hi Randa

That looks very tempting. I like the idea of a smaller site somewhere warmer for winter. I know of two friends who usually spend January & February in Spain in their smallish motorhomes but they stay on the same large (and quite expensive) site and that doesn't appeal to us at all.

Although we have young grandchildren so a stay over Xmas would be out for us for a fair few years - but Jan & Feb could be a goer.

I wouldn't consider a long winter stay in our Troll in the UK as I am a bit of a softy and my ears seem to get very cold in the van . We stop at the end of November & start again in March

Have a good 22

MikeT

Hi Colin

Kath and I used to go Portugal a fair bit out of season and often stayed to the east of Faro in a commercial fishing port Olhao. This had good rail links across the Algarve. We were waiting for our Troll to be built but started looking at campsites when we got the train to various places.

Many of the sites seemed to be very big, busy and not very attractive to be honest. The pitches usually seemed very close together.

However we did see one smaller (not small) one at Fuzeta between Faro and Tavira on the coast. We wandered in for look and had a chat with a very friendly warden. It was on the river estuary and well placed. However he told us that it was very popular with north Europeans and not easy to get a pitch and that many people booked for long periods. However there was a very dusty Triton on site. but the couple were not around. The warden thought that they were Dutch.

It was a municipal site called Park de Campismo Fuzeta and you can see it on the web. I don't know enough to recommend it but Fuzeta is a small quaint typically Portuguese village not far from the much larger Tavira.I didn't like the crowding but everyone we saw seem to have vans and motorhomes packed on. It will give you an idea of what places are like.

The guy did stress that you needed to book well in advance.

All the best to you both for 2022

Mike

Having been forced into staying in the UK these last two years we have actually quite enjoyed the experience ( forgetting the whole COVID experience) and are now thinking that spring/early summer in the UK then winter (post Christmas) abroad is the way for us. To be honest I still don’t like having to book in advance and being told where and how to pitch but them’s the breaks. Although the sites are more expensive if you factor in the fuel to and from Dover and the coast of the crossing it probably evens out. Of course you don’t get the same cultural experience.
For us, due to family, it would probably be January through to March but that’s the part of the year Neil hates most, dark and cold.

We did a winter trip to Portugal and Spain pre covid. Christmas Day on the beach!
It’s certainly different.
We’re going again later this month.

I’ve sent you a pm Colin.