The End Of The Camino – Santiago de Compostela
From our little aire at Cóbreces we headed further along the coast to Gijon past the Picos de Europa mountain range for our final overnight stop with Wayne and Felixa. From here they were heading inland to friends they had met on the road several years previously who had now bought an entire small hamlet […]
On The Route Of The North Camino – Santillana del Mar & Comillas
We stayed an extra day at Bilbao. Michelle had wanted to get her hair done and we had found a hairdressers around the corner from the free aire at Larrabasterra. €35 for a wash, cut, colour and blow dry….. result! About half the price of a similar visit back in the UK. Wayne and Felixa […]
Bilbao – A Perfect Blend From Old To New
We planned our stop at Bilbao and agreed to meet up with Wayne & Felixa again at the chosen aire. We arrived at about 3pm and Wayne & Felixa were already parked up having left Lekeito earlier. We just had time for a quick bite and a cup of tea then we had to sort […]
Friends, Ruined Plans & Flat Batteries in Northern Spain
While we were at Oradour-Sur-Glane, we received a message from a couple of friends we had met on the road on our previous tour. We met Wayne & Felixa in Javea in early 2017. They had arrived in France that morning from the Eurotunnel with the intention of hurtling down through France to get to […]
The Martyr’s Memorial Village At Oradour-sur-Glane
Our next planned visit was the memorial village at Oradour-sur-Glane. This was a 480km journey, much more than I would ever travel in a day. Our Mercedes 814 lorry conversion has a six cylinder 6 litre engine….. with no turbo, so it is not going to win any races. These Mercedes engines though are world […]
All Aboard The Mont St Michel Express!
When we arrived on our first European trip in December 2016, we left Cherbourg driving towards Rennes. As we drove along the route, we could see the impressive Mont de St Michel sitting just off the coastline. As we were mere rookies then, we had already picked out our place to stay in Rennes and […]
Pretty Honfleur Harbour And Medieval Town in Normandy
After visiting the Thiepval Memorial and Ulster Tower, we headed south west towards the coast and the town of Honfleur. We over-nighted in a small town called Forge Les Eaux about half way to Honfleur. Here there was a large aire operated by the campsite opposite. It was advertised as being open from March until […]
Thiepval & The Heart Of The Somme WWI Centenary
From Ypres, our tour of of the Great War battlefields took us south around Lille and Arras to the heart of the Somme region at Thiepval in France. If you have lived in Northern Ireland, you can’t fail to have heard of the Battle of the Somme as to this day it is widely commemorated […]
Ypres & The Menin Gate WWI Centenary
Since hearing about the the nightly Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium I have always wanted to experience it
On The Tunnel And We’re Off!
When we were planning this years trip we fancied trying the Tunnel but Alan was a bit concerned that our old 7.5 tonne lorry based motorhome would be too big. After much himming and haaing, and some advice from the oracles on various Facebook pages, we decided to take a chance and just book it. […]
The Next Travel Chapter
Whilst we stayed at Mikki’s Place for three weeks, we received 3 pieces of news that would change our travel plans and have us heading back to the UK. We were offered jobs as seasonal campsite wardens for 6 months. We thought this wold be the ideal job allowing us to save the majority of […]
Family Reunion At Mikki’s Place in Pera
We left our hillside retreat to drive down towards the Algarve coast to a site we had heard much about, Mikki’s Place (37.128399, -8.322735). Alan’s cousin had booked into Mikki’s Place for 4 weeks and this was our chance to catch them up as they had left the UK in their motorhome a month before […]