top of page
Search
The Journey Home from Malaga
The flight on 27th November was all good. I take a taxis from the airport and meet Daniel at Bar de la Axarquia . The taxis took a...
peter5587
Jan 76 min read
10 views
0 comments
Granada
After coming down from the mountain I find Granada is just 45min away and make my way into the city, round and round as usual but then, a...
peter5587
Nov 6, 20241 min read
7 views
0 comments
Just can't decide what to do!
So the van is in the mountains behind Malaga. I seem to be out of the 90 day restriction and would like to go to Marocco, however....
peter5587
Nov 5, 20244 min read
4 views
0 comments
Back Home - not for long
I arrived back from Malaga on the 25th July 26th July is Aunt Sylvia's birthday, 102 and perky! It was great to see her. And for the...
peter5587
Sep 10, 20242 min read
12 views
0 comments


Tarifa
All goes well on the way to Tarifa. Through the mountains I reach a valley taken over by a massive wind farm. I tried to count the...
peter5587
Jul 20, 20243 min read
28 views
0 comments


Cadiz & El Puerto de Santa Maria
I took the advice of the campsite at Seville and made for Puerto Santa Maria. The plan is to take the ferry to Cadiz to watch the tennis...
peter5587
Jul 19, 20242 min read
9 views
0 comments


Avara in the Algarve
As usual, Google completely under estimates the time it takes me to get anywhere. I guess that's to do with how fast my bus goes. With...
peter5587
Jul 17, 20245 min read
15 views
0 comments


Lisboa & Esperil/Cascais
Before leaving Murtosa I had a lesson with Boris. I'd suggested headsets would be a good idea since I'm quickly to far from the...
peter5587
Jul 13, 20242 min read
12 views
0 comments


Mountains - again
The wind at Nortada was expected to continue through the week but the weather changed, became overcast and the wind dropped. I tried...
peter5587
Jul 13, 20243 min read
4 views
0 comments


Back at Murtosa - 21st June
Interesting journey back. Got to Stanstead in good time for the 13:35 flight to Lisbon. No hassle with the flight and emerged from...
peter5587
Jul 11, 20243 min read
6 views
0 comments


A brief visit home
I had decided a few days home would be fun and to go to Clare and Andrew's party in Bristol, so I booked a flight from Lisbon. Ed had...
peter5587
Jul 10, 20242 min read
3 views
0 comments


Madrid to Murtosa - Portugal
Well, the usual hopeless exit from Madrid until I remembered to switch on 'Motorways and Tolls' in goggle maps, by then I was back to...
peter5587
Jun 2, 20243 min read
13 views
0 comments


Madrid - here I come
The drive was through the mountains with many many hairpin bends, but the roads are well constructed with good camber and sightlines so...
peter5587
May 29, 20243 min read
28 views
0 comments


Still in Rioja - Just
Left 'Camping Rioja' after five nights having got to know the area well enough. The odd thing is that most of the agriculture is arable,...
peter5587
May 27, 20242 min read
14 views
0 comments


14/05/24 So where am I now?
On the sea as it happens, having left Portsmouth late, and heading for Bilboa. Catching up on my last post, I did get down to Camber to...
peter5587
May 17, 20241 min read
17 views
0 comments


Where did 2023 go? & what's planned for 2024
Having broken my lines in August I left them with the kite centre to fix!, but I've not been back. The smaller board I bought to replace...
peter5587
Mar 28, 20242 min read
7 views
0 comments


Bracklesham Bay, Scotts Farm (26-29th August)
For the late August bank holiday I headed down to Scott's Farm in East Wittering with friends Gill & Ed, I really like this site; no...
peter5587
Mar 28, 20242 min read
10 views
0 comments


Rye and Camber
So it's back to Rye for the annual grass court tennis tournament, not that I enter, but there is a big contingent from Old College. It...
peter5587
Mar 28, 20242 min read
8 views
0 comments


And so ............ homeward bound
Everything is falling apart! The window lifter on the van failed so the driver's window is permanently open. One hinge on the engine...
peter5587
Aug 5, 20232 min read
7 views
0 comments

Murtosa & Torreira
Have been camping at Torriera since moving down from Porto. Ellie described the site a bit like an army camp. I see exactly what she...
peter5587
Aug 1, 20233 min read
8 views
0 comments
bottom of page