On the Road Again!

The first stop after Oyambre has always been Potes in the Picos de Europa on the plan. Now that we are on Plan G it's still there. We have been before, twice in fact,  but not for very long each time. The first time was way back in August 2014 when we were heading back from a long week trip to Spain. Our destination was Santander. The night before we had stayed in the Parador at Cervera la Pisuerga.  We stopped again in May 2024. A quick stop on the sloping dirt car park behind the supermarket, and then further up the road at the bus station.  Again we had a short walk into the town.   This time I planned to overnight two nights at the Vanventure Campervan Park . Checking on the aire's website shows that out of 19 bookable pitches there were none last night and again tonight. It also looks like people are pre-booking ahead of time. So I have. It'...

DogsTrust - National Dog Survey 2026. National Dog Survey 2026

Probably a mistake to have ordered this from some Chinese factory. It seemed like a gamble rather than simply a scam! 从中国工厂订购这个东西可能是个错误。这与其说是骗局，不如说是一场赌博

Grrrrr. After all these months it has now been reported that any EU Pet Passport issued before April 22nd 2026 is still usable! Why didn't they say this before thousands of travellers had been forced the buy an expensive Animal Health Certificate???? It's cost us £99 for nothing as Reggie already has his pet passport. Brittany Ferries website Thanks.

Today's jobs in between rain showers was to get down to Dover and fill the LPG tanks before we start the holiday.   Dover BP by the entrance to the Western Docks, where the cruise ships dock, was £1.199 per litre. Luckily they had plenty but I had phoned up before we made the trip. I took photos of both gauges before we went. Right bottle Left bottle We tend to use the right side bottle more than the left as it is easier to access the tap to turn the gas on. When we got home I filled the AdBlue up from the containers in the garage. It used all of the 4 litre Redex branded AdBlue, plus another 1½ to 2 litres from the huge 10 litre bottle from Aldi.  For good measure I emptied in a full bottle of Wynn's Crystal Clear and Protect anti crystallisation liquid in with the new fill.  This should see us through the entire holiday trip. If there's any on the pump in Spain I might top up there as it is much cheaper than here. That's another pre-trip job dealt with. Whilst I wa...

What the absolute f***! In the last couple of years there hasn't been much of risk to these shysters as I have been doing more miles in the campervan. A £56 increase. In fact 50% for what? A reduced risk and they do this?  

Whilst walking the dog today across the newly painted bridge across the Royal Military Canal, we saw this tiny little pink duck. Whether it was there because it had been dropped and put there, or had been put there for fun. It's great.