Our 2018 European adventure

The 2 nights we spent at Lantejuela saw the weather change drastically with heavy rain and really high winds, the first night I even thought of getting up at 3am to turn the van into the wind it was that strong. So yesterday it was time to literally pull the plug on the free electric and move on while the winds were at a manageable level. We headed to Antequera which had another aire with facilities for water and waste, which we needed to empty/replenish. It's sited on the car park of a sports stadium with shops, bars and resturants all within walking distance. It's definitely worth a walk up the hill to the castle that's sits at the top of the town as the views are pretty spectacular. Reminded me of the scenery from "assassins creed" for the old gamers out there. We had lunch at the little bar opposite the aire before retiring to the motorhome mid afternoon. It's next to a main road and the traffic was constant so we decided to move again to a park 4 the night spot just 10 minutes away that was listed as woodland views next to a lake....better scenery. Off we went but when the sat nav said 'you have reached your destination' there was no camping spot to be found! Jayne checked Google and found another just 15 minutes away. This time a small car park in the hills. Nice views, however it was so sloped there's no way we could have avoided rolling out of bed. It was getting towards late afternoon by now so we thought that we would bite the bullet and head for Benalmadena which was our next destination. Couple of hours on and we arrived at the car park of Paloma Park pretty much in the centre. What a great location, the park is fabulous with woodland, lakes, cafes and a myriad of animals roaming around. Only downside is there's hordes of cockerels which, at 4am are pretty tiresome. Thank God for earplugs.
Today is Sunday and we have walked along the front and down into Torremolinos. The sun is shining and it's very busy but we found time and space to enjoy coffee and lunch overlooking the beach. The marina here is amazing and if anyone has a few million euros that they are not using I wouldnt mind a place here.
So after 2 nights here we are thinking of trying to find a site close by for a week or so where we can chill out and maybe rent a car to explore the area in more detail.