This morning, we awoke to grey skies and a more than vague promise of showers. Not to be outdone, we threw our waterproofs and a few picnic items into the rucksack, donned our walking boots and headed off into the not-so-blue yonder. Naturally, we were not in possession of a trail map BUT we'd spotted … Continue reading A Taste Of The Authentic Portugal in The Alentejo Region
Month: January 2017
Heading For The Hills – And A Diagnosed Case of Vanflu !
Yes folks, it has happened! One of us has gone down with a case of....wait for it....not Manflu but Vanflu!! Poor Roy has been stricken! Quite how, nobody can fathom, since we've had no real contact with anyone but each other lately but, heyho, that's life! No doubt, in the spirit of "sharing is caring", … Continue reading Heading For The Hills – And A Diagnosed Case of Vanflu !
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When In Portugal, Eat Like A Punjabi!
Saturday morning we hit the local food market - with money in our pockets and hearts full of hope, we expected to stock Sebo’s cupboards with fresh fruit and veg and maybe even top-up his fridge and freezer with meat and fish. After our Almerian market experience, we were rather excited at the prospect! How … Continue reading When In Portugal, Eat Like A Punjabi!
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Tavira Or Not Tavira?…..That Is The Question!
Cloudy skies greeted us when we finally awoke yesterday morning. I say "finally" because it was even later than usual - on account of us having decided to start watching the boxed set of "House Of Cards" DVDS which had been kindly donated to us by our former neighbours when they moved house last year! … Continue reading Tavira Or Not Tavira?…..That Is The Question!
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Portugal – Where Time Changes, But Road Building Stands Still!
On leaving our Huelva sleepy spot on Wednesday morning, we cannily brimmed Sebo's diesel tank - €1.14/l in Spain, €1.27/l in Portugal! Go figure! We really do have to congratulate The Spanish on their excellent road system - virtually everywhere we have driven over the last two months has been on smooth, wide roads - … Continue reading Portugal – Where Time Changes, But Road Building Stands Still!
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A Brief Date With Antonio And Then It’s On Towards Portugal, via Huelva.
Tuesday morning we awoke bright and somewhat earlier than usual due to the noise from the port where we were parked up and, leaving our Seville not-much-sleepy spot, we headed up the A4 for our date with Antonio, the motorhome “surgeon". Antonio greeted us with a handshake and pretty good English, immediately ushered us around … Continue reading A Brief Date With Antonio And Then It’s On Towards Portugal, via Huelva.
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Three Very Different Spanish Cities In Five Days…..And An Impending Appointment With Antonio The Fridge Repair Guy!
Last Thursday morning we awoke bright-eyed and bushy-tailed , brimmed our water tank and left our Conil De La Frontera pitch in the general direction of Cadiz. The run along the Costa De La Lutz was short and picturesque with very little traffic to slow us down and, before we knew it, we were driving … Continue reading Three Very Different Spanish Cities In Five Days…..And An Impending Appointment With Antonio The Fridge Repair Guy!
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Fridge Cost Concerns Mutes Birthday Celebrations !
Monday morning dawned and still Sebo's fridge/freezer contents were not as cool -or frozen- as they ought to have been! Attempts to suss-out the problem yesterday had yielded nothing and we were left with no other option, as far as we could see, than to find a motorhome repair centre who may be able to … Continue reading Fridge Cost Concerns Mutes Birthday Celebrations !
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Gibraltar – A Curious Mix Of Little England And Canary Wharf, Possibly?
Our first foray into Gibraltar was in a fume-driven Sebo - rumour had it that diesel was around 76p a litre in Morrison's (YES, there IS a Morrison's food store AND fuel pumps in Gibraltar!) and that, if you chose your time carefully to cross the Frontier, it was an easy transit. We, apparently, had … Continue reading Gibraltar – A Curious Mix Of Little England And Canary Wharf, Possibly?
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Have Irish Emigrants Taken Over ALL The Bars On The Costa Del Sol????
Seriously, lads, there's way too many Irish bars on The Costa Del Sol!! Having had a more than pleasant meander down the mountain road from Alhama De Granada which, in fairness, has it's fair share of bars per capita (none of them Irish!), we hit Malaga and there seems to be a never-ending string of … Continue reading Have Irish Emigrants Taken Over ALL The Bars On The Costa Del Sol????
Turn Right In Calais...... 