Spring into summer in Spain

[jumartoo]

It's grey and gloomy so we're going home. Rain is forecast for the next few days so we're better off at home. We'll stay there over Easter now and hopefully my new passport will also arrive in the meantime.

 

[Peavy]

Did you play in a band when you were a kid Nacho?

Unfortunately not until I was 17, but I'm still a 47 year old kid now

 

[MichaelT]

It's grey and gloomy so we're going home. Rain is forecast for the next few days so we're better off at home. We'll stay there over Easter now and hopefully my new passport will also arrive in the meantime.

Shorts and T shirts here in sunny Norfolk.

 

[jumar]

Shorts and T shirts here in sunny Norfolk.

Make the most of it...British summer will be with you soon...

 

[gus-lopez]

really? that's a little bit excessive, don't the kids go to school? After rehearsal maybe

Starts today here.Dolores de Viernes.

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[jumartoo]

Passport Office have confirmed receipt of old passport. 12.01 today.

 

[scousebird]

Shorts and T shirts here in sunny Norfolk.

Same here

 

[jumartoo]

Same here

Enjoy

 

[Helen Ariel]

BAND PRACTICE


Good job we're early risers.

This reminds me of that one time at band camp.... name the movie...

 

[Helen Ariel]

It's Costa del sun here in Brighton! I think we've had about 3 days of rain since arriving back last week of Feb and almost unbroken sunshine for the last few weeks. Sorry but it's not often we get to gloat to you over there

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[jumartoo]

It's Costa del sun here in Brighton! I think we've had about 3 days of rain since arriving back last week of Feb and almost unbroken sunshine for the last few weeks. Sorry but it's not often we get to gloat to you over there

Enjoy it whilst you've got it

 

[jumartoo]

Am I glad we're at home. It's thundering and lightning and raining

I do hope that Martin and Richard made a good job of fitting the new roodlight

We'll find out later

 

[SMB]

Am I glad we're at home. It's thundering and lightning and raining

I do hope that Martin and Richard made a good job of fitting the new roodlight

We'll find out later

Same here at El Berro

 

[gus-lopez]

not good here either.

I do hope that Martin and Richard made a good job of fitting the new roodlight

Just to mention that I wasn't in charge of sealant

 

[jumartoo]

Happy bunnies here, no water ingress through the rooflight

We do have a faulty folding solar panel so that's going back for a refund. We need a replacement for the summer though, so that's another job for Martin.

I've spent the morning planning our summer trip. We're hoping to go west and loosely follow the route of the Via de la Plata as far as Salamanca and then head into northern Portugal and then back into Galicia, etc. We cycle toured the VdlP in 2013 on normal mountain bikes and I've dug out a Blog I did at that time. It's nice to see that we haven't deteriorated too much . I'd like to ride some of the tracks we rode then, but this time on circular routes from the van.

But before we do summer, we have another shorter trip to fit in. That one may be up into Castellon. I really should plan that first

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[Barriesimpson]

Happy bunnies here, no water ingress through the rooflight

Lucky for gus-lopez then.

 

[jumartoo]

Not a bad start to today, so the washing machine was fired up and I got a load of washing out on the roof. We then managed to squeeze in a bike ride. We e pected to have to ride on roads but, once we'd seen the first gravel track, we decided they were dry enough to ride.

The wildflowers (weeds according to gus-lopez as told to my by Jac) were beautiful and the almonds are huge already.

We'd just got back to where we park our van when it started to rain. By the time I got the washing off the roof my dry washing had wet patches . It's now drying on an airer.

I've begun the planning for the next trip and it's looking good. Some new places to explore and some places to revisit. Hopefully once Semana Santa is over we'll be able to get back out for a month or so.

 

[jumar]

Easter is looming...our coastline will be rammed with visitors, our resort will fill up too.
If all's well here come the Monday after Easter we will be off for an extended trip..
Still waiting for Judith's passport and perhaps a new solar from Renogy...
The Allpowers one I've used for nearly a year is failing... providing only 50% of the 200w rating..however the twin 200w mounted on the roof is proving to be a great choice...getting rid of the Oyster Sat to provide space for solar..
New roofvent is a good buy...no water ingress and this one opens too...that's an improvement.
Having Air con checked tomorrow..it was repaired last year and re-gassed but not working again... essential here now the temperature is rising..

 

[Barriesimpson]

Having Air con checked tomorrow..it was repaired last year and re-gassed but not working again... essential here now the temperature is rising..

If it lost the gas then it has a leak. Get the system checked using the special dye they have.

 

[jumar]

If it lost the gas then it has a leak. Get the system checked using the special dye they have.

Had it repaired whilst in Galicia last summer...
Here in Murcia we have a very good mechanic who does the stuff on the MH and the car...it's a Spanish local single bay family business...he will check the obvious tomorrow and sort after Easter if not possible.

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[Barriesimpson]

Had it repaired whilst in Galicia last summer...
Here in Murcia we have a very good mechanic who does the stuff on the MH and the car...it's a Spanish local single bay family business...he will check the obvious tomorrow and sort after Easter if not possible.

If they put the dye in the last time, they can easily detect the source of the leak now.

 

[jumar]

Morning all, getting busy where our apartment is located..very rarely see English speaking Kids on holiday..but they are here with mums and dads..
MH remains in the sick bay...leak on, or near air con condenser....told garage to keep van until a repair is complete... everything will close down here from Tomorrow or Thursday until next Monday
Bikes on car our standby alternative is the course of action...and of course our apartment will get more use..had a visit from Nigel Crompton who lives not too far from here...I donated the salvaged parts of the Hymer Roofvent I changed last week...just love re-cycling rather than putting in bin or asking a few euros..
That's all folks..

 

[scousebird]

MH remains in the sick bay...leak on, or near air con condenser.

I hope that can be sorted quickly.

 

[jumar]

I hope that can be sorted quickly.

Thanks...we have left the MH in trusted hands at a nearby Spanish mechanic...should be ready for our next adventure...

 

[jumartoo]

What Martin didn't say was that you can tell the holidaymakers. They are all walking around in their holiday clothes, shorts and tee-shirt or vests, whilst we're just getting round to removing jackets and managing with fleeces

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[Peavy]

They are all walking around in their holiday clothes, shorts and tee-shirt or vests, whilst we're just getting round to removing jackets and managing with fleeces

Estos guiris no se enteran de nada
I guess we all have been there, but it's always funny