It's not all great - The reality of vanlife in spain 

Camping Javea on ACSI rate - perfect campsite with stunning views of the Montgo!

Albir or Altea are definitely worth a visit and you can get the tram from either to Benidorm.

Have you been to moriara round the bend from Javea ? The free car park in middle of town allows Campervans and Motorhome for free. The town is beautiful and lots of bars restaurants and live music even in the winter. Try Saxo for live music every night except Tuesday 😂(off grid only)

Hi guys just sat here in the storm admiring the fact you have loads of hours of daylight oh and that orange thing in the sky!! 🙄🤣🤣 Not the orange that Redders head butted 😂😂 poor orange 🍊😭 we hate those kind of days but you do feel a sense of satisfaction when it’s all done !! 😁 never boring in Vanlife is it 🤪😃 safe travels lovelies 🥰😘 xxx

We spent a lot of time in Javea in Nov/Dev and were able to park on the pebbly beach. However, the counçil put a stop to it and put in height barriers. Another fantastic park-up is on the cliff by the lighthouse, that overlooks Javea. Room for about a dozen vans. Fantastic views! We got water from the same place as you, but we had a connector from Leroy Merlins. There's a big UK supermarket in Javea. Expensive though!

Hi "Reds" camping Almafra is my fav in Benidorm area, it's close enough to hop on bus into main town . Lovely friendly site, dog friendly and very clean facilities

Weather looks great guys 😎🏝️ loved the vlog it gives us inspiration for our Spain trip next winter escaping the cold 🥶 of the uk 🇬🇧 👍😎

Fascinating stuff. We love these sort of days cos we learn a lot about how to go about European travel. We had an issue with the LPG last week in sub zero. Apparently there’s different mixes of Propane/Butane in different countries. Spain will have more Butane in the mix which freezes quicker than Propane. In the end we think it was our regulator that had the problem, so not the mix Thanks for sharing the fuel up - we do now have hopefully the correct gas adaptors. Intriguing to see how you find the park ups. We wouldn’t like some of the Park4night sites but that one looked fine 👍 An interesting day 👍👍

That strange tap you couldn't connect to - someone has just unscrewed from the opening at the bottom of the tap and stolen the nozzle that would have been there. It would have been a normal hosepipe connection. Maybe worth nipping into Leroy Merlin/Brico Mart/Depot to get one for a couple of Euros to add to your collection. By the way, you know not to eat the oranges. They are not edible oranges.

Hi Corrin Paul Dolly and Pippa. Thank you for your latest blog. It’s good to see both sides to van life. Pierre seems to have the same kind of days where he fixes stuff and super glue is usually somewhere in the process. Corrin thanks for the steer on laundromats. I have not used the laundromat other than in the campsites we have been staying at. Just enjoyed a couple of days in Los Albaricoques in the Cabo de Gata park. The camp was called Camper Park Olivares. It felt like we were in Mexico. They have a claim to fame being the village where two of the spaghetti westerns had scenes filmed there, and you can definitely see why. Little cooler as we were about 15km inland but very different from other places we stayed. We are now at a camp for services in Roquetas de Mar. Very busy. We are heading towards Motril, then up to Granada. I’m looking forward to seeing the Alhambra. We drove through Benidorm and decided it wasn’t for us. Far too touristy and way too many people and traffic. We ended up staying further down the coast past Alicante at a beach stop called El Altet for free. Nice stop lovely sunrise. There are two One called El Altet and one called El de Altet. We didn’t like the El de Altet it was a park ground away from the beach. I look forward to your next instalment where ever you end up. Enjoy your stays be safe. Regards Kate Pierre and Tasha xxx

Hi guys good to see both sides of van life reality has to be, weather much better than home mind. Another storm passing through here keep up the good work x

thanks for all the great information will definitely look into all you covered stay safe and happy travelling 😊

Thank you for sharing very helpful.

I don't know how far south you are intending to go but Nerja is just beautiful. Love your vlogs guys x

Hi, another great video, showing us real van life. Thank you. Safe travels❤❤

Hi both 👋 great tip on the LPG App, we downloaded that straight away! Interesting to see what adapter you used, we need to check we've got one so that was really useful too! Really helpful explaining laundry, park ups etc...thank you! There's a strange euphoria getting all the washing done, admin days are so essential. Thanks for a great vlog, safe travels, lots of love Julia and Gary ❤️

Once again another great video showing the reallity of van life like you said not all tapas and seaside keep up the good work can't wait for your next one

It’s great that you show that side of your travels. … and you do seem to have it all down to a tee 👍 and sunshine too - haven’t seen that in Lancashire for a good while 😄.

