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On Being Grounded

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 - Margaret 33 Comments

I don’t often do this but I’m going to write about something unrelated to motorhome travel. Writing this blog has been a huge part of our travels in the motorhome over the last few years and now that we can’t travel because of Covid it has become a source of comfort for us as weRead more

Posted in 2021 A New Chapter

Feeling the Heat in the Highlands

August 28, 2020December 20, 2020 - Margaret 9 Comments

The North West of Scotland is famous for its beauty, its changeable weather and its midges. The sorry truth is that the warmer it is, the more the midges come out to play. Fortunately we had stocked up with Smidge in Fort William so we were relatively safe from their wicked, itchy ways. I mentionRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures

Falling in Love Again … the Call of the Road

August 14, 2020 - Margaret 21 Comments

Holly the motorhome was SORNed for four months during the lockdown. We thought she wouldn’t mind after our dash through northern Spain and France to get home before lockdown but she’s a grumpy old girl and registered her objection with a dead starter battery. As soon as she was on the road we got herRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures

Forget Normal …

March 19, 2020 - Margaret 10 Comments

I finished the last blog post with a sign off as we sat at the check in gates for the ferry in Dieppe with our passports at the ready. At that point I imagined that this particular trip was all but over and there would be little else to report. It was only a shortRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures, Uncategorized

A Safe Harbour

March 18, 2020 - Margaret 16 Comments

I don’t suppose we were the only ones to be shocked by the speed and ferocity that the Coronavirus spread through the world. We woke up one morning less than a week ago and realised that we would need to head north quickly as Spain and France began to report a frightening increase in theRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures, Uncategorized

Shake, Rattle and Roll

March 12, 2020 - Margaret 4 Comments

Eventually we get used to the thing that happens when we move on from a place we’ve really enjoyed. We always get this huge pang of ambivalence – we love to travel, to find new places and experience the freedom of the road and at the same time we feel a little sad leaving ourRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures, Uncategorized

Zaragoza City and Shuffling on to Sitges

March 5, 2020March 9, 2020 - Margaret 8 Comments

We left Medinaceli and drove to Zaragoza, stopping briefly in Calatayud to visit a supermarket. Parking in supermarket car parks was one of the things we were worried about before we left, given the extra length with the trailer on board. For most of the trip this hasn’t been a problem, we’ve just made sureRead more

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Historic Buildings, Mountain Air and Long Hot Showers

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 - Margaret 4 Comments

Leaving Bathala, we decided to head East towards Spain. The decision was made partly on the weather forecast as we noted that going north through Portugal could involve some very cold nights as we crossed into Spain. Another thing that swung our decision was the novelty factor. We would be crossing into Spain on aRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures, Uncategorized

Onwards and Upwards

February 17, 2020 - Margaret 12 Comments

We spent five nights in the campsite at Zambujeira do Mar and felt more than a little reluctant to move on but in the end the call of the road won and we set off north in the direction of Alcaçer do Sol. Portuguese roads can be rough. This is a Yorkshire understatement. There areRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures, Uncategorized

Turning for Home

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 - Margaret 17 Comments

In our last few days in Lagos we met up with our friends Jo and Doug. They arrived in the Algarve just as we were making plans to head north so we quickly arranged to have a proper catch up, several coffees and pastel de natas and lunch. We met Jo and Doug a coupleRead more

Posted in 2020 New Adventures
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