A lot warmer overnight although still some rain about, which continued most of the day. Jamie asking to go out early again - we think it's more that he's bored and wants to be outside rather than physiological needs despite last thing "walkies" before bed. But anyway, breakfast, empty the loo and on our way heading for Pau then Oleron St Marie before climbing up to the tunnel. As the fuel level was getting a bit low we felt that it would be wise to top it up before tackling the mountains rather than hope for cheaper fuel once we arrived in Spain. In the end we paid exactly the same as the first fuel station in Spain so no real loss there. Shame about the rain because it took away our views of the mountains but once clear of Oleron the road was very quiet and we made excellent time, only held up slightly as a tanker pulled out in front of us as we were about to enter the tunnel, but at least he mostly drove at the speed limit.
Through to the other side and into Spain, we were disappointed to find the weather was the same but stopped anyway at a picnic spot for lunch, trying to keep it short so we could get as far as possible tonight. There is a autovia, Spanish free motorway, from a short distance after the tunnel all the way to Valencia, via Huesca and Zaragoza, except for short stretches early on that haven't been finished and don't look as if any work has been done on them for a while - run out of money now that UK has left Europe?
Anyway, we're now well on schedule, changing our route having saved us quite a lot of mileage and time, although Spain's speed limits are much more reasonable and we found ourselves cruising faster than is our norm. It soon became obvious that a town we've stopped at a few times was just the right distance away so Bren programmed TomTom for the aire at Carenena where we found half a dozen motorhomes already parked up but there was a space on the end for us. Unfortunately we still don't appear to have escaped the rain and as this is written we're listening to its gentle sound as we prepare tea.
All being well we're easily within reach of our booked campsite tomorrow with enough spare time for an hours shopping to stock up as we're planning a ten day break.
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