Doc on tour, France, Spain, Morroco.

[Onemanandhisdog]

My brother was going to buy one of the Big powerful jetski things until he saw that was 12 gallons an hour.

 

[shawn&emma]

My Winnebago RV with 6ltr diesel did 8mpg. But I got a lot of nectar points.

Our Forest River RV has the 6.8 V10 and doesn’t matter if we tow the trailer with the car on or without we still average 8mpg. Love the sound of the big V10, especially when I shock the car next to me at a set of traffic lights when I out pull them, mpg drops to nothing then lol.

 

[Northernraider]

Thankfully most of mine were diesel but still some were 1/4 mile to the gallon!
I sold a Sunseeker 72 Predator to a guy who kept it in a marina in Ibiza
He decided to take the family on a holiday trip from Ibiza to Monaco, to Cosica then on to Sardinia and back to Ibiza they spent about 5 weeks away and his diesel bill was just over €27,000k!! (they use about 80 gallons per hour) lol

Feck that

 

[Northernraider]

Our Forest River RV has the 6.8 V10 and doesn’t matter if we tow the trailer with the car on or without we still average 8mpg. Love the sound of the big V10, especially when I shock the car next to me at a set of traffic lights when I out pull them, mpg drops to nothing then lol.

I burned off a porsche 911 and a lotos elan at the traffic lights once in an old 1.6 Ford cortina.



Truth is I was trying they weren't


Probably the same in your rv

 

[PaulW2]

My brother was going to buy one of the Big powerful jetski things until he saw that was 12 gallons an hour.

If you're doing 48mph then that equates to 4mpg. But I guess the knowledge that it would cost one an additional say £90 per hour to use one's expensive toy could cause one to reconsider!

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[Northernraider]

Been a busy old day today. Nice sunrise over the town .

Then I had a lovely walk along the deserted beach and the cliffs with the dogs , found an old mosque and cemetery. Sacrificial table in the mosque where they beheaded and bled Christians for lunch ....

After drying the mutts I had a sit on the now quite busy beach to watch the fishermen and the shellfish ladies doing their stuff, some of them looked like they were getting soaked with the waves ... very calm and very tranquil .

When I say busy I mean with fisherman...I was the only person sat enjoying the peace

I then had a blether with the two brits in the other vans , geordie from devon and nige whos from yorkshire , they were asking about tagines etc so we decided to have a walk in to town to see if there were any for sale , Helen Ariel and paul popped past on their way for a walk and then we set off up to town , decided to have lunch while we were there in one of the many local cafes, selected one full of locals chilling out and had one of the best tagines ive had in Morocco, they dkd 3 sizes small for 25dh medium for 45dh or large for 60dh , we all had a medium chicken one and a huge pot . Of mint tea which was lovely...like a hot mojito...... tagines came with a full Jesus bread for each person so I was stuffed when we left ... total bill for 3 of us with a 2 litre bottle of water was 160dh.

Had a wee walk around town and found a shop selling tagine pots and spices etc ....got a new tagine , geordie and nige wanted one too so I secured 3 medium size tagines for 120dh and a selection of 7 different spices for 25dh

And then back to the van

My new tagine....glad to have a new one of these as I've missed it.

Got back to van around 17.30 and I've done a fair few steps today ... Still have to give dogs a second walk too lol.

Beach is busy again now with Fisherman and families ...I'm surprised none have been up selling fish yet but you never know ...if not I might have to get some in town.

 

[PaulW2]

If you're doing 48mph then that equates to 4mpg. But I guess the knowledge that it would cost one an additional say £90 per hour to use one's expensive toy could cause one to reconsider!

The only time I've ever used one was in about 2007 on a river in northern Russia. It was great fun. Those things are quick! Realised I was being followed by one of our 'minders'. But after burning almost 1/2 a tank upriver and then going back to the dacha I was told that the minder was there in case I came to grief. For instance by hitting a submerged log - they use the river to float logs downstream and some remain behind

Had a colleague who lost her front teeth in Cape Town using one in the sea, so guess they are a bit dangerous.

 

[CazPaul]

19000 steps a day your going to live forever you must be as fit as a chuffing fiddle.

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Been a busy old day today. Nice sunrise over the town .

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Then I had a lovely walk along the deserted beach and the cliffs with the dogs , found an old mosque and cemetery. Sacrificial table in the mosque where they beheaded and bled Christians for lunch .... View attachment 996599View attachment 996600View attachment 996601View attachment 996602View attachment 996603View attachment 996604View attachment 996605View attachment 996606

After drying the mutts I had a sit on the now quite busy beach to watch the fishermen and the shellfish ladies doing their stuff, some of them looked like they were getting soaked with the waves ... very calm and very tranquil . View attachment 996607View attachment 996608View attachment 996609

When I say busy I mean with fisherman...I was the only person sat enjoying the peace

I then had a blether with the two brits in the other vans , geordie from devon and nige whos from yorkshire , they were asking about tagines etc so we decided to have a walk in to town to see if there were any for sale , Helen Ariel and paul popped past on their way for a walk and then we set off up to town , decided to have lunch while we were there in one of the many local cafes, selected one full of locals chilling out and had one of the best tagines ive had in Morocco, they dkd 3 sizes small for 25dh medium for 45dh or large for 60dh , we all had a medium chicken one and a huge pot . Of mint tea which was lovely...like a hot mojito...... tagines came with a full Jesus bread for each person so I was stuffed when we left ... total bill for 3 of us with a 2 litre bottle of water was 160dh.


