On the Road Again!

The Pro-Plates have been fitted to both sides of the van, on driver and passenger doors. At least it gives us some peace of mind.  Inside the door there's another plate that stops anyone getting around the outer plate and that covers the locking mechanism.

It seems that I have been at this for a while now. Refining. Then having doubts about the miles to be driven. The hours in the van for us, and more importantly for a dog that's approaching his sixteenth birthday. From loving going out in the car or the van, he is now more reticent. So I have begun to look at shorter days on the road, fewer miles between stops, and chances for him to get out and stretch his legs. So far Plan G only gets us from Caravanning Oyambre on the Biscay coast to Port Vendres on the Mediterranean. Eight days to work our way across the north of Spain via Potes in the Picos de Europa.  We have been before, twice actually, but both were fleeting visits. The first in 2014 on the Triumph Explorer and again in 2024, this time in Molly our motorhome. This time I am hoping to get into the paid aire just outside the town. It's €15 a night with an additional €4 if you want electric ...

Is there anyone that doesn't like roses in the garden? All taken today, May 27th 2026, in our back garden, with the Nikon D50.

Yes, it's wrinkled a bit, but in my defence it was windy. It barely fits the Ducato windscreen.  The top has two small flaps that are trapped in the door. They are too short. The elastics in the mirrors are better. 

Lunch today.  Not really Slimming World friendly at 11½ swips each.  They were on offer at Tesco. Down to £3.85. So I bought two. Anyway. Easy to cook. Tasted really nice.

I had an email from Sandaya to remind me that I had some loyalty points to use when making a next booking. I was thinking more about the midpoint of the trip when we started to move north or at least east to get away from Spain and into France.  I looked on the site and some of them allowed the use of the points and others didn't. In the end I wanted a good few days where after travelling we could have a longer stay to sit and do nothing.  I found a site near the Mediterranean that allowed me four free nights using my loyalty points. It's called Blue Bayou . I decided on five nights. We can't get in until 3pm on the first day and so it gives us time to come up from Spain and across the border. We have a week to come across from Oyambre and we can take in a few historical sites as well as a run through the Picos.... ...