Tam and Toby ~~ Hunting Zorba .....Take two.

[scousebird]

Did I ever tell you about our encounter in the aire at Boulogne? 4am and there's a knock at the door, Alan in his sleepy state opened the door and a well dressed man, possibly mid 30s, says in Franglais "I want sex, I want pussy" well Alan couldn't quite understand him and thought he was looking for his cat . I understood perfectly and shouted "f..k off" from my bed then Alan twigged and slammed the door. The bloke kept banging on the MH so Alan sounded the horn in the end and I called the police who when they turned up were not surprised at all by our tale. We haven't returned to the aire at Boulogne since.

 

[Podney]

Did I ever tell you about our encounter in the aire at Boulogne? 4am and there's a knock at the door, Alan in his sleepy state opened the door and a well dressed man, possibly mid 30s, says in Franglais "I want sex, I want pussy" well Alan couldn't quite understand him and thought he was looking for his cat . I understood perfectly and shouted "f..k off" from my bed then Alan twigged and slammed the door. The bloke kept banging on the MH so Alan sounded the horn in the end and I called the police who when they turned up were not surprised at all by our tale. We haven't returned to the aire at Boulogne since.

Please can you send me the co-ordinates for that one!

Ooops,only joking,just noticed it was a bloke...........my catflap only works one way!

 

[Northernraider]

Another warm sunny day ..

Doggy walk around the old town of tremoli

 

[Offagain]

Motorway nearly all the way from Igoumenitsa.

There is, but there is also a lovely coast road to Preveza where there are lots of places to stop and chill.
On the way to the ferry weekend before last, we stopped in Plataria for a stroll and an icecream, and parked on the marina.

 

[StephandJohn]

Magic!!!! of course it's much the same here in the UK - NOOT. Yet another day of rain, preceded by days of rain and more days of rain to follow.
All of you posting photos of sunny, intersting, places please don't stop. You're keeping me sane.
Steph

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[Northernraider]

Well it was an interesting drive today from tremoli to lucera to the only motorhome services i could find ....i saw my first chair ladies in italy ....the ss16 must be the place for sex workers ....some of them were actually stunning.....some dancing at the side of the road lol in very little clothing lol

And then at another section a really bad smash happened on the other side of the carriageway as i was passing ....car seemed to have clipped a truck then hit the centre reservation and was in the process of flying through the air as i drove past ....looked pretty serious stuff

After using the services i headed back over to the coast and have now arrived at Barletta

Going to have some lunch then a walk on the beach


P.s ive also never seen so much rubbish roadside anywhere that ive travelled like italy .....they take it to a whole new level

No exaggeration you would think the garbage trucks had just dumped their contents in every laybye on the national roads ....it stinks and is strewn up and down the roads for miles before and after each laybye ....all black bags of rubbish ...burst open .... food waste, clothes , old mattresses, chairs , furniture you name it

Its minging

 

[Northernraider]

Everyone can relax ....although it has not been confirmed on any news channel yet i believe the italians have found a cure for covid .....or at least something that creates an immunity to it.


Not entirely sure how it works but it seems to be something to do with Lycra.


Ill post more information when i hear it

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

A few cyclists around by any chance?

 

[Northernraider]

A few cyclists around by any chance?

Lots and joggers ...

But if you're on a bike and not wearing Lycra OR if you are running in jeans then you must wear a mask


Masks must be worn inside and outside in italy .... everywhere unless you are wearing lycra and breathing heavily as you run or cycle past people....then you dont have to apparently

Im going to decathlon

 

[Northernraider]

So we are in Trani now .

Not a great distance from Bari going to stay here tonight ...nice little seaside town ....again its out of season so looks dead ..but very active on the fishing side it seems.

Its a shame that someone seems to phone ahead to places im visiting and tell them to throw scaffolding up around their cathedral or castle etc ....but i did the best i could

I resisted adopting any more homeless animals but it was a struggle cute little kittens and what looks like a male and female of the same breed of dog ....

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[berni109]

Bit of info for you from Cyprus paper. You should be alright going south but dont hang about before crossing the corinth canal.

Greece will impose regional lockdowns on its second-largest city of Thessaloniki and two other regions from Friday after a spike in cases of COVID-19, the government said.

The country has recorded significantly lower numbers of COVID-19 than other countries in Europe but cases have been rising rapidly since early October. Testing has also increased.


On Wednesday, Greece registered 1,547 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily tally. There were 1,211 new cases reported on Thursday and 12 deaths, bringing the number of victims since the onset of the virus in late February to 615.

“The average age of new infections suggests there is a big correlation with gatherings for entertainment, sport and other activities,” said civil protection minister Nikos Hardalias.

Thursday’s decision puts Thessaloniki and the central cities of Larissa and the northern Rodopi region in the highest risk category on Greece’s four-tier risk assessment scale.

In the highest category, public or private gatherings are banned and movement between districts is prohibited.