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Had a wee walk around town and found a shop selling tagine pots and spices etc ....got a new tagine , geordie and nige wanted one too so I secured 3 medium size tagines for 120dh and a selection of 7 different spices for 25dh
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And then back to the van

My new tagine....glad to have a new one of these as I've missed it.View attachment 996617


Got back to van around 17.30 and I've done a fair few steps today ... Still have to give dogs a second walk too lol. View attachment 996621

Beach is busy again now with Fisherman and families ...I'm surprised none have been up selling fish yet but you never know ...if not I might have to get some in town.

Sounds idyllic and ridiculously cheap.

 

[Janine]

Lovely photos!

Looks like they painted a picture of Wildbill

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[scousebird]

Tam, you sound happier now, which is good. Is that because you're amongst other people?

 

[PaulW2]

Then I had a lovely walk along the deserted beach and the cliffs with the dogs , found an old mosque and cemetery. Sacrificial table in the mosque where they beheaded and bled Christians for lunch ....

Theologically speaking, are Christians pure like cats or dirty like dogs?

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Theologically speaking, are Christians pure like cats or dirty like dogs?

Not sure cats are pure ours was a pathological serial killer. Even caught it chasing a fox once!

 

[Northernraider]

19000 steps a day your going to live forever you must be as fit as a chuffing fiddle.

I have my goal set to 10000 , but my average is about 14-15000 usually .. did a bit more today though. My phone used to tell me the distance in km but can't find that now sadly

 

[Wanders from Glos]

I have my goal set to 10000 , but my average is about 14-15000 usually .. did a bit more today though. My phone used to tell me the distance in km but can't find that now sadly

I think for someone your height it’s roughly 2000 steps to a mile, only roughly though.

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[Northernraider]

Tam, you sound happier now, which is good. Is that because you're amongst other people?

I have up days and down days I guess. But this is a nicer spot for me where there are other people but it's not too busy or noisy and I like to just watch the sea etc .

 

[Northernraider]

I think for someone your height it’s roughly 2000 steps to a km. only roughly though.

I vaguely remember 10000 being approx 6km but it doesn't show it now

 

[Wanders from Glos]

I vaguely remember 10000 being approx 6km but it doesn't show it now

Sorry that should have said 2000 steps to a mile.

 

[Northernraider]

Nige the Yorkshire man on left has good banter ... we've similar sense of humour where we just make fun of each other like a competition to see who can offend the other first. The younger lad geordie has had a tough few years his dad got disgnosed with cancer of the oesophagus, had chemo etc got really sick over a period of time and decided to end it himself by driving to a cliff and throwing himself off.....which sounds terrible but also understandable ... geordie was an only child and sounds like he spent a lot of quality time with his dad, his dad built his van , they were meant to do this trip together one day before he got sick ......but he's a very positive guy and he's doing it himself in his memory . Both their first times in Morocco

 

[Suenliam]

You certainly have not lost your ability to take lovely photos. Keep them coming especially of the dogs and the sunsets and the beaches and the food and the old buildings.........
Sue

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[CaptainPaul]

Tealt ye you'd meet folk big yin keep being positive mate
Now all you need is to meet a chick as mad as a fecking brush that loves dags!

 

[Northernraider]

You certainly have not lost your ability to take lovely photos. Keep them coming especially of the dogs and the sunsets and the beaches and the food and the old buildings.........
Sue

Here's tonight's sunset for you ..different from last night's

 

[pelican]

You want to try a boat with a big petrol inboard engine

2 MPG

I’m sure CaptainPaul can easily better that

So can I 90 gallons per hour for 4 5 hours luckily I wasn't paying for fuel. 2x1200 hp
Capn Paul £27000

 

[mackeellan]

I'm so glad that you're enjoying yourself there Tam. You're probably a big help to those two guys. Maybe you could travel with them at times. Great photos, take care and good luck

 

[Northernraider]

So can I 90 gallons per hour for 4 5 hours luckily I wasn't paying for fuel. 2x1200 hp
Capn Paul £27000

Double feck that

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[Northernraider]

Now all you need is to meet a chick as mad as a fecking brush

That's the last thing I need lol ...I've had my fair share of them already.


I'm looking for something different these days

 

[Langtoftlad]

160dh

How much is that?

 

[1967bowesj]

How much is that?

About £12 £13 depends on exchange rate

 

[Langtoftlad]

...and they're moaning Morocco is expensive


For clarity, not Tam particularly.

 

[Northernraider]

How much is that?

Around €15/16

It's easier to work in euro as its just over 10dh to 1 euro whereas its about 12dh to £1

So just over 5 euro or £4 each for tagine , bread , 3 glasses of mint tea each and a 2 litre bottle of water for the table. And it was lovely .

I prefer the places the locals eat to the more touristy restaurants.

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