Up at 2.30 for Jamie, we were not quick enough so had a rather large wet patch to deal with, just what you need in the middle of the night. We are beginning to wonder why he no longer seems able to last through the night, perhaps it's all the travelling without the chance to regularly relieve himself although we give him every opportunity we can. We'll watch for a pattern.
It didn't stop him asking again at 6-40 so once again Bren donned coat and hat and went for a short walk. The signs all indicated that the market would be starting to assemble very early but no sign of it, even though the car park was half full of trucks and vans. At a more respectable getting up time we spotted folk going into the adjacent large building and guessed that was the actual venue - we didn't visit.
Breakfast, service the van and a chat with a Funster couple before getting on our way. As mentioned before our friends have bought a holiday home near Aguilas and we'd been invited to visit when we were in the area. From our stopover it was maybe a 2 hour drive so, after managing to translate the destination instructions onto TomTom we rejoined the autovia, routing around Lorca towards Aguilas, which is a popular holiday resort on the coast. As their place was "in the back of beyond" we'd been told to stop at a hotel/restaurant on the main road, call them and they would come and meet us, which all went to plan. Once greetings were completed we followed them, firstly to a supermarket for some essentials, then back to their "pad".
We'll post pictures later but it is a really nice 2-bed holiday home, on a small complex of similar places in the mountains above Aguilas with fantastic views. Plenty of room to park Bertie, although the gate was a little narrow, unfortunately there was a raised concrete lip and we managed to "ground" the fresh water tank, yes you've guessed it, ripping off the drain pipe yet again, even though we'd had it shortened. What a stupid design. Naughty words but we'll have lunch then sort it out later.
Fortunately it wasn't damaged too much and with the use of some bits and pieces plus a cartridge of silicone sealant we managed to replace the pipe and actually ended up doing a much better job. We decided to let the whole thing dry out and cure overnight before attempting to refill the tank until tomorrow, water now not being too much of a problem with a tap almost next to us.
The rest of the day was spent chatting and enjoying a nice evening meal - the restaurant mentioned earlier was only open at lunchtime so that idea had to be abandoned but we had more than enough "stuff" to do our own thing. Happily the garden was dog proof so we could let Jamie off to explore for himself although he never ventured far from us plus he also got a few walks around the complex, meeting various local dogs of course.
A beautiful sunset from the front window somehow got missed so we'll try for a piccie again tomorrow.
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