October 2022, back in the UK after a month in Spain & Portugal. A mixed trip, some fantastic days, others not so good; motorhome problems encountered and fixed, mostly good weather although some days were too hot, wine tasting somewhat disappointing. Portugal did not live up to expectations so we cut our losses and drove
Thursday, four days until we board the ferry at Portsmouth bound for Santander, as usual we have not made definite plans about where we are going — one part of me says to finish the road trip through Portugal that we had to abandon because of the Covid lockdown, whilst another part wants to visit
Doing my homework before setting off on another trek around Europe, so I am looking for a convenient overnight stop to break the journey to Portsmouth. While looking at motorhome sites I am struck by how many reviewers post photos of their dogs. The dog in the photo of the site, the pitch, the facilities
The new water pump arrived as expected, physically it’s slightly smaller than the failed pump. Fitting the new water pump was very easy, it has the same size connection and all that was needed was to use a small connector to join the wires into the old place. I’m pleased to report that the water
Our Motorhome water pump failed in France Day 16 of our winetasting trek around the Alsace and France and our water pump has failed. The water flow has been reducing slowly over time, every since the major work on the Truma water heater, we thought the cause was debris in the water system that was
We are still at the aire de camping cars at Rodemack, France. This morning we walked down the footpath to the town to look for the boulangerie and I spotted something brightly coloured in the bushes. It turned out to be a child’s 3-way bug viewer, an interesting device for looking at insects or plants.
Aire de camping cars, Rodemack, France. Late yesterday afternoon we arrived at the aire adjacent to the railway station at Dudelange Usines, Luxembourg, too late. All the places were taken so we had no choice but to turn around and park nearby to reassess our plans. There was another motorhome close by with a French
Have you too noticed a huge increase in the cost of pitches for motorhomes? We certainly have seen big increases in prices, at the time of writing [May 2022] it’s hard to find an overnight stop on a grass pitch for less than £20 and many are asking £30 upwards. I know the price of
We use Google maps a lot for our navigation, and as a way of putting something back both of us are Local Guides, so we add reviews, locations and other information to Google Maps as we travel. Here’s an example, I suggested a change of name for one of the aire de camping cars that
Another long motorhome trip to Europe converted to web pages with photos, a memorable journey to meet friends in the south of Spain, visits to La Alhambra, Madinat Al Zahara and many Roman remains including the aqueduct at Segovia. The aqueduct is nothing less than stunning, and these days it takes a lot to impress