Yes it was. Got up when the alarm went off, switched the heating
on and went back to bed until the van had warmed up! But the sun soon showed it’s
face and we were set for another beautiful day.
LPG is not widely available in Spain so you have to go
looking for it. We had both used a lot of gas on heating over the last few days
so a refill was in order and we knew of a place on the Madrid Ring where it was
available. So with the satnav programmed off we went until it became clear that
something was amiss with the directions. Needing a supermarket shop anyway we
pulled off into a Centro Commercial and did some shopping before having a look
at the satnav. It was correct, but was avoiding toll roads which meant taking
us the “pretty way”. We eventually got there and, with a little help from the
lady, got our gas.
Then back onto the ring road. Faith restored, following the
directions of the satnav was the only way to get clear and after a manic
20mins, swapping lanes, taking obscure turnoffs etc. we escaped Madrid. From
here it was then just a straight run along the A4 autovia and having been
delayed longer than we’d hoped decided to press on and eat on the go.
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| Hilltop windmills in the distance |
A couple of hours later saw us turning off the autovia at
the Parc Naturelle Despenaperro and the lovely little village of Santa Elena.
The ACSI campsite was just on the far edge of the village and in a beautiful
setting, overlooking the valley of the park. We eventually raised the site
owner who told us, in faultless Spanish, to just park up and come back later to
pay. Well we assume that’s what he said because that’s what we did and there
didn’t seem to be a problem.
The sunshine was beautiful but it rapidly cooled off as it
set so button up ‘cos it’s going to be another cold one!
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