Month: March 2022

I think we might have to build an Ark! It rained none stop all night, with a bit of thunder thrown in for good measure. At least by morning it was the cleaner stuff coming down so it had made

Well, at 8:30 this morning the sky had a very funny colour about it. Raining again, and when we opened the blinds, all the windows were filthy and the sky was orange. Sand was coming down with the rain. Guy

Poured with rain all night and most of the morning. We decided to drive into Gibraltar and fill up with diesel first. Not surprisingly, Morrisons didn’t have any of their super cheap stuff so we had to go elsewhere, although

Same place for two days again! Dad’s wondering if someone has nicked the wheels. 😂 Truth is, it was pouring with rain this morning so we decided to make use of the laundry in the car park and get a

Thought we’d revisit one of our favourite places – the rock, that is, not the town. Things have changed since we were last here two years ago – need to get the passport stamped both ways now. Got good parking

Mid afternoon Guy had suggested I title this ‘Tarifa the sh*t hole’…I think that’s a bit unfair, and later on he did admit that the old town area was quite nice. It has to be said though, that it is

We should know by now that walking up sand dunes is flipping hard work, but why does it always look as if it’ll be easy. Though not quite the Dune du Pilat, it wasn’t far off. It was a lovely

We moved a little further down the coast today, starting just below Barbate, where we’d read that there was a wildlife/fish farm area that had flamingoes in it. It wasn’t the nicest of places to be honest as there was

Got up late and decided to stay here today. It’s a fairly quiet little car park on the outskirts of Barbate. Thought we’d have a walk along the coastal path this morning but it poured with rain just as we

Yesterday we took the scenic route to Algodonales. We think we’ve done part of this route before as it climbs up really high and the views are incredible. We stopped to watch some huge birds circling around the mountains –