Another great video Paul/Corrin.Both take care as always.J

That must the rock at Calpe, love this town. I’m sure its on your radar.

Good video guys.......have a good time 😊

Another good vlog it cheers us up watching you on your travels in the warm and sunshine, we have had another storm here its never ending 🙈 Dont feel guilty for eating out and enjoying yourselves its all part of the experiance and its in the viewers intrest to see what is on offer 😂 take care hope dolly & pippa are well xx

Great stuff.

Corrin and Paul and of course dolly and pippa, another excellent video. The pair of you have a natural talent in front of the camera which makes the content a joy to watch. The long suffering wife was over the moon for her birthday mention on the 18th and if you are ever in the Norfolk area give us a shout you are more than welcome for a visit plenty of room on the drive for the motorhome and a lovely big field for the dogs. Keith and Angela 😁😁

Hi guys, thanks for another great video showing every day life on the road😊yes use your instincts when parking for the night better safe than sorry😂. Well good luck guys you both did so well today 😂😂John 🇦🇺

If you’ve got time go to Moraira. Also I can recommend a vet in Javier or Xavia (whatever one you want to call it) if you need one. Hopefully you won’t. We got Rolo’s passport there, lovely lady.

That rock is probably Ifach in Calpe.You can climb up so far nice beach in calpe.Love the vlogs.

At least Bob now knows what you call him 🤣

Here’s us looking at brown curly dogs everywhere 😂 It’s v busy down here and has been a while apparently 🎉 We’ll keep an eye out for you 😊

Must admit , the weather has been brilliant since the rain last Friday . Have you tried Vilasol not far from the outdoor market and easy walk into Benidorm . We've always been able to get in . Great vlo both , love from the old Redders's .

Hi, I don't claim to be an expert on orange trees but I do have several in Portugal and if you can pick an orange off a tree so easily, it is ready to eat. They otherwise put up quite a fight to get them off. If it feels hard it's because it's fresh and has a thick pith. Once it's picked the pith starts to shrink over time and the orange won't feels as hard.

Great video. Even 'boring real life chores' are much more fun when the sun is out! Where did you get your cab seat covers from as I'm looking for some like that. Xx

Exact same spot in Jávea we stopped out, ideal for walking to the beach, we will be there tomorrow so save us a space lol

You should visit Althea whist you are there - it's beautiful

Thank you nice to see how you use the apps etc, u heading south andalucia anytime?

Hi Corrin and Paul, thank you for this vlog which is of interest to us as some of these practical things we haven’t done in our van yet. Can I ask, when doing the laundry, do the facilities always provide the washing detergent within the price? If so, is there an option for non-bio washing powder? Look forward to seeing the rest of the tour. xx

Hi both wevisited that area back in October last year we found a nice new site in Finestrat just outside Benidorm called camping live.Excellent facilities and very friendly staff. Bus stop just down the road straight into Benidorm. If you get stuck try there. There is a Chinese warehouse, a maccies, and restaurant. By the way enjoy your Fajitas 😋

The big Rock is called the montgo

Thanks for that, really useful for us! We are the newbies, van arriving March 1st and we are planning on travelling around Europe with our two spaniels. My husband has concerns about weight. Not his 🤣🤣. After your MIRO and optional equipment how much remaining mass do you have and do you find it adequate for your travels?

18kg wash? That’s a whole lot of smalls there mrs Redders! Adaptors and strange fittings, nothings more certain that what you have will not fit when you are in desperate need.🤷‍♂️ Nice to see you are blessed with decent weather. 👍 Are rock hard oranges not juicable?

Just looking at your gas adapters and wondering what metal they’re made from? Ours are brass but yours look like steel or aluminium? We were advised brass as it can’t cause a spark when disconnecting from the pump head and ignite gas which steel could do and aluminium being softer could wear causing a loose fit on the pump connector.

Hi we are using camping car park at the moment in France however we're heading to Spain shortly what app other than park4night do you use. Thanks regards Garry

Is Bob the nob a camera you use to keep an eye on the dogs? 😂

Amazed your not in shorts down in Spain 😮 thought it would be too warm for fleeces?

Did you not get woken by the disco opposite? It’s a bad park up at weekends we commented on it on the app.

Big rock🤣it’s a mountain.

who is bob the knob???? ha ha ha brilliant

Lovely weather, I could do with some of that 😂 when did you decide to do van life and do you think there is an age cut off when you shouldn't do it? I'm 51 and would love to do it but the wife's not keen so I just watch you and the many other van lifer's travels with a lump in my throat 🥹