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15/01/2024

Frigliana by Scooter

Decided to take a trip up to Frigiliana on the scooter Kevin loaned to us. Italy managed to haul us up there no problem – two up!
Nice meal and a wander around the now familiar shops.
Nice day out though.

15/01/2024

Chippy fest!

13/01/2024

Celebrate!

As always they all look great despite the years. Must be Spanish living.

Dont know where Paul was – probably doing a speech!

13/01/2024

We made it!

Just doing the obligatory selfie when the family turned up! Great timing.

13/01/2024

735kms

Managed to get 735 kms just north of Cordoba in one day. So only 2 hours drive tomorrow to Nerja.

Need to be there for Bro’s 70th birthday celebrations!

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So much for preparedness

Deep joy. Get off the ferry and fire up the boiler on diesel mode and Error 122 then Error 120, 130 and 140.

So no heating unless hooked up to electric point. Ie campsites.

Later the 122 went away leaving only 130. Ended up refitting g the electrical connections to the boiler and it worked.

No harm done- apart from stress!

13/01/2024

Got to be done

Got to remove the boredom of the ferry trip – have a wine or two – that’ll do it!

Got to admire their efforts of the Xmas lights aboard ship.

13/01/2024

Bumpy ride

Seriously rough ride to Santander this time. 6m swell.

But the Kwells worked a treat and had no sickness.

Less peeps on the ferry this trip – maybe the cost of living crisis. Wonder what we will be putting up with next year!!

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21/12/2023

Getting prepared

So we are planning and preparing for our trip again this year in “The Van”. I’ve got it totally perfect for this years trip with everything working, filters changed, serviced and belts changed. Even the parking sensors are working properly now.
Now just got to pack and finish the last bits and bobs to leave Pink Beach. We have a serious alarm system installed now and with regular inspections from trusty Richard, I’m personally very happy with the world.
So off to Maria and Sootys for xmas then away to Portsmouth for the Santander ferry. Here we go! ⛴️

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Friday 17th February – End of The Trip…

So the return ferry was actually booked for Thursday 16th due to set sail at 8:15pm and dock at 7:15am Friday 17th UK time BUT – as there are currently strikes – we received a message from Brittany Ferries on Wednesday afternoon advising that the ferry had been pushed back to 9:30am today (Friday 17th) – docking at 5:20pm – which makes it a really late finish to the day – as we have to drive from Portsmouth to Southampton to catch the ferry as Dave booked the wrong one 😐. So we’ve decided to sleep in The Van for another night – in the car park adjacent to Pink Beach when we finally get back – gone 9pm tonight…

Summary – well I actually REALLY didn’t want to even come away on this trip – for all kinds of reasons – BUT I have been pleasantly surprised (and at times delighted) and have ended up having had a really good time. We were talking about it last night in the bar – and we both have…

It may not be a dead-cert annual event – but it will definitely be repeated in the not-too-distant future…

So now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and prepare for the 2023 season – 5 weeks and counting…

So Adios 🇪🇸 y 🇫🇷 Au Revoir Mes Amis for now 👋😘❤️ xxx