{"id":10808,"date":"2020-02-04T10:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=10808"},"modified":"2020-02-04T12:37:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T20:37:27","slug":"wild-camping-outside-of-valencia-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/04\/wild-camping-outside-of-valencia-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild camping outside of Valencia, Spain."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Headed out from the wetlands to a proper sandy beach today. But before we do, we need to empty our tanks and refill our fresh water. Lucky for us, Spain makes it easy with these free RV stations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488879461\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488879461_291969de2f_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drove through the city of Valencia and found ourselves a sandy beach to wild camp on for a few days.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488173893\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488173893_2eb5a973a6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan immediately tilted the solar panels and the kids into the water and sand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488876181\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488876181_69f4a3d36b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488381223\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488381223_14c0224487_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan catching up videos on his stand up desk AKA our Dometic CFX3 fridge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488677491\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488677491_097e42f496_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The beaches here really got hit by the last storm. It&#8217;s covered with huge buoys, dead fish and onions. Yes onions. Someone&#8217;s garden must have gotten washed away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488677546\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488677546_0a2e2cf94c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kids decided to dig holes and bury all the fish. Headstones included.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488677421\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488677421_e07dc081f1_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look at this cotton candy sunset.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49487566958\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49487566958_cdc84e502a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the fiery one directly behind us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488273702\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488273702_77aa4b87ec_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We built out our DIY Sprinter van in San Pedro, California and almost two years later, we drive through San Pedro del Pintar in Spain. These kind of things make me smile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488668511\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488668511_2ce64f62d6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made a quick overnight stop at a free parking lot at another wetland park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488382538\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488382538_de610c82b5_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Up bright and early to bird watch. Who am I kidding?!?! We never wake up early. Slow mornings for the win!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488879181\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488879181_ff9c494e88_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More flamingos. Never get tired at looking for them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488877126\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488877126_48b1e4edf1_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Filling up our three 6-gallon jugs of fresh water.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488382463\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488382463_771b29642c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flamingos in front of us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488886142\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488886142_5646ce544c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And mounds of salt behind us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488877436\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488877436_cf755b5cd0_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Time to pack up and head south again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49488886567\" alt=\"Val\u00e8ncia and San Pedro de Pinatar, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49488886567_fe8de1b2a2_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No video from Dan this time. But here is my little one from IG stories.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94py6RN6nWM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along,<br \/>\nMarlene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headed out from the wetlands to a proper sandy beach today. But before we do, we need to empty our tanks and refill our fresh water. Lucky for us, Spain makes it easy with these free RV stations. 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