La Campiña was one of our favourite camp sites, expertly run by Matilde with the help of her parents and, more recently, her brother. The site was set in olive groves about half an hour’s drive from Córdoba.
The site had a restaurant and bar offering home cooked meals. 
An “A” board displayed that week’s menus. Once a week it was paella which Matilde’s mama always cooked. Dinner was at 8pm and, as the excellent local beer and wine took their effect, there quickly developed a lively party atmosphere between the guests – mainly from Holland, England, France and Germany. We often waddled back to our truck well past our bedtime!
There was an elderly German couple who had been staying on the site for many weeks. They had been knocked off their motor scooter and she had a broken arm which had needed a metal pin and he had burns to his legs that had required skin grafts. We didn’t know their names so referred to them as Mr and Mrs Bandage. After discharge from hospital they had to visit the local doctor regularly for check ups. They couldn’t be late for their appointment because exactly on time to the minute, the doctor would summon them in to his surgery. He would examine their wounds, clean and re-bandage and they were soon on their way – no charge at the point of delivery. If the Spanish can do it why can’t we?
Matilde had always been active in the local tourist industry and the week after we visited she was due to help escort 22 Belgian camper vans on a 2/3 week trip around the ancient cities of Morocco.
