Tam, Jade and Franky's European Adventure

[Lenny HB]

As well as the satnvav we have Autoroute on a laptop with a GPS receiver. Often plot a route on Autoroute then enter sections as we go on the satnav that way it makes sure we keep to our chosen route.

 

[PORKSTER]

You couldn't have been lost you didn't know where you was

 

[Northernraider]

The annoying bit was I had ignored the satnav several times before that as the route it wanted to take me was via murcia city which was effectively an L shaped route following motorways so I skipped cross-country from hellin to jumilla then to novelda where I let the sat nav take over ....i then passed a services at elche and the next thing I knew I was way past alicante near the airport.

Anyway I got back to elche in the end and i parked up had a spot of lunch and then cycled in to town to visit the palm garden, castle, cathedral etc.
Warm day again today I'm boiling but it's lovely in the sun.

Probably going to head out of town to a nature reserve nearby as it's quieter for overnighting than in the middle of town.

Here's some pics of elche

 

[jumartoo]

Were on our way, hoping you can provide some sun which we haven’t seen yet since we arrived in Spain Thursday. After a very wet run through Madrid we are now at Aranjuez and would like a walk around but it’s still coming down in stair rods!
We will try and make Ricote just south of Cieza tomorrow and maybe Totana next day, fingers crossed for some

If you're definitely coming here. Please let me know the evening before so we can check availability and reserve a spot for you. It's still filling up by the end of the day!

 

[jumartoo]

The annoying bit was I had ignored the satnav several times before that as the route it wanted to take me was via murcia city which was effectively an L shaped route following motorways so I skipped cross-country from hellin to jumilla then to novelda where I let the sat nav take over ....i then passed a services at elche and the next thing I knew I was way past alicante near the airport.

Anyway I got back to elche in the end and i parked up had a spot of lunch and then cycled in to town to visit the palm garden, castle, cathedral etc.
Warm day again today I'm boiling but it's lovely in the sun.

Probably going to head out of town to a nature reserve nearby as it's quieter for overnighting than in the middle of town.

Here's some pics of elche View attachment 218235 View attachment 218236 View attachment 218237 View attachment 218238 View attachment 218239 View attachment 218240 View attachment 218241 View attachment 218242 View attachment 218243 View attachment 218244 View attachment 218245 View attachment 218246 View attachment 218247 View attachment 218248 View attachment 218249

You should definitely be employed by the Spanish Turismo! A better advert for Spain would be hard to find!

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[Northernraider]

You should definitely be employed by the Spanish Turismo! A better advert for Spain would be hard to find!

Well you could put in a good word for me ...:

 

[kelpie]

Technology at it's best

Santa Pola is nice , but very few shop and restaurant owner speak English . Good laugh trying to work out what you ordered. Thankfully when the food came My wife liked one option and I sort of ate the other , was fish based and I'm not keen on fish unless wrapped in the Daily Record .
That year our satnav took us to Elche when we were going to Torrevieja , added ages on to the journey.
You're not in any rush so chill and go where the rythym , or in your case , the satnav takes you.
John

 

[Northernraider]

Santa Pola is nice , but very few shop and restaurant owner speak English . Good laugh trying to work out what you ordered. Thankfully when the food came My wife liked one option and I sort of ate the other , was fish based and I'm not keen on fish unless wrapped in the Daily Record .
That year our satnav took us to Elche when we were going to Torrevieja , added ages on to the journey.
You're not in any rush so chill and go where the rythym , or in your case , the satnav takes you.
John

Maybe the satnav s are secretly being controlled by the tourist board...

 

[icantremember]

Maybe the satnav s are secretly being controlled by the tourist board...

Yes, but it's probably the Russian tourist board.

 

[Northernraider]

So I've arrived at my spot for tonight not far out of elche but in the calm setting of the nature reserve .....did have a nice spot in the sun but a German couple in the biggest ex army lorry you've ever seen have just parked next to me and now I'm in a shadow ....getting sick o Jerry now like grrr

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[Northernraider]

There aren't many vehicles out there that make franky look small but here's the German converted lorry I mentioned earlier.

It's a monster ....1977 13 litre engine and does 100km to 38litres of diesel apparently....

 

[Feltwell]

Do you think they bother carrying cut up bits of old bread crate in case their pitch is a bit muddy?

