The rain in Spain

We did eventually head off to Pamplona but a day later than advertised as we
decided that another lazy day in the sun on top of our hill was desired. We
also made use of the facilities to get the washing up to date. Well you have
to take the opportunities when they arise to avoid turning the noses of your
neighbours. Thankfully all was mostly dry and packed away before the clouds
gathered and the thunder rumbled. Yes, we had some rain, our first in Spain,
and it was on top of a hill!! Needless to say after it had passed it was
back to scorching sunshine again, sorry (the temp was around 30c).
On our run down to Pamplona the following day we had picked out some nice
little typical Basque villages to visit, but the weather did not oblige and
the day was damp and cloudy. The wonderful valleys we drove though were
cloud bound and not shown to their best effect. Thankfully on arrival at our
site just north of Pamplona the clouds broke and the sun warmed our skins
again. So after a bite of lunch we decided to make use of the sunshine and
head into town just in case the weather broke again the next day. After
eventually finding the car park we were heading for, thanks again to
Practical Motorhome, we headed off to the old part of the town. We had a
very pleasant afternoon wandering around during siesta time whilst it was
quiet and took in the sights. There are some amazing old buildings, some
that have been refurbished and some that are in need of a bit of care and
attention. The bullring is a bit of a disappointment as you can't really get
much of an idea of it from the outside, it just looks like a big concrete
structure, the ring in Seville is much more picturesque. Later on we
re-visited many of the streets again once the masses had returned and all
the little shops had opened. We did find some nice little bargains in the
shops, a washing line and a nice bottle of No.43 Liquor. For those not in
the know, No. 43 is a vanilla liquor and is very nice indeed, either with
pineapple juice, or what ever you fancy.
The site we were at was not the best and we had decided that one night would
be enough before moving on. This was confirmed in the morning when the
showers were freezing cold with not much of a hint of warm water to be seen.
We had originally been planning to head back to the north west coast and
around from there. But over the last few days we changed our plans as Italy
seems to be calling us. So our route is now into the Pyrenees and down to
Barcelona before popping up the coast into France and along to Italy. Italy
is our main target for the trip and we can always return and do a fuller
tour of Spain at a later date. So off it was to our next stop near the
little town of Gavin in the foothills of the mountains. We had a very
pleasant drive here and are more than satisfied with the site. You should
see the toilet blocks, they are 5-star hotel quality. This is definitely the
benchmark for the tour, as the previous sites were very European and pretty
old.
So weather permitting we will hole out here for a few days and chill out,
hopefully not literally, and then meander on via one or two more sites down
to Barcelona. Our biggest headache coming up is Easter, so we need to find a
nice site that we can take refuge in over the Easter weekend as I think
anywhere near a big town will be very busy.

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Hasta Luego

M&S