October Spanish sun

Deborah van Coller 23 October 2019
The excitement had been building in our home for weeks! The temperature had turned cool in Ireland and we had had the wettest October in years with nonstop rain. Fortunately, we had a week in sunny Spain booked for the October mid-term school holidays. Many had advised that the weather might be unpredictable at this time, but we took our chances and off we set with a positive mindset!

We were warmly greeted by Aer Lingus staff at Dublin airport- how I do love the warmth of the Irish, being a South African myself this still thrills me. After a couple of glasses of wine at the airport we jetted off to Barcelona. This would the first trip to Europe for my girls, so they were bursting with excitement. After a very quick 2-hour flight we arrived without dela, collected our car hire and off we set to Costa Daurada, south of Barcelona. We arrived at around midnight, however security was waiting at the entrance to our Eurocamp with the keys for our little camper which would be home for the next week!

Everything came together very easy for us - After a normal day of work and school we were in Spain sipping on a glass of wine at midnight that very same day! In a new country, new language and great weather- this felt unreal to us.

The next morning, we woke up to full sun and 24 degrees – which was just heaven! We headed straight off to hire 4 bikes as we soon realised that this was the best and simplest way to get around camp.

What followed was a simple daily routine involving swimming pools, sun, lazy afternoons on the most beautiful beach on the Mediterranean and fabulous Spanish wine and food every night!

We could choose if we wanted to eat simply in our little well equipped chalet- this would be fresh bread from the onsite bakery, meats/cheeses and lots of Spanish wine, or we could hop on our bikes to the local restaurant which was well priced and of an extremely high standard. My girls would not get enough of the fresh Calamari so we kept going back to the local restaurant. The staff got to know us very well!

Spain would not be Spain without Paella and Sangria so of course we enjoyed these while watching magnificent Spanish dancing under the stars. There was the option of morning outdoor Zumba daily, Spanish style! The locals came in for this and the vibe and the music was incredible! Constant kids entertainment was on offer, water slides, tennis courts.... in fact, you did not need to leave your Euro-camp as absolutely everything you needed and more was on your doorstep.

We will certainly be going back next October and do you know what- we had sun and blue skies every day! Perfect time to visit Spain and it gave us the energy boost that we all needed to face the Irish winter! If you’re interested in planning your own family holiday whether it be for summer or winter why not get in touch to find out more!