Category Archives: Personal stuff

Are we making your forecourt look untidy?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by AdrianC

We’re jumping a bit out of sequence in posting this now – the blog itself’s still about two weeks back – but we thought you might like to know about this. The van is currently hors-de-combat. We’ve already mentioned the … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - France, Personal stuff, Van stuff | 11 Comments

Out of Iberia (part 1)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AdrianC

This one’s a long post-of-two-halves, to play catch-up and to help reflect the pace of this leg of the trip, covering more than a week’s travelling across two countries and a huge swathe of Iberia. Leaving Lisbon and starting to … Continue reading →

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

And breathe…

Posted on June 18, 2011 by AdrianC

After the disappointments of the North, and the excesses of Santiago, we promised ourselves a few days relaxing on the coast, doing not very much. We’d found a likely-looking site in the camping guide, near Pontevedra, heading towards the Portuguese … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Personal stuff, Travel stuff | Leave a comment

There (was) gold in them there hills

Posted on June 18, 2011 by AdrianC

West of Astorga, near Ponferrada, there’s the remains of Roman mining activity – for gold. North-West Spain was one of their main sources, so they weren’t afraid to throw some engineering and muscle power at the excavations. It’s difficult to … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Personal stuff, Travel stuff, Van stuff | 4 Comments

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

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 →

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

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

Hit the road, Jack…

Posted on May 19, 2011 by AdrianC

Wherever it goes. We seem to be in Dover, waiting for the boat to depart. The house is echoing, the storage unit creaking at the seams, and the guys at the local tip know us well. Minimalism always seemed an … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - UK, Personal stuff, Travel stuff | 7 Comments

Packing the house up… part umpty-seven and four-thirds

Posted on May 17, 2011 by AdrianC

Are we nearly there yet? Gawd, I hope so. I think so. Rooms are echoing. Hold the front page. News of our departure might actually be forthcoming. Soon. (In the meanwhile, if ONE more person asks us if we’re actually … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - UK, Personal stuff | 1 Comment