 

[Hymerbell]

Yep .....i was going to say it looked like Spain....but

Did I ever tell you about our encounter in the aire at Boulogne? 4am and there's a knock at the door, Alan in his sleepy state opened the door and a well dressed man, possibly mid 30s, says in Franglais "I want sex, I want pussy" well Alan couldn't quite understand him and thought he was looking for his cat . I understood perfectly and shouted "f..k off" from my bed then Alan twigged and slammed the door. The bloke kept banging on the MH so Alan sounded the horn in the end and I called the police who when they turned up were not surprised at all by our tale. We haven't returned to the aire at Boulogne since.

I do apologise...had one too many...found my cat....

 

[Northernraider]

Bit of info for you from Cyprus paper. You should be alright going south but dont hang about before crossing the corinth canal.

Greece will impose regional lockdowns on its second-largest city of Thessaloniki and two other regions from Friday after a spike in cases of COVID-19, the government said.

The country has recorded significantly lower numbers of COVID-19 than other countries in Europe but cases have been rising rapidly since early October. Testing has also increased.


On Wednesday, Greece registered 1,547 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily tally. There were 1,211 new cases reported on Thursday and 12 deaths, bringing the number of victims since the onset of the virus in late February to 615.

“The average age of new infections suggests there is a big correlation with gatherings for entertainment, sport and other activities,” said civil protection minister Nikos Hardalias.

Thursday’s decision puts Thessaloniki and the central cities of Larissa and the northern Rodopi region in the highest risk category on Greece’s four-tier risk assessment scale.

In the highest category, public or private gatherings are banned and movement between districts is prohibited.

Thessaloniki and the corinth canal are a good bit east of where i will be for quite a while .... I'll be following the west coast downwards for a while

 

[Northernraider]

I do apologise...had one too many...found my cat....

Whit?



On another note ...did you have to switch your gas off on ferry? And did they let you plug in to electric?

 

[Mike4727]

Hi Tam, we have never been told to turn gas off, you will be on the upper open deck with the trucks although I think they will park you in the covered section if possible. Don't forget to check your overhang when you approach the deck ramp to upper deck, the loaders will board out under rear wheels if necessary. Don't plug in without asking crew, there are many outlets but not all are " clean " supply. Have a good trip matey.

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[Northernraider]

Hi Tam, we have never been told to turn gas off, you will be on the upper open deck with the trucks although I think they will park you in the covered section if possible. Don't forget to check your overhang when you approach the deck ramp to upper deck, the loaders will board out under rear wheels if necessary. Don't plug in without asking crew, there are many outlets but not all are " clean " supply. Have a good trip matey.

Thanks for the info ....i wont have to plug in unless they ask me to turn gas off as id then need power for the fridge freezer.

But if not ill be fine on my own power . ....but if offered ill take it

 

[fullfat]

When the guy that parks you, tells you to stop he will have a long pole that pulls the ehu down for you,
easypeasy, left my gas on

 

[Offagain]

On another note ...did you have to switch your gas off on ferry? And did they let you plug in to electric?

No and yes.
You don’t have to turn it off but there will be signs around telling you not to use it for heating or cooking..
There will be hook ups all over the place. Sometimes they’re only on the sides and sometimes there are some hanging from the ceiling. Nobody usually asks, just plug in ASAP or you might miss out.

 

[Northernraider]

 

[Manic]

s a shame that someone seems to phone ahead to places im visiting and tell them to throw scaffolding up around their cathedral or castle etc

No they phone ahead so everybody can hide inside-not many people about in photos

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[Helen Ariel]

Ah lovely how he gets the bits she can't reach. My cat used to wash Beech's ears and eyes sometimes though I'm not sure she appreciated the rough tongue.

 

[Northernraider]

No they phone ahead so everybody can hide inside-not many people about in photos

Season has ended here so just locals who are either fishing or cycling

 

[Northernraider]

Ah lovely how he gets the bits she can't reach. My cat used to wash Beech's ears and eyes sometimes though I'm not sure she appreciated the rough tongue.

They wash each other lol ...i missed jade doing his face as i forgot to press record ...shes funnier as she pins him down with the paws so he cant escape

 

[Hymerbell]

Whit?



On another note ...did you have to switch your gas off on ferry? And did they let you plug in to electric?

No didn’t have to turn off gas...stipulation of no cooking though although snuck a cup of tea in. Yes hooked up although hookups are on the side so hope to get a side pitch. No idea if electric was “clean” as Mike4727 has just commented . Looked clean to me...a sort of bluey colour as it came out of cable

 

[Lenny HB]

EBL's fitted to Hymers do not like ships generators a big warning about it on the Schaudt site.
Not recommended to plug in unless you have under/over voltage and surge protection.
I fitted a AVS30 voltage protection unit before going to Greece.

Tam's crossing is only 8, hours fridge/freezer will survive for 24 hours without power.

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[Northernraider]

Cool

If i don't have to turn gas/ fridge off then ive no need for electric so ill be fine

 

[Northernraider]

Few more pics of Trani this morning ... monastery and beach walk

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Have you head about the earthquake? Not sure how far the tsunami has stretched.

 

[Northernraider]

Aye i was just reading about that

Naewhere near where im going though

 

[Drum Major]

Just heard about it on the news glad it’s not any where that will affect your plans

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