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Ótimo local para pegar agua. Bem no centro do estacionamento tem uma torneira com uma mangueira calibrosa de plástico. Enchemos nossa caixa rapidamente.
É onde os motorhomes mais estacionam na cidade. Ficamos duas noites

helped us to find the Somarco office that has moved from Bilbao to 21 de Mayo

the old office on Bilbao street does not exist anymore. Ferry to Chile Chico can be ordered here. Open from 09:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 (mon - fri). Closed on sat and sun. WhatsApp +56940074903.

Camping, cabanas, dome houses, shared rooms, tuna clients, horse riding.
We took the habitacion, small clean room with private bathroom for 35000, hot shower.

seems this place is closed, not sure if this is permanent or not, the owner sent us to Al Galope, see other entry.

The view alone makes this spot 5 stars. The bridge and city lights are so pretty at night.

The store asks that you park as far away from the doors as you can.

Stayed here one night and very quiet as stated. I will note that it is not flat unless you park two feet off of the curb.

28' motorhome will fit but no one else. beautiful place right on the shoreline. road to the lighthouse. make a campfire on the rocks at the ocean at night and watch the sunrise on the east coast of the Atlantic in the morning!

Es un lugar seguro, amplio y gratuito. Nosotros dormimos aquí dos noches y no tuvimos inconvenientes, vino varias veces la policía a preguntar si vendíamos algo porque nos vieron cocinando y al ver que éramos viajeros nos dijeron que no había problema con que quedáramos aquí. Lo único es que del otro lado hay un campamento de migrantes indocumentados, pero no tuvimos problemas con ellos.
Nos tomamos un café en "Nuestra Tradición Coffee" y pedimos la clave del Wifi, además cruzando la calle hay un parque donde hay baños y agua potable.

ok to stay during low and mid-season.
we did ask the turist police (not tourist information) and they told us that is ok.
very good place to stay and walk around the city.

Very well equiped cabaña in El Sosneado. I was travelling by bike and stoped here on my way to Malargue.
The lady how take care of it is very nice and prestative! Great place to sleep an rest after a tuff day. Hot water on shower and nice beds!

The garbage smell is strong, it’s snowing out and you can still smell it strongly. Maybe when it’s further below freezing it wouldn’t be so strong.

Perfect for cyclers!
Arrived at 17:00 and was everything perfect. The three workers who take care of it are realy nice. They let the bathroom opened for me at night! No showers but running potable water available!

There is a lot of free overnight parking in this surrounding area. Just below on River street, there’s 2 lots - one a public parking lot with no signage, and another gravel lot (entrance between some bushes and trees) that’s empty across from the River Arts building. A few construction trucks park there in the morning, but otherwise empty. Plenty of free street parking. Stayed overnight in the gravel lot with no issues!

No water at this period...drinking water and water for clean dump

No need to buy anything unless you need it. We asked to stay in the trucker area right behind the OXXO store beside the gas station and they said no problem.
The bathrooms are open 24 hrs and they are free.
It’s not the quietest place but it’s safe and secure which means we will sleep well ( with earplugs!)

Great pull off on the side of the road, about .2 miles from the highway. It's at the top of a hill and views are incredible, there are no signs up here at all and you can barely hear the highway noise. 2 bars of Verizon.

Place is closed. Booth entries blocked with big rocks.

Free 48hr self contained Caravan or RV rest stop. Away from main road so quiet at night. Located beside old railway station. Plenty of room for big rigs. There is a dump station further up the road headed east.

Right downtown San Felipe on the beach. absolutely no services however the least expensive place you will find in town. if you just need a place to dry camp for the night it's perfect. Leo is very nice and accommodating.

Malawi --> Tanzania
Quite smooth bordercrossing, in two hours we were trough.
Malawi: Stamp passport at immigration and Carnet at customs out. They wanted to check the roadtax document we paid when entering Malawi.
Tanzania: Registrer at gate, then when entering building first a healthcheck for Yellow Fever/Covid vaccination (wanted the QR code of our international covid vaccination) and temperature check. Then fill in the form for entering and get visa at immigration desk (visa on arrival no problem). Prices are as noted below. Then customs who stamped in the carnet and arranges the roadtax/TIP. The price as below for 30 days, you can also choose 90 days for double price. But was told we could also extend later if we stay longer than 30 days, so we opted for that.
No need anymore for copies of driver licence etc. He makes a picture of it with his phone 😉. Roadtax/Tip had to be paid in shilling at a bank a few hundred meters away (to the right, up the hill). As said, they close early (and don't forget the time change with Malawi). Also you can get your first shilling here from the mobile ATM so no need to change cash at the border if you don't want to. Then return, get the carnet back and receipt for roadtax and you are good to go. Small check of the roadtax/TIP document before leaving the gate. No need at all for a fixer, but they try quite persistent though. Possible to get a pre-registered SIM card after the border.

If you don’t mind being under the flight path of the Charlotte Airport, this place is perfect. We ended up moving on because the planes were loud and frequent. But, maybe it’s your thing.

Quiet night next to the magnificent church. Undisturbed.

Called to ensure this Cracker Barrel allows overnight stays and was told that yes it was okay to stay. We stayed one unusually warm Friday night in November in our van and had a decent stay. Yes, there was noise from people hanging out and using the car wash across the street. And there was consistent road noise as well. However, it all quieted substantially by around 11pm and I didn’t hear another noise until 4:30am when someone used the car wash across the street. Overall a decent place to crash. We were visiting the national park sites in Hyde Park 30 minutes north and came here since there weren’t any good overnight options up that way and this was a good spot to stay. There were big spots at the back specifically for RVs too which was nice to see. Would stay again.

Very quick and easy border crossing from Montenegro to Albania in our camper. Insurance available from a small kiosk on the right after leaving the Albanian check.

Keep going past the scrap yards and you’ll find the campsite.

About 10 pitches with electric

Babu and his wife provide excellent accomodation for a very cheap price. There are group rooms and private rooms available. There is hot water, average WiFi and pleasant relaxing area. The area is surrounded by beautiful forests and villages. There are day treks, monastery's and temples nearby. Food is basic but good and cheap.

Cute little park with lots of wildlife. Ducks, geese, chipmunks, squirrels and raccoons. There’s a cool walking path to see a waterfall.

stayed the night. no knocks. no signs other than don’t leave your valuables in the car and don’t feed the ducks.

The bathrooms aren’t very clean, but there’s running water, heat and lights.

Large pavilion with electrical outlets. lots of picnic tables.

would stay here again. someone was sleeping in a rooftop tent when i showed up and didn’t put it away until 9:30 am. good spot.

not sure how many sites this free camp ground has but the sites have fire rings and picnic tables... bathrooms are in buildings but nothing more than holes with toilet seats above them... the drive in can get very hairy be careful go slow... worth it though beautiful area, cell signal is weak but there, no wifi at all... worth it I would say don't try it in a low car

no sign as to whether or not potable but we just use it for showers looks clean.