From Col de Peyresourde to Espana (in just a few hours)

Todd and I decided that we wanted to get part of our drive to Spain under our belts. So, we headed out.  We got to a little town called Tella de Sin, where they have a cute campground. We’re staying for a whopping $12 Euro – running water is the big bonus, that meant full size toilets and showers (a luxury I can assure you).  We will be going to an amazing campground outside of Barcelona tomorrow that is a whole lot more than $12 Euro.  But they’ve got amenities --showers, electricity, and it’s close to the beach (although Todd’s hairdresser did relate a horror story about a very large naked woman standing over him at the beach- he was unaware that clothing was optional).

So much more to come – I’m excited. 

Finding Our Way to the Disneyland of Campgrounds

The drive over was simply amazing. Spain reminds me of Central California and San Diego (at least the parts we’ve seen). The Rio Cinca was incredible!  It was the most brilliant aqua blue—like nothing I’ve seen. Blue and green together-- I don’t think our cameras came close to capturing the actual color.

Lake pic

We drove through some adorable towns. They were quaint and just beautiful. Some of the buildings were so old, it gave me a sense of insignificance. It will continue to stand long after I’ve left this world. Incredible sights!

Beautiful town called Loudenville

Tomorrow we will be headed into Barcelona.  Todd’s going to ride in the AM and then we will go in and do a bike tour and see the city. It should be really fun. I’m ashamed to say we didn’t do any research on Spain—so we’re doing it tonight.

We arrived late Monday afternoon at the campground; it is called Vilanova Park. This campground is H-U-G-E! We are in section G and there are literally hundreds of campsites, cabins, and tent spaces. There are at least 2 pools, a full restaurant, a restaurant/bar, an ice cream bar, a pizza bar, a game room, a boutique, an Internet café (coin operated), a full grocery store, and so much more that we haven’t seen.  When we left the restaurant tonight they were setting up for a live band.

This place is insane. The couple behind us has been coming here for 5 years. He is Dutch and she is from Rochester, Minnesota (half-Dutch also). It’s nice to have a few English speakers around. They have the cutest little one and some tweens.  He’s a cyclist, we’ll see if he and Todd have time to get a ride in together.  He was admiring Todd’s bike. He’s younger and should be able to keep up (I would think) despite his older bike.

Great dinner tonight—we haven’t eaten out since Paris.  We decided to grab a light dinner at the restaurant here.  We ordered salmon and a salad. The two beers were really good. I haven’t heard of the beer before, but it was nice. Very refreshing.

One funny note- at home we have some doves that nest by Todd’s window. Today I noticed that some doves (they look similar to the ones at home) are at the campsite. LOL   It looks like Todd will have his friends here to drive him a little crazy and wake him up in the morning.