Doc on tour, France, Spain, Morroco.

[Just smiffy]

Your a pain in the Tam….

 

[Grummyb]

Tam Just a thought on the brake fad have you thought it might be a weeping wheel cylinder or caliper? it wouldn't show up as a leak because the heat of the disc would evaporate it and the wheel cylinders are hidden in the drums (don't know if you drums on the rear or discs) so you wouldn't see it unless you have the drums off and peek in tbe outer boot

 

[Wanders from Glos]

I did some of the states a good few years back and loved every second of it, fantastic country and so vast & varied although we rented a van out there and spent 8 months on the road, naturally didn't see it all but got a fair bit around
Would I go again? Yes definitely in a heartbeat but think I'll wait another couple of years & if I'm still around I may actually properly retire for about the 5th time and hit the States again for a couple of years this time
Get your kicks on Route 66! Yee Haa!

We did a few road trips in the US before we had a van. At the airport car rental on one of them they offered us a Japanese car and I said no thanks I want an American one to drive down Route 66. So they gave us a mustang instead. We drive it around California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nevada and felt so cool.

 

[Northernraider]

Took the wheel off this morning to access the turbo wastegate , it definitely wasn't seized but may have been sticking a little. Not sure but I've given it a wiggle about and a good soaking with wd40...didn't get the red light or any loss of power when driving today but then I didn't get it all the time before so who knows , it may be sorted it maybe not

I've arrived in tarifa now , Bleeding terrible road here from algeciras it would give uk roads a run for their money , potholes and broken surfaces, bad cambers, big dips and bumps it was like a rollercoaster, and they have the cheek to put speedbumps. Anyway I'm here now it's incredibly windy and loads of vans about so I'm not sure I'll stay where I'm parked just now as I've a van either side of me and can't see sod all.

Just having some lunch . Jackie's still in sotogrande.




I'm not in the mindset or mood at present to debate the morroco thing ....I've not made up my mind either way I'll see how I feel over the next few days.

 

[Dutch 68]

Are you paying?

It’s all choice, Tam might behave like he is broke, but that is just a Scottish way of expressing you are careful with money which is fine if that’s what’s making you happy, which obviously isn’t the case on this occasion, as people share their lives on open forums other people then give their opinions, , so many people offer various thoughts, my experience is that you have to make your own happiness, it will not be delivered by others, postponing things you really would like to do till later in life is not working out for many, me and my gorgeous wife had to drastically change plans because of serious illness, we are only a few years older then Tam, so my advice to him would be trying to figuring out what makes him happy and then just do it, by all means have a safety net but going loaded into your grave will bring little joy,

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[CaptainPaul]

It’s all choice, Tam might behave like he is broke, but that is just a Scottish way of expressing you are careful with money which is fine if that’s what’s making you happy, which obviously isn’t the case on this occasion, as people share their lives on open forums other people then give their opinions, , so many people offer various thoughts, my experience is that you have to make your own happiness, it will not be delivered by others, postponing things you really would like to do till later in life is not working out for many, me and my gorgeous wife had to drastically change plans because of serious illness, we are only a few years older then Tam, so my advice to him would be trying to figuring out what makes him happy and then just do it, by all means have a safety net but going loaded into your grave will bring little joy,

Good advise, hopefully we'll see the big man with a djellaba on cooking a nice tagine in a new tagine pot
I've just started sorting through the stuff I'll be packing into the van for heading off soon & one of the first things was my old battered tagine pot

 

[Northernraider]

It’s all choice, Tam might behave like he is broke, but that is just a Scottish way of expressing you are careful with money which is fine if that’s what’s making you happy, which obviously isn’t the case on this occasion, as people share their lives on open forums other people then give their opinions, , so many people offer various thoughts, my experience is that you have to make your own happiness, it will not be delivered by others, postponing things you really would like to do till later in life is not working out for many, me and my gorgeous wife had to drastically change plans because of serious illness, we are only a few years older then Tam, so my advice to him would be trying to figuring out what makes him happy and then just do it, by all means have a safety net but going loaded into your grave will bring little joy,

I get the sentiment

But when I was a teenager and in my 20's I thought America was a dream country.

These days you couldn't pay me to go there.

Good music , good movies, they used to make good cars .

But that's it as far as I'm concerned, it's the most backward biggitted country on earth these days and I'd go anywhere before there.



