MOBY GOES TO TURKEY. A tam and pups adventure.

[Gina M]

You poor thing, my heart bleeds for you

 

[Barryh]

Looks like it's getting cooler this week , I might have to dig out my jumpers View attachment 900711

Could be worse. Our meander through France is turning into a gallop South to find some sun. Mud is no gud.

 

[Northernraider]

Could be worse. Our meander through France is turning into a gallop South to find some sun. Mud is no gud.

I've always found French weather to be similar to the UK.

 

[Northernraider]

All the Dutch left this morning after emptying their grey tanks on the carpark ...feckn eedjits.. if I'm parked on concrete or tarmac I close my valve and wait till I'm parked on sand or grass ...much more discrete.

And I now have 1 new neighbour ...with a big posh morelo .

It looks new , I mean they're nice but I wouldn't want to drive one where I like to go. Inside is a bit bland though...looks like a dentists surgery .

 

[Northernraider]

2 iveco dailys, only €350k difference

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[Mikey RV]

If he dumps his grey on the carpark it will wash you away.

 

[Northernraider]

If he dumps his grey on the carpark it will wash you away.

He's moved now and parked over by the herd .


Snob

 

[Northernraider]

 

[tacr2man]

He's moved now and parked over by the herd .


Snob

Probably was warned you might try to sell him some melons

 

[Gina M]

Tam, google can you freeze water melon? you can

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[Northernraider]

Tam, google can you freeze water melon? you can

Yeah but no room in the freezer. I've a couple of dorados in there aswell as ice cubes and some bolognese leftovers.

 

[Northernraider]

I was just reading the first 10/12 pages of my first trip to Spain . Jees how life was different then , no dogs , massive van ...

A lot of members no longer with us though for whatever reason .

 

[Just smiffy]

I was just reading the first 10/12 pages of my first trip to Spain . Jees how life was different then , no dogs , massive van ...

A lot of members no longer with us though for whatever reason .

You had only recently got Jade when I met you in France… do you think she’ll remember me when you visit…

 

[Northernraider]

You had only recently got Jade when I met you in France… do you think she’ll remember me when you visit…

Yes I imagine so ... they seem to remember everyone they've met

 

[Northernraider]

You gotta laugh at the Germans, parked up at another beach just now . One German motorhome there and in his window he has an 8x6 inch card with a picture of a tent and a caravan on it and text below stating " we are neither a tent or a caravan. We are parking not camping.


And then outside they have 2 chairs a table and 3 pots with plants in .

Somehow I don't think that's gonna work .

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[Northernraider]

Had a look around methoni today .. Nice day for the drone.

Not camper friendly at this time of year though so we had to move on afterwards

 

[Just smiffy]

Great pictures…

 

[Rogerwyn]

Had a look around methoni today .. Nice day for the drone.

Not camper friendly at this time of year though so we had to move on afterwards View attachment 901320View attachment 901321View attachment 901322View attachment 901323View attachment 901324View attachment 901325View attachment 901326View attachment 901327View attachment 901328View attachment 901329

Living the dream

 

[Northernraider]

A few more of methoni.

 

[nicholsong]

Tam

Why Methoni not user friendly and had to move on?

Do you think it would be same in September?

Geoff

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[Gina M]

I was just reading the first 10/12 pages of my first trip to Spain . Jees how life was different then , no dogs , massive van ...

A lot of members no longer with us though for whatever reason .

yes, I read it too up until you adopted Jade and I loved it. I was so interested in your life before dogs, it was so much better afterwards in my opinion

 

[mackeellan]

Your photos are ok, once again, Tam. I've been thinking about your spongy floor, and maybe it needs injecting, in the bad area, with the stuff that's made for caravan floors that are delaminating. Maybe you could investigate what the problem is and then come to a decision regarding the new floor covering you are considering. Perhaps it needs an area cutting up and sorted! Its not a big deal for me and you shouldn't worry about it. Keep up the good work and good luck

 

[Northernraider]

Tam

Why Methoni not user friendly and had to move on?

Do you think it would be same in September?

Geoff

There's only 2 carparks , both have signs stating no parking of motorhomes after 20.00 hours. Can't park at pylos , gialova or voidokilia either . Winter is different same as Spain etc . But now the tourists are here the police become assholes.

