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Cabrerizos, Spain |
Cabrerizos, Spain
Wednesday evening we dined in the restaurant at the campsite, and chatted with 4 other Brits – two from Bury who were returning home the following day having been in Spain since October 16 in a motor home, and another couple from north of Inverness who were doing something similar to us but for 3 months – once again in a motorhome. We had a great time, and our hosts produced a lovely meal for us all, as we were the only guests in the place! Thursday morning we were up bright and early and ready to leave at just before 10. It would have been a bit sooner, had we not struggled to discover why we could only get the caravan to move in straight lines. It took our neighbour in the adjacent motorhome to point out that we’d got the jockey wheel locked into position, hence we couldn’t turn. That sorted we were on our way! Apart from about 4 miles at either end of the journey the whole 200 plus miles was on dual carriageway and for much of it you barely came across another vehicle! It was through some spectacular scenery too, as we crossed over/through the eastern edge of the Picos mountains, which we’d explored earlier in the week. The site was preprogrammed into the sat nav which brought us straight here via a housing estate! It’s a nice quiet spot adjacent to the river about 4 km from Salamanca town centre – but not far from a main road and railway line! However, there aren’t many other campers, so we had our pick of where to pitch. This morning we took the local bus into Salamanca, which was relatively easy, and spent a lovely day visiting a range of cathedrals – old and new, the Plaza Mayor, a Roman bridge, the bell tower Ieronimus, not to mention loads of university buildings and the Casa de las Conchas which was undergoing a bit of a refurb and was consequently shrouded in scaffolding!
We returned on the same bus, but as it was a circular route we were unsure as to where to get off. Fortunately a friendly Spanish guy must have overheard us chatting, and told us exactly how many stops we needed to count before disembarking. This proved to be extremely helpful and meant that within 10 minutes of getting off we were back at the caravan enjoying a cuppa in the sunshine. Did I mention it was 24 degrees today? Not bad for 10 March!