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Catching up

Posted on June 17, 2011 by EllieGee

We have been out of access to fully update the blog for a while as you may have noticed. When we have had access it has been unreliable and/or we’ve been too tired to write. So here’s an update of … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Personal stuff | 3 Comments

Rhythm of life on the road

Posted on June 5, 2011 by EllieGee

We’ve been spending a lazy Sunday at a lovely campsite near Comillas, west of Santander. It’s been lovely to have a little downtime – we’ve hardly had any so far. Adrian fitted new gear selectors to my bike and tweaked … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Personal stuff, Travel stuff | 2 Comments

Cave art ancient and modern

Posted on June 5, 2011 by EllieGee

In two days we’ve experienced the two extremes of art history. We spent much of Friday in Bilbao at the Guggenheim – several hours both outside and inside the museum. The building itself is the show stealer and will always … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Spain | 1 Comment

A Basque and Bilbao bimble

Posted on June 2, 2011 by EllieGee

The road has taken us quite a few kilometres since we were last able to post. Every day on this trip flies by and every day is so full it feels like a week in itself. So having crossed into … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Travel stuff | 2 Comments

Out on the salt pans

Posted on May 30, 2011 by EllieGee

Salt collecting in salt pans is an industry/activity that was new to me this year when I visited the salt pans near Tuticorin in South India and saw the striking bleak landscape and harsh conditions for the workers. To come … Continue reading →

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Many menhirs

Posted on May 25, 2011 by EllieGee

We were sad to leave Jono’s idyllic campsite near Nevez, but look forward to catching up with him later in the summer at the World Meeting of 2cv Friends in Salbris, south of Orleans. We have headed a few miles … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - France, Food stuff, Personal stuff, Travel stuff | 1 Comment

In Brittany

Posted on May 24, 2011 by EllieGee

We’ve been spending the last couple of days with Jono on the campsite where he’s working for the summer – just outside Nevez, on the Brittany coast not far from Pont Aven (a lovely little town, full of art galleries … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - France, Travel stuff | 3 Comments

Packing the house up … part three

Posted on May 5, 2011 by EllieGee

Yes, we’re still here, still sorting and packing … My advice to anyone reading this is… avoiding accumulating… anything. The packing and sorting has been challenging on so many levels! In the meantime, since our last post we enjoyed our … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - UK, Personal stuff, Van stuff | 3 Comments

Packing the house up … part two

Posted on April 19, 2011 by EllieGee

We’ve been continuing to frantically pack since our last post… So far we’ve packed up and off 21 boxes of books to two Oxfam bookshops. Some of it quite painful, but with way more than 30 boxes of books already … Continue reading →

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Packing the house up … part one

Posted on April 6, 2011 by EllieGee

I’m wading waist-deep in boxes of books. There is, in theory, a methodical plan around this packing up task, but it’s still looking so challenging. Eight boxes of books have already gone to Oxfam – there will be a minimum … Continue reading →

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