 

[Northernraider]

Your photos are ok, once again, Tam. I've been thinking about your spongy floor, and maybe it needs injecting, in the bad area, with the stuff that's made for caravan floors that are delaminating. Maybe you could investigate what the problem is and then come to a decision regarding the new floor covering you are considering. Perhaps it needs an area cutting up and sorted! Its not a big deal for me and you shouldn't worry about it. Keep up the good work and good luck

The floor on this van is a crazy construction. It's basically a 40mm slab of polystyrene which has a thin 4mm sheet of ply top and bottom . The bottom has obviously got damp/soft over the years. The worst area being directly above the rear wheels which us the area between fridge and wardrobe , problem now is because its been spongy the top plywood has now cracked and split. The only thing keeping it together is the linoleum. Will have to try and put a bit heavier ply on the underside between the wheels and brace it somehow. And then I'll need to put something more substantial over the floor inside , maybe 6mm ply and new linoleum. . Or laminate flooring or something.

 

[Northernraider]

Your photos are ok, once again, Tam. I've been thinking about your spongy floor, and maybe it needs injecting, in the bad area, with the stuff that's made for caravan floors that are delaminating. Maybe you could investigate what the problem is and then come to a decision regarding the new floor covering you are considering. Perhaps it needs an area cutting up and sorted! Its not a big deal for me and you shouldn't worry about it. Keep up the good work and good luck

The floor on this van is a crazy construction. It's basically a 40mm slab of polystyrene which has a thin 4mm sheet of ply top and bottom . The bottom has obviously got damp/soft over the years. The worst area being directly above the rear wheels which us the area between fridge and wardrobe , problem now is because its been spongy the top plywood has now cracked and split. The only thing keeping it together is the linoleum. Will have to try and put a bit heavier ply on the underside between the wheels and brace it somehow. And then I'll need to put something more substantial over the floor inside , maybe 6mm ply and new linoleum. . Or laminate flooring or something.

Actually having typed that I think the best way would be to cut 6mm ply to fit between the floor supports and put it over the entire middle section underneath. Then put 6mm ply over the floor inside and screw it down catching the ply underneath too which would sandwich the lot and should then be very strong. Then just put new floor vinyl down inside and bobs yer grannies aunty.

I feel like I'm practically rebuilding this van but overall once I've sorted the remaining issues it has it should be fine for a long time yet. If I changed it I'd have to lay out more money and there's never any guarantee that the next van wouldn't need work done either. Cheap vans always do ... but at the minute I don't want to buy a newer more expensive van as I've still no idea what I'm doing in the future . So this old boy will have to get sorted out

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[mackeellan]

Ok. I take it these floor supports are underneath the vehicle. Has the insulation deteriorated too? I will think it over during the day.

 

[Northernraider]

Ok. I take it these floor supports are underneath the vehicle. Has the insulation deteriorated too? I will think it over during the day.

Basically it has a galvanised frame underneath that bolts the body to the chassis . To replace the entire floor would be a mammoth task and as I only walk on the middle section I figured if I just put ply up the middle underneath , bond it with sikaflex and then screw down from above it should sort it out. The insulation is just a big slab of polystyrene... its just moving because the wood underneath it is knackered. Hard to describe you really need to see it


The next place I'm parked on concrete where I can get underneath it a bit ill take a few photos.. although you can't see much .


I repaired a small section of the floor under the seating box when I first got the van . Its just not a great design from new , and with the leaks it had in the past and it sitting around for years its just taken its toll. Nowt that can't be fixed though

 

[Northernraider]

It's getting to the point now where I really can't stand German and French motorhomers, hands down they have to be the most selfish entitled assholes out there.

I parked up at this wee beach yesterday


This is the park4night description.

there was just me and the one German van with his table and chairs out . 2 others ( germans) turned up later and stayed anyway , they left early this morning.


Today the German moved , and was replaced by another German who parked on the concrete square , then 2 French with a big dethleffs and another huge morelo . And now the German who arrived earlier friend has turned up and squeezed between him and me but still on the square.

So now cars are turning up for the tavern and are struggling to get parked.

Unbelievable

So

Would you go and talk to the frenchies and Germans? Or just leave it.

I'll put the drone up after lunch

 

[Langtoftlad]

Would you go and talk to the frenchies and Germans? Or just leave it.

Perhaps talk to the Tavern - see if they are happy for you to stay [courtesy & all that] ?

 

[Lenny HB]

Move on and distance yourself from the ungrateful gits.

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