmas and will probably pop into school to show off your fabulous suntan!!
ReplyDeleteIt's only 2 1/2 weeks to the Christmas productions and teaching staff are getting a bit panicky! Ah! I remember it well...do you, Lynn??
love Chris B