In some places. Those crazy Geordies I was travelling with last year were paying €4 per stumpy can during Ramadan. And driving miles sometimes to get it. I'm glad I'm not a big drinker
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There is not much to see in Sidi ifni and you would probably be better in the campsites in the lower part of town rather than the top campsite on the clifftop that we were in ,if you want to surf.( closer to the beach).
Yes , some of the buildings , especially those on top of the cliffs are spanish and even some " newer: ones still have a Spanish look about them. There is a lighthouse on top.with a good walk up the terraces where the cafes and restaraunts are. Behind and up from el Barco.
We stayed at the same aire by the port in September. Feels a bit "iffy" as you drive down past the qypsy camp by the road bridge but pretty secure and reallt easy access to Seville. What a fantastic city. Enjoy your trip and will follow with interest.Morning all. We have landed in Seville at last! Yesterday we woke to a grey, drizzly day in the Basque region so skipped our original idea of a walk and just grabbed a few supplies from the local Lidl. Not our supermarket of choice but the Carrefour had height barriers (reinforcing my non motorhome friendly vibe)
It was actually a pretty nice Lidl and I do like the fact that whatever country you are in the layout is the same so it does make for a quick and easy shop. Plus they always have products of the country you are in, so to feel like we were actually in Spain we picked up some manchego, lovely purple beefsteak tomatoes, iberico ham and some boquerones.
After checking the forecast for Seville we found that wed was going to be warm but cloudy and Thursday is rain all day then turning brighter but cooler the rest of the week so we calculated that we could get to a park up 40km from Seville if we spent the day driving and hopefully get a dry day to wander around and get some much needed leg stretching.
Most of the drive was grey, very windy and through very boring agricultural land but eventually the landscape became more interesting with rugid, rock strewn hills and craggy mountains and then we started to see miles and miles of rolling, managed pasture covered with the classic Holm oaks (we have a young one in our garden at home and it had it's first acorn this year) This is in the Extramedura region of Spain and these pastures are known as La Dehesa.
As avid foodies we were quite excited to see a couple of herds of fat black pigs (the Iberian pig) which feed on the Holm oak acorns and become the iconic product that Spain is so proud of. I did a bit of buffing up online about the various hams and was reminded that the pigs we had just seen roaming free range and eating exclusively acorns give you the Ibèrico de Bellota. Hopefully we will get to taste this in Seville today.
The drive was 500 miles and about 2 hrs from our destination the landscape changed again and became much drier with olives, oranges and palms and we were treated to the most spectacular candy floss skies that kept changing to deeper oranges and reds as we drove on directly into the sunset. I couldn't get a good pic but this one is a bit arty.
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It really brightened my mood as I was itching for that feeling of actually being in a different climate.
We arrived at the park up at 8pm and it was supposed be a scenic spot over looking a reservoir but almost immediately after turning off the small country road there was a low stone bridge/ tunnel. As we approached I said to Paul 'that looks low shall I jump out?' and he said no we'll be fine. Well we got 6m in (very slowly) and then heard a faint noise. Panic ensued and we crept back out and I jumped out with the torch. I could see the tiniest of marks from ground level so we had been very very lucky.
Paul was quite upset with himself but really he was just so ultra focused on getting us to our spot after a massive drive and it was a useful reminder that tiredness can lead to poor judgement.
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Just shaved the paint off
We stayed the night next to some bins in a very quiet layby and it was a gorgeous, starry night and not a breath of wind which is so welcome as it has been so windy at home the last few months.
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Up early and we had a half hour drive and are now settled in an aire by the port. It's very industrial but gated and serviced at 14e a night and the sun has just come out which was unexpected so we are off to explore!
Yes we were just telling a french couple about that Aire as they said they didn't stop in Seville as couldn't find anywhere to stay. We managed to explain in rudimentary french that it's looks 'well dodgy' when you drive in but gets better once inside and very safe.
If you can catch the camel market in Guelmim on a Saturday its truly a sight to see
We had tea with a nomad yesterday who said that there aren't a lot of camels being traded at the moment because there have been no rains for several years so it's too expensive to feed the camels.
Not sure we'll be there on a Saturday but if so we'll see...
I found a lovely quiet street right next to the Palace in seville ... a little known secret .
Oh nice. Let us know by pm for next year will you?
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It's on his thread.Oh nice. Let us know by pm for next year will you?
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Jeez I'm not trawling through all the thousands of posts on his thread to look for that. I need the info in time for January next year!
I'll send it to you when you need it
Lazing about in the shade of the van this afternoon as it's so hot and I've come across a fascinating article about Sidi Ifni if anyone is interested.
I think it's changed already since this was written in 2019 as we are seeing quite a lot of tourists here and plenty of different nationalities though maybe that depends on what time of year you visit.
The Spanish Saharan town that should never have existed
Welcome to an old outpost of the Spanish Empire, and the battlefield of the Forgotten War.
And me please for this April!Oh nice. Let us know by pm for next year will you?
I'm guessing that's the same one we use normally. On the docks. Pretty ropey approach but gated compound.
What was the name of the other campsite you moved to please?
Camping Sidi Ifni
The puppy pictures didn't postBit of a dusty, windy day in Sidi Infinity today so after a walk at low tide over the rocks we mostly chilled out in the van with all the windows shut and just popped out for some lunch. In honour of the Spanish influence here had a siesta too
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Think I need to leave Morocco soon or I'm not going to be able to resist the puppies much longer. There are very few dogs here in Sidi Ifni but this gorgeous young girl hopped in to say hello. Offered her some food but she only had a nibble and then got distracted by someone's chocolate lab and went zooming off after them. Phew.
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Went for another surf and then packed up the van ready for departure tomorrow morning.
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Oh and the golden hour here can't be beaten.
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Strange. I can see it. Sure it isn't your dodgy esim
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So cute
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