On the Road Again!

The nail hit on the head. Don't fall for the bullshit. As soon as you see an award ceremony, you know it's a mutual arse kissing event, and a chance for some actor to talk shite. Make your own minds up, don't listen to some "elitist" that is paid to play a part.

Reggie recently. Another complication to the trip is that Reggie's rabies vaccination needs re-doing before June 20th 2026. When we had the original dates for the holiday, I was going to get both his pre-return worming and the rabies done in Belgium a day or two before we came home. On top of that we have the enforcing of the rules surrounding the use of EU pet passports for those non resident in an EU country. That means us British, and or course, any EU citizens that live most of the time outside an EU country. So we have a £99 Animal Health Certificate that cost me another £47.50 to change the date and language, and the rabies needing to be done. I had already booked a vet's surgery in a nearby town, San Vicente de la Barquera, to do the rabies jab. They quoted €40.  Our own vet where Reggie has been going since we had him quoted £140! At today's exchange rate that's €160! So we are pretty much set. Of course, a lot of the trip we will embark on depends on Trump...

Another evening meal. Roasted Ratatouille Spaghetti from the Slimming World cookbook. Vegetarian and tasty. Plus it's very filling with plenty of veg, fibre and protein.

What a turn out at this month's Meldrews Sunday at Jo's Café at Brookland in Kent. Sadly I had to go in the car. The V-Strom is Sorned* and on top of that I am still in the post hospital "no riding" period. This turnout was the best for a long time. * SORN - Statutory Off Road Notice. Vehicles with this registration shouldn't be used on public roads.

I finally heard from AHCOnline in the week after a few emails and one from them to say I had emailed the wrong address! They can change the date on the AHC I had ordered for the trip but it would cost.  I said yes, and so now we have a new AHC with a new pickup date and also for the new destination of Spain. Another expense on top of changing the dates for the ferry out and back, and for the first nights in Spain.

After the pretty much last minute winner last week away in Lisbon, when Kai Havertz stole in to score in added time, and a terrible gutless performance at the weekend, all attention was on Wednesday, and the Emirates Stadium. What a poor game. Neither side took the opportunities the opponents gave them. At the end of the day the day, neither team needed extra time! Thankfully, Sporting failed to force an equalising goal. The Arsenal team only seemed to wake up in the last twenty minutes, coincidentally, when Sporting had to throw everything forward to get a goal. Arsenal held on and could even have stolen this game as well in added time. Now we are to face Atletico Madrid in the Semi-Final.