John & Joan
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No there is an actual reason for that if it is the one I am thinking of. If it is the one going away from Bella Vista into Almeria & basically the last site on the seaward(beach) side then it is in one of the lowest points for rainfall runoff & in the event of a 'Gota Fria' would be destroyed . It was open still the first year I was here & then closed & was ,theoretically , for sale. It just couldn't be used as a campsite.
In 1989 there was a Gota Fria which completely destroyed that bridge & the water level was approx. 9m at the bridge.
Report here;
http://murciatoday.com/mazarrón-history-the-bolnuevo-gota-fría_8039-a.html
Thanks for that Guz. Yes I know of the affects of a Gota fria. I have a video of El Portus naturist camping when it was virtually destroyed by a Gota Fria. There were a number of caravans washed out into the bay and they are still there. They use them for diving on now. A couple of 44 ton trucks got washed away in that rambla about 3 or 4 years ago one was washed out into the bay and had to be recovered by a giant crane.
I was a La Carolina last week and most of the vans there are parked on the beach car park not on the beach. This went for the other bays as well. The Chiringuitos were missing a trick by being closed. Again probably because of restrictions imposed on them. There were quite a number of car visitors as well that probably would have used them.
Last night we went to the Camperstop at Vera and it was quite busy even the sand area at the top had a lot of vans on it and I note they are now developing a new area below that. It looks like it will be holding more than double it present capacity. They have just put the prices up since we were there in December and are now charging 9 euro and an extra 2 euro for hook up.
The Taray Camperpark on the beach at Calnegre is now insisting that you stay on site if you want to dispose of toilet waste and grey water (He used the tern "residents only"). They used to charge 3 euro for it (honesty box) but only 6 euro for an overnight stop. Water has been on a meter for a while even for residents. Again that one was quite full.
We have noticed that there are a lot of French vans about this year (more than previous years).
Heading up to Albox on Monday to see a friend. At present we are at Vera Playa.