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The Journey Home from Malaga
The flight on 27th November was all good. I take a taxis from the airport and meet Daniel at Bar de la Axarquia . The taxis took a...
peter5587
Jan 76 min read
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Tarifa
All goes well on the way to Tarifa. Through the mountains I reach a valley taken over by a massive wind farm. I tried to count the...
peter5587
Jul 19, 20243 min read
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Avara in the Algarve
As usual, Google completely under estimates the time it takes me to get anywhere. I guess that's to do with how fast my bus goes. With...
peter5587
Jul 16, 20245 min read
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Costa da Caparica - Praia da Nova Vaga
Having wasted the morning fiddling with fuses, I left Lisbon on Sunday with no lights/indicators or instruments to make my way to Costa...
peter5587
Jul 13, 20243 min read
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Lisboa & Esperil/Cascais
Before leaving Murtosa I had a lesson with Boris. I'd suggested headsets would be a good idea since I'm quickly to far from the...
peter5587
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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Mountains - again
The wind at Nortada was expected to continue through the week but the weather changed, became overcast and the wind dropped. I tried...
peter5587
Jul 13, 20243 min read
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Madrid to Murtosa - Portugal
Well, the usual hopeless exit from Madrid until I remembered to switch on 'Motorways and Tolls' in goggle maps, by then I was back to...
peter5587
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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And so ............ homeward bound
Everything is falling apart! The window lifter on the van failed so the driver's window is permanently open. One hinge on the engine...
peter5587
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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Revvvvvvving up for Spain 2023
So with not much happening over winter, I was able to concentrate on getting the van repaired. After lots of hassle with the insurance,...
peter5587
May 18, 20232 min read
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Bye bye Ortheveille, hello Spain 14/15th July
All packed up and on my way, bus seems ok after having the wheel bearing fixed, gone is the background hum. I'm heading west into Spain...
peter5587
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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22nd June - Port Neuf
Heavy rain overnight, everything wet again. Go to get replacement tent and tables. Got a simple flexi-pole tent, that throw down tent...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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9th June - About that Kitesurfing lesson
Spent the day repairing the panel to the sliding door on the bus, it really is past it and needs replacing. The supplier is using mdf...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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21st May - Heading South
Nice and dry to pack everything up and continue my journey south, heading for Carnac. After Quimper I noticed the oil light was on, I...
peter5587
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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