Postcard from Isla Plana

To cheer you all up, in snowy Britain (and in soggy Andalucía and rainy Algarve), here’s our Postcard from Isla Plana on the Golf de Mazarron, Murcia. The sun is out here and day-time temperatures are in the twenties. The evenings are still too cool to sit out much beyond sunset, but Spring is definitely here.

This weekend sees the start of ‘Semana Santa’ and the associated holiday period. Spanish families are taking to the promenade and beach at La Azohia just along the bay, and the Proteccio Civil have opened the life-guard station.

We have been walking along the beach to the ‘centre’ of Isla and to the newly refurbished ‘Social’ which has lain empty for a few years. There’s a cycle path along to La Azohia where you can watch the fish being landed, have a morning ‘café solo’, and climb up the path to the Torre de Santa Elena.

We’re at Camping Los Madriles with a sunny pitch with a sea view. We can hear the waves crashing on the beach as we fall asleep. We‘ve been finishing our afternoons with a swim in the open-air, all-year, geothermal swimming pool: it’s one of Los Madriles’ principal attractions

From October to February it’s normally difficult to get in here without a reservation; however, by mid-March the over-winterers have packed up their giant satellite dishes and kitchen sinks and headed back north, and there are plenty of pitches available.

It’s a 16€ ACSI site, but with 7 nights for the price of 6, that’ll pay for the 7 days Wi-Fi at 15€. The electric supply is metered and you pay for consumption above the ACSI allowance of 4Kw-Hours per day. But be aware, dogs are not admitted.

Hope you like the photos