Distance travelled: 245km
Total distance: 3025km
Ice cream count: 10

Next stop was Valencia, and a little caravan park about 17km out of the city. On first appearances we weren’t sure about this one, but despite the smaller pitches, it was a lovely quiet site, with welcome Sangria and powerful showers to keep us happy. Our first afternoon involved a trip to one of Spain’s best dog beaches, allegedly. It wasn’t great, but Wilf did get a good run and there was a lovely little port nearby, Port Saplaya, with gorgeous pastel coloured houses and a massive winding marina that we could wander round. We also had a great ice cream and crêpe at Toni’s on the sea front, before heading home for tasty sandwiches on the van.

Our next day was all about exploring Valencia – despite it seeming to be another public holiday, we made the most of a day on foot round this beautiful city. Cake by a noisy church was the first stop, followed by a long walk through the beautiful city park, bringing us to the amazing Science and Art centre. We explored this from the outside at least, soaking up the sunshine and watching the zorbing balls, rowing boats and paddle boards from a distance. Lunch was tasty burgers in a huge old market hall, washed down with Agua di Valencia (thanks for the top tip Vicky G!) which left us both feeling decidedly squiffy! It turns out a cocktail of gin, vodka, Cava and fresh orange was quite potent!! More wandering the streets brought us to the Plaza de la Virgin which was bustling with people in traditional dress and more church bells as the evening celebrations and performances were getting underway – no idea what they were celebrating, but something to do with Easter we think!