Dave and Sue outside La Sablonnerie, Sark

Friday 13 January 2012

Aranjuez (12th & 13th January)


We are currently at Aranjuez where we are stopping for two nights.

Yesterday we arrived about two thirty having left Bilbao at about eight, right in the middle of the rush hour. Our TomTom worked perfectly, safely navigating us around Madrid and directing us right to the Campsite gates. What surprised us was the weather en route. As we left Bilbao we had a clear sky but as we climbed the hills behind the town it became frosty with thickening cloud. By the time we went through the first pass (750m) e were in thick fog and heavy frost. This remained with us for a good distance before we dropped down south of Burgos and the sun suddenly came out again. A couple of breaks on the way and we arrived in time for a relaxing coffee by the banks of the Rio Tajo where we pitched about thirty yards from it's bank.

Royal Palace at Aranjuez

Today we have explored Aranjuez with it's Royal Palace and lovely gardens although you have to imagine what they would be like in Summer as everything is currently quite bare. Lots of squirrels though. Some lovely buildings are around the town which give it quite a special feel. Back on site now for an afternoon glass of Rioja. On to L Manga tomorrow.

Red squirrel in Jardin de Principe, Aranjuez

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