And thankfully it did in Barcelona with marginally less chaos than we boarded with in Genoa. That was a complete revelation and we have done a few ferry journeys over the years. Accident/traffic jam on the route in -no surprise there, and then complete lack of signage anywhere at the port other than the boat/car symbol which we duly followed. Piece of paper and … [Read more...] about When The Boat Comes In
Italian Travel
Hey Big Nose
Pinocchio that is and that is where we found ourselves bizarrely for our Friday night stay before heading for the delights of Lucca at Pinocchio Park. We were to stay at a thermal resort town and we both were hoping for a spa treat, but upon arrival at the town aire we both decided we didn’t like the parking spot. It was a very tight turn to the entrance in a suburban … [Read more...] about Hey Big Nose
Well That Was a Gas
So here we are -back on the road again, with Buster now being truly ours. Brought after our last Covid adventure from Elddis. We have during the time we have owned Buster made some adjustments, which we hope will be investments as well, more of that later. Obviously, with Brexit I cannot do the year long journeys like we did before, but thanks to kindness of the French … [Read more...] about Well That Was a Gas
The Longest Test Drive finally finished!
In January 2020 we picked up Buster an Elddis Encore 250 to take on a journey to Azerbaijan and test it to it’s limits. Well we made great progress and were in Antalya, Turkey when there was a a sudden change of plan! Covid enveloped the world and we had to stop moving, but not living and so ‘Buster’ was now our defence and cocoon from Covid. After three months we were … [Read more...] about The Longest Test Drive finally finished!
Italy Revisited, Portofino and Cinque Terre
It seems a lifetime ago but we left Italy in early August as the 38 degree heat defeated us, and we were scheduled to meet with Karen’s brother for his 70th so we headed for France but had skipped a few places on our bucket list. We have damaged the water tank on ‘Buster’ and Elddis have arranged for a replacement to be shipped down for us to a dealer near Lucca where we can … [Read more...] about Italy Revisited, Portofino and Cinque Terre
Arrivederci Italia, and Covid changes things again!
It has all been a bit odd over the past week, we have moseyed around the north of Italy, Piedmont to be precise, and it added to the food and wine heaven that is Italy. Our plan was, to head back up to Champagne to meet up with Karen’s brother and celebrate his 70th birthday. This would have retraced our journey to the very start of what was to be a Champagne to Caviar trip. … [Read more...] about Arrivederci Italia, and Covid changes things again!
B 2 B
Business to business, in previous working life speech, or for us in now in MH world, Bra to Barolo. Well actually it was C 2 B, as we left the coast of Finale Ligure (all sets of keys firmly intact and hanging where they should) as we headed off on the Monday in thunder, lightning and heavy rain for an inland town called Cuneo. Why, you might ask, but for us it was why not. We … [Read more...] about B 2 B
Taking Its Toll
As we left France they managed to take a spectacular last few Euro’s from us for the privilege, the main one being €61.20 to drive through the Mont Blanc tunnel. To be fair it did save a huge chunk of driving. Being slightly tunnel phobic I was a bit nervous and so with it being David’s drive day, I just put my head down and wrote up my diary for the last week which had been … [Read more...] about Taking Its Toll