12th C. fishermen to 21st C. fish

I do love a ruin. It's part of my fondness for history - the stories of the people who came before, manifested by the buildings they left behind. (Kevin is less keen, but humours me, although Rome then Pompeii brought him to his limit.) It turns out Tossa de Mar has a medieval town encircled by complete walls, plus a pretty 16th century fishermen's chapel, plus the remains of a Roman villa - practically full house in ruin bingo. (Apparently before the town was built in the 12th century, the local fishermen lived in the Roman ruins - that's the kind of history I love.) And a perfect example of the point of a motorhome - we had no idea this place existed, just stopped because it was time to; then ended up having a lovely explore, and Jemima got a ride on a little train (well, more of a truck but we told her it was a train - she was very happy). 

Then off again, with a quick stop for some servicing (fresh water in, waste water out, empty the slightly stinky loo) - the foundation of motorhome living, especially if you wild camp. Jemima helps with the water now - she sees it as a mission, like an Octonaut (they infiltrate every part of our lives). And our destination: Sitges, beach resort for the Barcelona rich - not that you'd know it from our night stop, a patch of rocky waste ground near the railway line - as Kevin said, our least salubrious stop so far. But walking distance to the marina, where you understand Sitges' reputation - a beautiful beach, marina full of smart boats, and seafront of posh restaurants. We had fabulous grilled sea bass and local white wine; and Jemima (gratifyingly well-behaved, partly thanks to endless rounds of Hickory Dickory Dock first with various animals and then various Octonauts), was delighted with her vanilla ice cream packaged in a plastic cow called Vacky. A lovely evening - as long as we survive the night.

PS we have (literally) bypassed Barcelona. Kevin and I have been before, and big cities aren't that Jemima-friendly. We can return when she's older.

Tossa de Mar:

Jemima holding tightly to the train tickets:

Dinner in Sitges:

Tossa de Mar to Sitges: