Beautiful drive – D11 Pyrenees towards Med & LPG Success
Had a lovely drive today, through the countryside between the Pyrenees to Toulouse and heading for Agde and Montpellier. Particularly the D11, which runs from Carcassone towards Beziers, with the Canal du Midi, boating and cycling, running alongside and within the vineyards and hills of the Minervois.. →
Bagneres de Luchon – Harrogate’s Twin Town
From San Sebastian, drove to Bagneres de Luchon in the Pyrenees which my son’s youth brass band visited a few years ago now, – we weren’t part of that trip so it had been on my radar, with my decision to visit confirmed when Sharon and John recommended it.
Stayed a couple.. →
LPG Mayhem
Due to using campsites and their electricity upto this trip, I had only put gas into the van on a max of 2 occasions, each time in fear and trepidation, given the heavy duty industrial nature of the whole thing, and the explosion when disconnecting! Add to this the fact that France uses a different.. →
My Solo ‘Challenges’
After the first 3 months of travel, I’ve been on my own for up to 6.5 weeks at one time – the first 3 weeks I was with my sister, and for one of those weeks with other extended family also, followed by the week visiting Lisbon and Porto, when my sister again joined.
The following.. →
Cock of the Aires & Habitats
Occurs to me, albeit somewhat late, that I may be assuming an understanding of what an Aire is, so by way of a quick explanation – these are glorified car parks dedicated to motorhomes which towns in many countries on the continent have seen fit to provide either for free or for a small car.. →
New entry at No 1?
For the aire – thanks to the city – its location in the university area within 3/4 mile of the city beaches via well-planned cycle lanes, the peace and quiet at night, the beautiful buildings and layout of its compact centre, the fantastic cycle lanes, the beautiful bay, sand, sea and.. →
Favourite Fixtures & Fittings
A placeholder for valuing explicitly in nor particular order my :
Lagun table mount, attached to this teak table top – perhaps on balance abit too heavy for this purpose, but very nice pieces of wood, and fitted by my good self. Love the mount’s design – swivelability, removeability,.. →
Lessons Learned? – into the Picos de Europa via N621 to Camping La Viorna at Potes
This time, I looked at my maps more carefully and selected what looked like the best route, to get round Leon and then onto Potes, using the N625, and then the N621. Following a river – check, main road – check. Not the Pyrenees or Alps – check. Off we go. What a glorious drive.. →
Breakdowns R Us
I want to record this ‘meeting’ with John and Sharon from Cardiff, to remind myself of their hilarious stories of breakdowns that they dealt with in their initial days of motorhoming. Indeed tribute must be paid to their ability to deal with all the uncertainty and stress of such situations,.. →
Leaving Portugal, EasyTolls and into Spain – Lago de Sanabria
Despite the weather forecast looking as though my next main destination could be in rainfall and drizzle for my intended time there, I decided to continue nevertheless with my plan to leave Portugal and head for the Picos de Europa and then San Sebastian, breaking the journey at the recommended Lago.. →