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Friday 31st October 2025: Day 32

Sueras, Spain.  (P4N #32211)

Woke with a bit of thick head after the beers.  Jess had us up twice in the night, probably because she got Sardine bits out the bin. 

After a quick tortilla breakfast at the cafe we went to meet the goat man.  He’s a lovely guy who doesn’t speak a word of English.  He must be well into his 70’s but got the agility of a 30 year old.

He showed us his goats & sheep.

He also gave us some fruit.

Must be nice to live in a climate where you can grow Kiwi fruit in your garden.  The large things are Sharron fruit we think.

Oh should have said the breakfast was two omelets & bread with coffees, all for €6.

After seeing goat man we went for a walk through the hills to Tales.  In Tales we had a beer before walking home.

Earl evening we saw goat man again who gave us more fruit – this time it was Pomegranates. Lovely guy.

Then showers & bed…

Thursday 30th October 2025: Day 31

Suersa,  Spain. (P4N #

A day of two halves….  

Woke up after a great night’s sleep as the sole occupant of the carpark.  Beautiful sunny day after the nights rain. 

We had a plan to move on to Suersa where P4N promised a good free site with a bar on site 🙂   It was only about 40 min journey so not far.  After a detour to Decathlon & Lidl we arrived about 2pm. 

We then went for a walk to a ruined castle on a hill. Interesting walk where we met archaeologists digging at the castle.

Post walk we had a beer in the onsite bar.  We chatted to some Dutch who asked about eating in the bar.  I didn’t understand the whole conversation but  it seemed there is a festival in town.

Sarah then cooked some Sardines for tea which were disgusting & made the whole van stink.

We headed into town to see the festival which sadly involved a bull running around the streets. There were caged areas around the bars where licals looked on.  The bull wasn’t happy – we left. Later we were told that the bull is killed.  So sad.

We made our way back to the campsite bar where we chatted with the locals as best we could.  Seems we arranged to meet an old guy to see his goats at 10am.

After some Patatas Bravas we wobbled home to find Jess had got the kitchen roll used to clean the Sardines pan & shredded it over the van.  After a cleanup it was tome for bed…

Wednesday 29th October 2025: Day 30

Zorear,  Spain. 

The plan was to stay in Eslida (P4N #3001055) but when we got to the site it gave bad vibes & was covered in dog shit. 

We moved on to a site a few miles down the road in an old church yard. (P4N # 301053)

The rain came in the evening.

Sunday 26th October 2025: Day 27 

Santa Pau, Spain. (P4N #428864)

Went for a volcano walk.  We walked up Margareda and Croscat. 

Saturday 25th October 2025: Day 26 

Sant Joan les Fonts, Spain. (P4N #204482)

Concrete car park for motorhomes in a small town. 

Its a volcanic area so went for a walk around the area to look at lava flows.

Friday 24th October 2025: Day 25 

Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain. 

Is a small town on a high sliver of volcanic rock between two rivers.  

We went for a walk around the valleys before having a few beers in a bar

Thursday 23rd October 2025: Day 24  

Palol de Revardit, Spain. 

I can’t rememberwhatwe did this day…

Wednesday 22nd October 2025: Day 23  

Cadaques, Spain. 

Jess woke us early wanting a wee.  It was before 7am and still pitch black so I headed out with my head torch who’s beam caught a TBW occupant going for a wee too !

After a coffee in bed the sun rose – another beautiful day.   We walked the short distance to Salvador Dali’s house/museum.   Sarah was told the first available tickets were 31st October so we gave up on that idea.

We then went to the local supermarket.  Working out food labels highlighted how shit my Spanish is 😬

We then chilled at the van through the midday heat.  Sarah played Ukulele, I fiddled with things & Jess slept under the van.  

Tuesday 21th October 2025: Day 22

Today was a travel day.  We were moving on from Carcassonne to Cadaques on the Spanish coast.   This is where Salvador Dali’s house is.

The drive was more stressful than normal for French roads around Perpignan.  Probably due to volume of traffic. 

The last few miles to Cadaques was tight & steep.  To top the journey I bottomed the van on rough ground entering the parking site.

The site was a free one for campers & was full.  We had to wait around for a while before someone left & we could get their spot. 

The area is definitely busier than we like but feels safe for the van with so many others around. 

A quick walk around town & home for tea & bed.

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Monday 20th October 2025: Day 21

Carcassonne, France.

Second day in Carcassonne. Walked around two areas La Bastide de St Louis & La Cite (again).

We thought La Bastide area would be buzzing with shops & life.  We were underwhelmed & headed off to La Cite which is inside the Carcassonne castle.

The castle is really impressive.

Then back to the van for food & a game of Scrabble that Sarah won 😕

Sunday 19th October 2025: Day 20

Carcassonne, France.

Today was a travelling day from Avignon to Carcassonne.  Our chosen site in Carcassonne was Aire de camping-cars Carcassonne (P4N #36930)

As we couldn’t arrive before 2pm we went to a big Supermarket.  In the carpark was an outdoor Launderette.  The machines were modern (card payment), well maintained & clean so we did all our laundry – washed and dried.

We arrived at the site just after 2pm.  When sorted we went for an evening walk around the medieval castle in Carcassonne.

Truly impressive castle and free to enter.   After a good nosey round we found a bar for a few beers.  It was nice Leffe beer but 4 set us back €30.

Saturday 18th October 2025: Day 19

Homes, France.

In the morning Sarah went for a ride down the Canal du Midi & i looked at the van rear breaks. 

Not sure what’s going on but they seem to be getting very hot.  I jacked the van up and spun the wheels.  No binding at all.  No play in the wheel bearings.  Not sure why they’re heating up but breaks seem OK. 

I then went for a test drive that took me to a boulangerie…

A dam fine tart 😋

Sarah returned & had a walk around Lac Jouarres & into Homps. 

Friday 17th October 2025: Day 18

Homps, France (P4N #312621)

A travelling day.  Villes-sur-Auzon to Homps.

Homps is a small town on the Canal-du-Midi.

Thursday 16th October 2025: Day 17

Villes-sur-Auzon, France.

Today Sarah cycled up the classic TdeF climb Mont Ventoux ! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Ventoux

We celebrated with a meal out.

Wednesday 15th October: Day 16

Monieux, France. (P4N #5948)

Today we travelled to Monieux & did all big walk around the Gorges de Nesque. 

Really pretty walk…

Sunday 12th October 2025: Day 13

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France.

Woke to a sunny day.  Had croissants from the local boulangerie for breakfast.

Visited the Botte winery for a look round their museum & a tasting.

Good but didn’t get pissed on those portions !  …and what was more annoying was that the German woman next to me kept spitting hers out & pouring the remainder of her glass away !

Noisey second night in the town carpark.  Young scroats playing loud music again.  

Friday 10th October 2025: Day 11

From our campsite Sarah cycled to a new location I’d found at Albertville (P4N #397267). After parking up I gave Jess a walk & quite by accident came across a fine Boulangers…

…well be rude not to 🙂

After Sarah arrived I had a walk into Albertville to the supermarket for supplies & a new 16A euro socket. The euro socket was needed because the one on the our cable had become hot and melted slightly when we’d used it at one of the campsites.