Just a few days after New Year is my birthday. As the day approached Shirley asked me what I would like and I answered straight away… Electricity! We had been well over a month using only 12v and solar power, which works fine for the majority of the van’s needs but there are a coupleRead more
We spent the New Year at the beachside parking in Alvor. This beautiful former fishing village is a delight. Boardwalks run along beside the beach, wonderful rock formations at the east end of the beach offer lots of possibilities for clambering around finding caves and rock pools whilst listening to the boom of the AtlanticRead more
I am writing this on the last day of 2019. Perhaps I’m a bit slow on the uptake but it only occurred to me this morning that this is the end of a decade. Tomorrow we enter the Twenties … I wonder if they’ll be as roaring as the last decade of the same name. Read more
Just in case anyone is wondering whether we have disappeared off the end of Europe we are alive and well in Lagos in the Algarve. The long silence has been one of the effects of being battered by Storm Elsa. Almost a full week of rain and wind with no sunshine at all has meantRead more
On our last day in Denia we treated ourselves to lunch in a delightful restaurant called Basta (translation: Enough) in the Marina. The Menu del Dia was a four course series of delights – it was fabulous. We sat outside in the sunshine and savoured every mouthful before strolling slowly back along the waterfront toRead more
We’re coming to the end of our 15 days in Denia. Life at Los Pinos Camping is slow in the best possible way. We have been infused with a sense of relaxation and peace here that has done us the world of good. Sauntering towards the dishwash area or strolling on the seafront brings onRead more
We arrived in Camping Los Pinos at Denia having booked to stay for 7 nights. I can’t deny that there was an economic reason to choose a week’s stay. The nightly price drops to 15€ a night if you stay for seven so it was an obvious choice. In my email I had explained thatRead more
Four nights and five days in Sitges was like a little holiday. That might seem strange, after all we’re effectively in the first month of a several month holiday, or so it might appear. In reality, life on the road doing a long tour just becomes normal life. We think about where we will buyRead more
We parked up in Cami de la Creu, a commercial motorhome park in Cabanes near Figueres. It’s a strange place, almost like camping in someone’s front garden – although to be fair the garden is enormous and nicely surrounded by tall pines. Here you can avail yourself of all necessary services with the added luxuryRead more
We stayed two nights up in the mountains at Pradelles. We couldn’t tear ourselves away from the electric hook up and the shelter from the storm that was raging through central and southern France. However, before I continue our tale, I feel I must use this blog to confess my sins (You’ve guessed it …Read more