Day 213 - 28/11/19 - Onati, Spain
We had a relaxing morning, and Chris cooked meatballs and pasta for lunch - very tasty ! I had a quick look if any animlas were out this...
Jacksons Escape in a Motorhome
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We had a relaxing morning, and Chris cooked meatballs and pasta for lunch - very tasty ! I had a quick look if any animlas were out this...
Even though we seemed to be sheltered where we had parked overnight, we didn't half feel the wind rocking the van ! We are still quite a...
Today's journey to Navia, took us across at least 20 individually named viaducts - quite a white knuckle ride as the roads were exposed...
We made our way to Santiago, hoping the rain would stay off today. We arrived at the identified motorhome parking area, but couldn't...
We woke up to see that a couple of fishermen had been out all night, and still there this morning. We had really dismal weather today, as...
We left our spot for the night, and headed to Viana Do Castelo. The sat nav certainly tests Chris as it took us right through the...
We had being having problems with our habitaional battery going flat, and made our way to Estarreja, where there was a free stopover, and...
We brought bread rolls from the bread van this morning. We then set off towards Coimbra. We parked up on the stopover in Coimbra, and...
It had rained all day yesterday, and overnight, so it was lovely to see the sun out again this morning, and greeted by a lady peeping the...
It had rained overnight, and continued throughout today. Chris captured the sunrise again today. As we made our way to Tomar, we noticed...
We took some photos of the beautiful view we had woken up to this morning, and Chris even managed to capture the moon and a shooting star...
Day 200 on the road - we have been to 11 countries and seen so much and met so many people - such a great experience, and it's not over...
We left Faro, taking another few photos while we waited for our turn to cross the bridge. We then made our way to Cliff Richard's...
Before we left Castro Marim, we went to have a walk to the castle, and took in the lovely views. Chris gave John an haircut - not sure if...
Chris had seen that there was a brandy place in the village, so we thought we would have a wonder to look before we left. It didn’t look...
During the night, I listened to the waves as they came crashing against the rocks, and every now and then, there was silence, before the...
As we left Gibraltar, the sea was getting really choppy, and the boats rocked against each other in the marina. There were a few people...
I had a lovely walk along the deserted beach. Chris then took his drone up - lovely to see the views from up in the sky. We then headed...
This morning, I took a walk to the Torre Santa Elena, that we could see from the Motorhome. I was keen to see the views from there. ...
Although windy again overnight, we woke up to another glorious day. We packed up and headed to find some services to empty and fill up...