Bye Bye Barcelona & Mum & Dad

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We caught the train into Barcelona on our last day as the bus times on a Sunday weren't great but it made a refreshing change from the bus and we even got a different view out of the window!  We had arranged to meet Dave & Brenda for lunch as they were going on a boat trip around the port in the morning and we had decided to go and do the cable car across the port which we didn't get to do a couple of days earlier which we mentioned in our last post. Success this time and it was well worth it as the views out to sea, over the City and across the port were stunning.

The cable car took us up to the Miramar viewpoint in the Parc de Montjuic where the Olympic park & stadium are situated which is quite high up in relation to the rest of the City so a great place to see the views across it. From there the Gaudi cathedral the Sagrada Familia sticks out like a sore thumb, amazing to think it's been there all those years but is still under construction.

From there we walked back down to the marina and met Dave & Brenda before heading off for a spot of lunch in one of the beautiful squares which was really nice as it was Father's Day and also our last day together. We had a fantastic meal, I had a fillet steak, Julie a lasagne and then we shared some profiteroles, a real treat, thanks Dave & Brenda :-)

We then headed back to hotel where we all said another emotional goodbye before heading back to the station to catch our train, it never gets any easier....On the way we went via the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya a most impressive building with huge fountains that we had passed every day on the bus so it was nice to go and see it and get some pictures although the fountains weren't running which was a shame but hey ho.

We had a great week meeting up with Stuart & Elaine and Dave & Brenda and enjoyed every minute of Barcelona but it went so quickly. We decided to have chill out day Monday before heading off on Tuesday to Sant Pere Pescador in the Bay of Roses, which will be our last stop in Spain. 

It seemed quite strange to be back on the road again but our adventure continues although the next few months may be a little tricky as we need to try and avoid paying €40+ per night to stay on campsites as it's now high season.  

We have a feeling there will be a mass exodus of Dutch & German campers from this site at the end of the month as they all head home for the summer months and then return in October!  Maybe I will have to buy Julie a plastic chair for the side of the road after all!!

Funny thing that happened this week while washing up one evening was that we were using some washing up liquid that we had acquired from a site a while ago that someone had left behind. It's bright green with German writing all over the label (people usually look at what washing up liquid you have so they know what nationality you are). The couple opposite us had exactly the same bottle so thought we too were German and were nodding & smiling at us, we just looked at each other and joked that we too were German but spoke very good English, it did made us chuckle!

That's all for now.

J&J 

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