Day 24: Splat!

Date: Monday 21st April
Staying: Camping 3 Estrellas – Barcelona, Spain
Distance Travelled: 248.0 Miles
Song of the day: Bliss - The Dudes

"So, which way do you think I should go?" I ask Cam as we circumnavigate the roundabout for a second time.
"I don't know," Cam replies, "the road signs sent us this way, but now they've stopped."
"Shall we try this way?"
"Alright."
A moment later, we were at a marina.
"Not here then."
"Nope."
Back to the roundabout.
"Which way do you think I should go?"
"Let's try this one."
A moment later, things were starting to look familiar.
"Isn't this town?"
"Oops."

So, having gone back into Valenica in order to turn around and get back out, we were finally on our way to Barcelona. On the way out of Valencia, there are thousands of orange trees that make the city famous. Unfortunately they are all surrounded by hundreds of thousands of dragonflies, throwing themselves at our windscreen. Very messy.

Anyhow, it was a very uneventful trip to Barcelona, enlived only by the occasional song, and a few classic comments along the lines of the following:
Going through a tunnel -
"Doesn't it seem really dark in this tunnel?" I ask Cam. "I can't even see the headlights! I wonder if something is wrong with the van?"
15 tunnels later -
"Oh wait..." Removes sunglasses. "That's better."

We spent about a half hour driving around the one-way system in Castelldefels looking for a campsite, a new best-ever record for us. It was worth it though, as we drove through the site right to the edge of the beach and a view of the Mediterranean beyond. We were just in time to go to the camp shop, buy anti-pasto, and settle down for a few beers at the end of a long driving day.