This Easter Jose did the planning (as I've been really busy with my private classes and driving school). When I initially heard about the camping trip in Malaga, I can't say that I was very excited. I mean, camping is great and the south of Spain has great weather, but we were in the beginning of April and camping is just asking for rain and freezing nights. After a bit of grumbling on my part, we set off with everything but the kitchen sink in our Dacia. And...
It was great!
The weather was excellent; much better than I had expected. The blanket/ air matress/ flannel sheets/ down comforter combination worked wonders and we even bought a little camping gas set so we could have hot coffee in the mornings (there's nothing worse than smelling the other campers hot coffee as you wash down some cold croissants with juice). We spent our days (2 for travelling and 3 for sightseeing) wandering through the mountain villages of Malaga, really enjoying the historic white-washed clusters of houses on mountain sides. Loved it.
Our trip was really great because of two things:
1. We employed the foreigner campsite rule. This states that when camping, put your tent as far into foreign territory as possible (the south of Spain is overrun with British, Dutch and French people) and as far away from other Spanish people! This greatly increases the number of hours you sleep, as Spanish people stay awake much later, are a great deal louder and basically a pain in the ass.
2. Our 5 day vacation to Malaga only cost us 200 euros! This includes gas, campsite fare and all food. Our car consumes nothing! And while we don't starve, we normally eat pretty boring things while traveling. This was a great way to have a really fun vacation without the guilt of not saving for the house!
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