Run to the sun….

[Northernraider]

Where Garry is and the closed off aire?

Never been, but I presumed it was normally open in November +, from what I read on here, more of them are converting from being free to payment?

It's campsites though , they've never been free. Still absolutely loads of free parking and service areas in Spain though and in France. I haven't paid for a parkup or for services since I left the UK.

 

[L' Hobo]

It's campsites though , they've never been free. Still absolutely loads of free parking and service areas in Spain though and in France. I haven't paid for a parkup or for services since I left the UK.

Let's face it, I doubt if you paid for much parking even when you were still in the UK!

Others don't find it so easy?

 

[Lenny HB]

Awful in winter nothing at all open but a nice town.

A lot of towns are like that went to Benicàssim in March absolutely dead even restaurants closed in the evening.

 

[MichaelT]

A lot of towns are like that went to Benicàssim in March absolutely dead even restaurants closed in the evening.

Which is strange considering you can't get into any sites and the aire is overflowing

 

[Northernraider]

Which is strange considering you can't get into any sites and the aire is overflowing

Everyone escaping the cold north .

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[MichaelT]

Everyone escaping the cold north .

Yeah so plenty of trade for shops and restaurants etc.

 

[Northernraider]

Yeah so plenty of trade for shops and restaurants etc.

I guess they make enough in the summer months to have the winter off .

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

I doubt they would all close up if there was money to be made, maybe winter travellers don't spend as much out and about unless they are in Benidorm.

 

[Puddleduck]

I doubt they would all close up if there was money to be made, maybe winter travellers don't spend as much out and about unless they are in Benidorm.

Maybe difficult to get staff over the winter period..... not so many students available.

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Maybe difficult to get staff over the winter period..... not so many students available.

The unemployment rate is about 3x the UK an we think we are lazy!

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[Wanders from Glos]

The unemployment rate is about 3x the UK an we think we are lazy!

A bit harsh. I think it is genuine difficulty finding work rather than laziness. Our son-in-law is Spanish/ English. We know of quite a few of his friends who are graduates and cannot find work during the winter and have to do bar work in the summer. It’s quite depressing for them.

 

[Just smiffy]

Which is strange considering you can't get into any sites and the aire is overflowing

Why do you think most NL’s And Germans tow box trailers…. They’ve got Half a Lidl store in them.

Most of the restaurants on our walk today were closed, it looks like some open only in the evening, but the ones that were open during the day had plenty of customers…

 

[Just smiffy]

First thing on site is nice long showers and get the cooking stuff out and have a few beers, can’t do that in a carpark… well except if your French

Sitting in the van now with hot water on tap and a little heater gently warming my butt on electric, fast Wi-Fi and having a few beers… just had a proper rain shower, the first since coming over to st-malo 3 weeks ago, I’ve had drizzle but not proper rain..,

Site mostly Germans and a few NLs, they all give a Guten Morgen when passing and when I reply in my best Berlin accent they all look at my number plate and look confused… especially when Cintia starts rambling on in Brazilian Portuguese…

Sites ok, nice swimming pool complex, toilets dated but clean functional and heated 10amp of power and I’m loving having my own personal Wi-Fi router in the van, two phones iPad radio and tv streaming of it… massive pitch with a sink with water/waste… only downside is I’ve got to go to the other side of the camp for the disabled toilet/shower… only two minutes but hey ho…

Booked on to Bonterra park for next week…

found a Siamese twin banana in mercadonna …

 

[Northernraider]

First thing on site is nice long showers and get the cooking stuff out and have a few beers, can’t do that in a carpark… well except if your French

Sitting in the van now with hot water on tap and a little heater gently warming my butt on electric, fast Wi-Fi and having a few beers… just had a proper rain shower, the first since coming over to st-malo 3 weeks ago, I’ve had drizzle but not proper rain..,

Site mostly Germans and a few NLs, they all give a Guten Morgen when passing and when I reply in my best Berlin accent they all look at my number plate and look confused… especially when Cintia starts rambling on in Brazilian Portuguese…

Sites ok, nice swimming pool complex, toilets dated but clean functional and heated 10amp of power and I’m loving having my own personal Wi-Fi router in the van, two phones iPad radio and tv streaming of it… massive pitch with a sink with water/waste… only downside is I’ve got to go to the other side of the camp for the disabled toilet/shower… only two minutes but hey ho…

Booked on to Bonterra park for next week…

found a Siamese twin banana in mercadonna …

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Jeeso you're getting old.


And where you getting the rain from?

 

[Just smiffy]

Jeeso you're getting old.


And where you getting the rain from?

I’ve had two 5 min showers of rain but it’s proper rain….

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