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... West. And trust me 4degrees is a **** load if you remember there are only 360degrees!!! So we ended up in the complete middle of nowhere but luckily after a short search we found a campsite that was open and grasped that we had just lost a day of travelling! At least we got an awesome sunset out of it! Unfortunately the next morning was pouring as we made our way to the campsite we were supposed to have been at already. I repeat…My bad ;-)!!

We decided that we needed a stopover on our journey from L'Escala to Madrid, a trip of nearly eight hours, and consulted a map of Spain to decide where it would be best to stop. The criteria included: must be over halfway along our journey so that we only had a shortish drive to Madrid, and be near the Motorway.

Calatayud fits both of the requirements and proved to be a real jewel. The hotel was just off the Motorway ...

... including Velasquez and El Greco. It rained for a little bit during our walking tour but the weather held out after all and we ended up having a great day.

From there we left for Madrid we arrived close to dinner time (9pm here!) so we went and got Shawarma, one of my new favorite foods! Shawarma is this meat (usually lamb) Middle Eastern sandwich sold at all of the Kebab places around and it's really cheap so we end up eating it a decent amount when ...

Spent another night on a parking lot near the city centre. When trying to find a decent place to park our van near all the sights, we got caught up in a lybyrinth of narrow streets, filled with cars (sometimes even in the middle of the crossings...). Well, Boštjan is a very good driver, but my nerves are not as good as I thought.

With the help of a security guard at a bank in one of the ...

... be moving to Quebec for work, in case she ever wanted to visit Western Canada. I know what you all are thinking - I'm such a proud Canadian patriot, wanting to show foreigners my beautiful country!

But seriously, there aren't enough Spanish women in Canada, so anything I can do to make them comfortable here and encourage more of them to visit, would definitely be a very good thing. I do this not for my own benefit; I do this for the greater ...

... to anyone and as well as the wine tasting there is a whole host of other entertainment happening, in particular our kids enjoyed the fair, complete with roller-coasters, bumper cars and candy floss.

Of course, no celebration, fair or fiesta in this country is complete without the fireworks display, and what a display it was. AND IT WAS LOUD. But hey, that's how do things here, all in nothing .................. I'll take the all :)

The most incredible small hotel in Madrid's gay / lesbian district.
This weekend was the GAY PRIDE 2009, and I was in the middle of it, great parties
great people, I just love the way spanish people celebrate.
My room was very clean, the staff well educated, i really enjoyed my stay here.
Thanks Beni

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Boring long day on the A23, highest col 1223m.

Looking for aire in Zaragoza when Brits James, Clare and Katie in their motorhome took us under their wing to the park they'd already stayed in. Left over from 2008 water based expo, with typically spanish rusty iron "sculpture".

35 degree C until light shower cooled us all off.

Bren washed her hair in the public drinking fountain, starting a trend with the other family.

Back to Denia, then sadly started heading north. Turned off at random about 17:00 and followed signs uphill (12%) to Segorbe municipal campsite only to find it closed.

Then discovered we had a puncture! Called Saga roadside assistance and with help fom another kind spaniard gave directions ...

... dupa vre-o zece minute numa’ aud ca se deschide usa la baie si… nevasta-mea. Da’ nu stiu cum o intrat pana acolo… si ma prinde cu aia in… si incepe sa tipe, si io o iau in brate, si ea rupe hainele de pe mine, si io raman gol asa cum m-o facut mama… si incep sa iasa oamenii din camere si sa sa uite la mine.
Na si numa’ am masina ca o plecat cu masina si io ma duc pe ...