Rufus does Europe

Here we are back up at 2200 metres at the Cala Alto Observatory. Guy managed to find a twisty mountain road that we haven’t already been up! 🤣 Crisp clean air and we can see for miles and miles. Parked

It was surprisingly quite a quiet night in the camping, that is, once the inmates had all stopped coughing and shouting to each other🙄There was a really acrid smell of smoke all night though and even in the morning- there

Didn’t wake up until 9:30 😮…not sure what’s happening to us, must be the fresh air.After some debate about where to head next, we aimed for the coast with the idea of a campsite and making a start on the

Went to fetch some bread from Lidl across the road this morning but inadvertently came back with two Padel racquets and some balls from Decathlon! 🙄I think the sound from the tennis courts last night has sent us slightly mad.

Back up the hill to the windmills this morning..just for a walk really. Lovely sunny day and even quite warm.Short drive then to Valdepeñas, where there is good motorhome parking with services. After lunch, we walked onto the city centre.

Lots to do today. Took the scenic route to the outskirts of Madrid which included a climb to 1800 metres which we weren’t expecting. It took us out of the fog though!Tried to park at Lidl but up a ramp

So very cold last night -10..it was like a winter wonderland outside. The frost on top of the snow made everything look so beautiful. We set off towards Segovia, thinking that it might be difficult to get water as pipes

Really cold night dropping to -7…good job we left the heating on. Guy thought he heard a wolf at one point, but I think it was a fox. Brilliant sunshine and blue sky to wake up to, so we set

Just rain this morning but much colder. As we set off west, we began to see more and more snow on the hills. The rain turned to sleet and then proper snow as we passed Soria.  Stopped for LPG and

Well that was a wild and windy night in the middle of a flat car park. Such strong gusts – at one point it deposited a load of debris on the roof! Not much sleep to be had, so we