But right now I'm going back to bed

 

[Dutch 68]

I get the sentiment

But when I was a teenager and in my 20's I thought America was a dream country.

These days you couldn't pay me to go there.

Good music , good movies, they used to make good cars .

But that's it as far as I'm concerned, it's the most backward biggitted country on earth these days and I'd go anywhere before there.



But right now I'm going back to bed

I love spectacular nature and very old buildings, the nature side of things is very well catered for in Northern America , never mind bigots , they are an issue world wide

 

[chaser]

I get the sentiment

But when I was a teenager and in my 20's I thought America was a dream country.

These days you couldn't pay me to go there.

Good music , good movies, they used to make good cars .

But that's it as far as I'm concerned, it's the most backward biggitted country on earth these days and I'd go anywhere before there.



But right now I'm going back to bed

Couldn't agree more about going to America, you just couldn't pay me enough to think about it but otherwise unless I have missed something, why are you suddenly sounding to be down, you are in the warm, you have a nice lady and your dogs to keep you happy you can just please yourself, what more do you want?

 

[Al n Val]

Maybe a nice Moroccan dog loving heiress

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[Helen Ariel]

Couldn't agree more about going to America, you just couldn't pay me enough to think about it but otherwise unless I have missed something, why are you suddenly sounding to be down, you are in the warm, you have a nice lady and your dogs to keep you happy you can just please yourself, what more do you want?

Depression doesn't work like that

 

[Just smiffy]

I’ve got sand everywhere in this wind in Tarifa..

 

[Northernraider]

I’ve got sand everywhere in this wind in Tarifa..

Not as windy on the beach as it is in the town

 

[Just smiffy]

Lovely here…

 

[Barriesimpson]

I'm also having real doubts about morroco , my last experience of Maroc was maybe 50/50 there were parts I loved but a lot I hated , wasn't overly keen on the morrocans themselves I felt I couldn't escape them or find peace anywhere. The stray dogs is upsetting, the waste is upsetting , and if I hadn't been travelling around with company I'd have left a lot sooner than I did , and I can see me being on my own a fair bit travelling round this time so I'm not sure. My main reason for going again truth be told is to have work done on the camper , staying out of shengen is the 2nd reason ....I'd be lying if I said I was going because I loved the country..... I don't, and this will probably be the last time I go.

I have been to Morocco many times - we used to fly there a lot as it is just next door, and to be honest, I think it's a dump. I'll not be going again any time soon.

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[Langtoftlad]

You only live once Tam, do something wild and ship your lot over to the USA and do a 2 year tour of North America, I have the feeling you might like that a lot more then Morocco

It's full of Americans

 

[Just smiffy]

Not as windy on the beach as it is in the town

You are here….

 

[Janine]

You are here….

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Blimey, your eyesight is good

 

[Northernraider]

You are here….

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no idea , I'm with all the hippies n surfers

 

[Mikey RV]

I’ve got sand everywhere in this wind in Tarifa..

I bet you haven’t got sand between your toes.

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[Northernraider]

Some interesting rigs here ....this bus is gorgeous

 

[Mr porky]

I bet you haven’t got sand between your toes.

Wow. I'm sorry is it bad I laughed. Sorry

 

[Northernraider]

Inside the meer zeit bus

 

[Grummyb]

Wow. I'm sorry is it bad I laughed. Sorry

I hope not I nearly wet myself it was that funny

 

[Mikey RV]

Wow. I'm sorry is it bad I laughed. Sorry

I would not have posted that if I knew Gary was sensitive. But by following him on here I know he has a sense of humour but if I have overstepped the mark then feel free to close my post down.

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[Mikey RV]

Inside the meer zeit bus

WOW just wow, I love it and could live with that all day. Thanks for photos Tam and link.

 

[Just smiffy]

I would not have posted that if I knew Gary was sensitive. But by following him on here I know he has a sense of humour but if I have overstepped the mark then feel free to close my post down.

You judge me well….

 

[Northernraider]

WOW just wow, I love it and could live with that all day. Thanks for photos Tam and link.

Yes I'd love something like that .

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

With Tarifa being a kitesurfing and windsurfing mecca I guess it helps that it's a bit windy

 

[Barriesimpson]

Inside the meer zeit bus

What a fantastic video, I love their outlook on life.

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