Floozie2 the TV star

We got away from La Manga this morning having fixed the errant valve that was stopping the air suspension from rising. Floozie2 got a wash, Pixie the MINI was put on her trailer and washed, then had her cover put on and we went to bed for an early night. The alarm went at 7am on Amanda's digital alarm clock, yet the rest of the clocks said 6. Huh? So we sat in bed with a cup of tea thinking we were an hour early and the clock had had a dicky fit, then got organised and were off by 7-30. Or so we thought. In fact Amanda's clock was right and had automatically adjusted itself for daylight saving. It was in fact 8-30!! Non the less, it was a good early start for our eight hour plus journey today.

We set off in rain, which gave way to cloud, then bright patches until by the time we got to Zaragoza, it was lovely and sunny. It was a really good run and the the closer we get to the Pyrenees, the more attractive the landscape becomes. Wide open, patchwork plains of green and burnt umber bordered by hills and mountains still dusted with the last of this winter's snow. Quite dramatic at times.

We arrived at Zaragoza by 4.30pm and found the campsite easily. It's brand spanking new and showed great promise on its internet website. And it lives up to it....apart from one wee flaw. The camping is spacious, well laid out with lovely big pitches and wide access roads. But for some reason they designed the place with the most awkward and narrow entrance that even some fair sized caravan units would struggle to get in. There's also an overhanging roof on the reception which is aleady bearing the scars of missed attempts at getting in. However, the nice lad on reception said we could go in through another set of service gates. When we got to them, he was there waiting, along with a roving news reporting team for TV in Barcelona - or so they told us. Amanda reckons they were 'kids' doing a college project but they looked too old for that. Or has Amanda now got to the age where anyone under thirty is a 'kid'? I guess I shall have to ask when I pay up tomorrow. Anyway, they filmed us coming on to site, driving through, reversing on to pitch with the trailer on (not the best bit of reversing I've done - typical!) and then a poke around inside. They had fun, bone fide or not.

So as the sun goes down, we're both writing away and enjoying the peace and quiet of the site. Depending on how we feel tomorrow, we shall either get on our way or take a stroll into Zaragoza for the day. Apparently it has a lot of history and is quite pretty, so maybe something we shouldn't miss.