Lazy Days @ Cabopino, Marbella

Not much to add to our blog at the moment. Have now been here for almost two weeks, with another two still to go before we move on to to our next location. We are just chilling out, having BBQ's at lunchtimes, a bit of sun bathing, going shopping, reading, walking George etc.

Entrance to Site

Views From Our Pitch

Site Roads

Washing Up After the BBQ

"Hands That Do Dishes"

An Evening Drink In The Port

                  Brandy Required!

Decided to go down to the very nice (& expensive!), Italian Restaurant on our site for a Valentines Night meal.

Camping Cabopino, Marbella.

Puerto Cabopino

Thursday 3^rd February.

Arrived @ Camping Cabopino in Marbella late in the afternoon. Would have been earlier but Tom Tom Janet decided that the coast road we needed must go through the middle of Fuengirola. Interesting experience to say the least, we could have joined the tourists, done some shopping, or had a stroll along the beach!!

Within an hour of arriving & finding the best pitch we could, some of our neighbours welcomed us over for a drink!! They have all been here since October & like many others book their pitch in advance which means that coming at other times you may only left with the shady pitches etc which whilst great in summer can be a tad cold at this time of year. Luckily ours gets the sun around 09:00 till late afternoon.

A lot of the pitches need a 4 wheel drive caravan to get on & off, not sure how we are going to get off our pitch yet, but will. Still shorts weather in the afternoon, but cooler in the evening.

Friday 4^th February

We had the option to move down a few pitches, but decided we would not gain much so re-adjusted the caravan position & level on our pitch. Due to the size & slope of the pitch we decided not to use our full awning and ordered a Sunncamp 390 tent style porch awning from the UK & it should arrive next week. Replacement passports arrived today. Went down to do some shopping in the afternoon ~ the main road is like a race track!

Saturday 5^th February

After breakfast & late morning coffe – very nice in the sunshine, we wandered down to Puerto Cabopino for a look around the small port & beaches which are very nice. Came back & had a BBQ lunch & a lazy afternoon. Melissa had posted Janet’s old mobile with new SIM card (new number is 07876 067 790) & replacement driving licence which arrived today.

Sunday 6th February

Lazy day, not much to add! BBQ lunch, some sunbathing etc. The sites WiFi is pretty awful, just about OK for emails/text, some of the time, but very hot/cold for uploading pictures.

La Alhambra

Built on a Hill high above Granada, the Alhambra is a series of buildings & palaces built over different periods.

Chronolgy...

1237 - 1273
Muhammad I  al-Ahmar started installing his court.

1333 - 1354
Yusuf I Constructed the Comares Palace.

1354 - 1359
Muhammed V Constructed the Palace of the Lions. The lions in question formed the base of a very ornate courtyard fountain. They have now been retored and have been moved inside a museum section. But you cannot take photos!

1487 - 1492
Muhammed XIII Boadil was the last Nasrid Sultan & surrendered the Alhambra to the Catholic Monarchs.

1492 - 1516 Isabella of Castille & Ferdinand of Aragon conducted extensive repairs & alterations.

1500 - 1558
Charles V decide to build his Palace after his wedding to Isabella of Portugal.








There are other buildings & gardens to explore & entrance to the main attraction, being the Nasrid Palaces, is timed. At 13 Euros each it is really good value, but if you go at this time of the year you need to wrap up as although sunny it was cold and we arrived early. 

The views over Granada are breathtaking & the camera cannot catch this. 







We booked our tickets on-line  a few days before & collected them when we arrived as the Alhambra is 60 miles from our site & tickets are limited each day

We finished off our day with a very nice Menu del Dia at the hotel across the road. A local troupe serenaded us (well the whole restaurant really!).

Had to buy their CD @ 10 Euros & Played it in the car on tha way back - probably the only time we will. I said someone may get it as a Christmas present!!