Avora, Portugal. Friday 15th September 2023. Travelling closer to the equator, dusk sets in so quickly now. One moment it’s twilight-tinted day, then pop to the loos and come out to[…]
Covas, Portugal. Wednesday 13th September 2023. And continues the incessant bark from the dog next door. In fact, several dogs stay up tonight and vigorously communicate from miles apart, and the[…]
Potes, Spain. Thursday 7th September 2023. Maloo has a problem. It’s the spot where her header pipe meets her exhaust manifold. It’s loose, and the result is handy at junctions but embarrassing[…]
Zarautz, Spain. Thursday 31st August 2023. Our clothes are on the washing line, crickets chime behind, while the ocean crashes in front. We are at the campsite, Talai Mendi Kanpina in Zarautz.[…]
Fiscal, France. Tuesday 29th August 2023. The moon sits tall in the night sky with dark scars covering her face. She hangs above the undulating mountains, providing just enough light to[…]
Spain, Camping Gran Sol. Sunday 27th August 2023. Nobody is home yet every pitch is taken. Dusty caravans, sun-bleached awnings, pop-up kitchens, and push bikes. But nobody home to use them.[…]
Campan, France. Thursday 24th August 2023. They have blistered over my legs, my back, my arms, my neck, and my face. At first, it was from the ants, they came at[…]
Damazan, France. Wednesday 23rd August 2023. I watch the 9s roll over into 0s on a French D road close to Damazan. Coming to a stop, the hot air fanning through[…]
La Rochelle to Bergerac, France. Monday 21st August 2023. Past midnight, and the SatNav tells us that we still have 1 hour and 45 minutes remaining of our journey. Straight roads[…]
Poole, United Kingdom to St Marlo, France. Thursday 17th August 2023. The Voyager sails from Poole to St Marlo. We take our seats at the stern and watch the horizon undulate,[…]