Gareth & Phil have fun in Spain 2025.

[cliffanger]

That galley of yours is getting a hammering Gareth! The food looks delicious, and I’d kill to be able to do roasties like that Carpmart Serena!

Phil always looks so happy on every photo! Clearly having the best time!

 

[Mr porky]

No gravy for the chicken?

Not with salad

 

[Carpmart]

A lovely afternoon with Harvey and Serina, sorry Carpmart phil tells me off as I refer to people as there motorhome fun handle and not there names.
A smogersboard of nibbles followed by a roast chicken dinner with lovely salads. Followed by sticky toffee pudding and ice cream.
Serena provided the delicious roast pototes with roasted garlic, Harvey provided the ice cream that went with the pudding.
It was a lovely day with lots of Spanish sun thank goodness
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What an amazing afternoon and meal! Simply Delicious. Who knew that celery leaves add such a fragrance to a salad! Thanks for doing a loverly steak for me Gareth!

The sticky toffee pudding has been severely underplayed by Garath. All home made, the pudding itself was light, the toffee sauce absolutely fabulous… top five puddings I’ve ever eaten!

cliffanger - yes roasters were impressive… Rene gets them spot on even in a Motorhome oven!

Weather was amazing too!

 

[Barriesimpson]

Not with salad

I would forfeit the salad for a nice gravy, but each to his own as they say.

 

[Mr porky]

A cycle out to the next town over past the airport. Lo pagàn, stopped for a light refreshment

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[Neilh]

Food looks delicious, weather very pleasant and the Chablis Premier 1st Cru, cuts out any need for gravy. enjoy and keep posting

 

[The Coops]

How's the new bikes performing? Can they go past a watering hole without having to stop yet?

 

[Mr porky]

How's the new bikes performing? Can they go past a watering hole without having to stop yet?

Trained to stop at the halfway point

 

[Mr porky]

Checking what to do next over our morning coffee and although we have been before we may do a night at Cartagena (last time we stayed at a garage aire on the outskirts but think we will try the football ground parking).
After that there's a beach called playa de los cocedores which we have stopped before, just this side of the border with andalusia, no services but a local garage with a full service system which if I remember you can wash your motorhome.
If anybody has any other suggestions please let us know as I'm struggling to find somewhere else that we haven't done in previous trips.
We can of course always extend our time in mar menor but I think we are ready to hit the road.

 

[Carpmart]

Have you been here… this time of year I understand you can stop on the beach without any issues….

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[Carpmart]

Then maybe here for the next stop?

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[Carpmart]

Here is quite a nice stop in the harbour…

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[The Coops]

How about up to Barcelona, catch the ferry to Gerona and do Italy, Rome, Pompei, Venice Italian Lakes etc or do you want somewhere warmer in which case why not try Italy cross to Greece and do that

 

[Mr porky]

Thank you Carpmart

 

[Mr porky]

How about up to Barcelona, catch the ferry to Gerona and do Italy, Rome, Pompei, Venice Italian Lakes etc or do you want somewhere warmer in which case why not try Italy cross to Greece and do that

Too far i feel. We have to be back into northern Spain for our ferry back on the 22nd March.

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[Mr porky]

How about up to Barcelona, catch the ferry to Gerona and do Italy, Rome, Pompei, Venice Italian Lakes etc or do you want somewhere warmer in which case why not try Italy cross to Greece and do that

Definitely need the sun

 

[lorger]

Food from your Sunday roast looks delicious, no wonder everyone has massive smiles

We stayed here for 5 nights over Xmas, it’s a bit quirky but really relaxing and plenty of walking and cycling, nearest town is only 15 minutes on the bike through quiet roads.

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[Mr porky]

Food from your Sunday roast looks delicious, no wonder everyone has massive smiles

We stayed here for 5 nights over Xmas, it’s a bit quirky but really relaxing and plenty of walking and cycling, nearest town is only 15 minutes on the bike through quiet roads.

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Nice, although we are sticking to the coast for now. Good suggestion for later.

 

[BigVtwin]

Mr porky I have thoroughly enjoyed, and just binge read the last 16 pages
Not gonna lie, loving the food and alcohol definitely close to my heart....

 

[Mr porky]

The switch in our bathroom has stopped working.
It's getting to be a long list of broken parts on this morelo. Silly things but still annoying.
We can still control the lights from the main board, luckily.

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[Lenny HB]

The switch in our bathroom has stopped working.
It's getting to be a long list of broken parts on this morelo. Silly things but still annoying.
We can still control the lights from the main board, luckily.
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You could take me along next time as your resident engineer, I'll do it just for the food & booze.

 

[pandas]

Checking what to do next over our morning coffee and although we have been before we may do a night at Cartagena (last time we stayed at a garage aire on the outskirts but think we will try the football ground parking).
After that there's a beach called playa de los cocedores which we have stopped before, just this side of the border with andalusia, no services but a local garage with a full service system which if I remember you can wash your motorhome.
If anybody has any other suggestions please let us know as I'm struggling to find somewhere else that we haven't done in previous trips.
We can of course always extend our time in mar menor but I think we are ready to hit the road.

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last one is brilliant

 

[Mr porky]

If you haven't been the following:

Google Search

check it's open - plus

Dalí Theatre-Museum | Figueres | Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí

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last one is brilliant

Thank you, although i don't think we will be in that area on this trip

 

[Mr porky]

Premuim motorhomes responded with regard to the light switch. I removed from wall with a small tug ,disconnected the wire, waited 10 seconds and replaced it back. It works again, it's apparently a software issue which will be fixed in March.

 

[cyberyacht]

What is the world coming to when you need an IT dept for a ruddy light switch?

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[funflair]

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I am really pleased that you are Beta testing this new model for the rest of us Gareth and Phil, let us know when everything is sorted and we might look again how is the new oven ? did that do the sticky toffee pudding ?

 

[funflair]

What is the world coming to when you need an IT dept for a ruddy light switch?

Indeed, these new models have all Can-Bus switching for habitation stuff, I imagine quite convenient when it all work OK but yes ultimately it has to be reliable.

 

[Mr porky]

I am really pleased that you are Beta testing this new model for the rest of us Gareth and Phil, let us know when everything is sorted and we might look again how is the new oven ? did that do the sticky toffee pudding ?

It did, the new oven is superb, it's a bosch and just like a household one.

 

[Mr porky]

All new morelos come with a shoe drying rack, well phil seems to think so

 

[Mr porky]

A wonderful night with Harvey and Serena, they very kindly returned the favour of our hospitality with a slap up meal at the restaurant which is next to the campsite.
It was excellent, we all thoroughly recommend it.

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