 

[icantremember]

There aren't many vehicles out there that make franky look small but here's the German converted lorry I mentioned earlier.

It's a monster ....1977 13 litre engine and does 100km to 38litres of diesel apparently....View attachment 218292 View attachment 218293

Nice truck ... shame it appears to be a portacabin stuck on the back.

 

[Teuchter]

Were on our way, hoping you can provide some sun which we haven’t seen yet since we arrived in Spain Thursday. After a very wet run through Madrid we are now at Aranjuez and would like a walk around but it’s still coming down in stair rods!
We will try and make Ricote just south of Cieza tomorrow and maybe Totana next day, fingers crossed for some

Wall to wall sunshine here in Mojacar the last few days 27 C here today!!

 

[Podney]

Nice truck ... shame it appears to be a portacabin stuck on the back.

Poxy thing! Why would anyone want such a thing,unless they’re planning on crossing a bog.

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[Northernraider]

Nice truck ... shame it appears to be a portacabin stuck on the back.

No it's a proper military pod apparently. ...the guys very proud if it ... €5000 he paid
Historic tax and €100 a year to insure
But horrendous on fuel I couldn't afford to run that

 

[Northernraider]

Poxy thing! Why would anyone want such a thing,unless they’re planning on crossing a bog.

He got stuck on the isle of skye with it apparently and because they needed a specialist truck to pull it out it cost him a grand to get it towed lol

 

[gus-lopez]

So I've arrived at my spot for tonight not far out of elche but in the calm setting of the nature reserve .....did have a nice spot in the sun but a German couple in the biggest ex army lorry you've ever seen have just parked next to me and now I'm in a shadow ....getting sick o Jerry now like grrr View attachment 218260

You're parked on the back of the salt lake s then ?

 

[tacr2man]

Poxy thing! Why would anyone want such a thing,unless they’re planning on crossing a bog.

We all have different requirements , go a bit further south and he would be in its element , whereas what you drive would be struggling , so its more a matter of opinion and his is just as valid as yours .

 

[Northernraider]

You're parked on the back of the salt lake s then ?

Some nature reserve

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[Northernraider]

We all have different requirements , go a bit further south and he would be in its element , whereas what you drive would be struggling , so its more a matter of opinion and his is just as valid as yours .

He's been right down to Cadiz he was telling me of a nature reserve down there. Yes on his way back north now in return journey

 

[Northernraider]

 

[CazPaul]

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Just don't put your finger through it.

 

[jumartoo]

Watch out for the Greater Spotted Eagle's.

One (Tonn) has a tracker. He arrives here in October for the winter (like a lot of motorhomers!) and goes home to Estonia for the summer. There is info on him on the net if you Google his name.

 

[jumar]

It was second hand from gumtree just before Christmas...the guy said that the lights , computer and extras probably cost more than I paid for the bike ....its really light too and very smooth. It was a bargain for sure ...it has continental tyres on it so they probably cost more than that too lol.

But it isn't good for offroading really.

But I'm no dedicated or hard-core cyclist that's for sure so no point in me buying expensive bikes.

Although I'm really getting in to my bike over here ...i use it way more than the scooter

Stick with it my friend, when I said we have three to find new homes for I forgot to say that the cheapest one should fetch 450€...and that looks like it going on Tuesday...reduce from 600€.
Expensive game this biking...just bought 2 eBikes.....at the price of a small secondhand car. (BMW)...anyway if you are passing Totana call in for a night.

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[Northernraider]

Santa Pola is nice , but very few shop and restaurant owner speak English . Good laugh trying to work out what you ordered. Thankfully when the food came My wife liked one option and I sort of ate the other , was fish based and I'm not keen on fish unless wrapped in the Daily Record .
That year our satnav took us to Elche when we were going to Torrevieja , added ages on to the journey.
You're not in any rush so chill and go where the rythym , or in your case , the satnav takes you.
John

I'm not too bad with the food as I know the basic Spanish for stuff like that ....i know all the words it's forming the correct sentences I have problems with and the of course understanding the response as espanol es muy rapido

 

[Northernraider]

Stick with it my friend, when I said we have three to find new homes for I forgot to say that the cheapest one should fetch 450€...and that looks like it going on Tuesday...reduce from 600€.
Expensive game this biking...just bought 2 eBikes.....at the price of a small secondhand car. (BMW)...anyway if you are passing Totana call in for a night.

Ha ha no worries ....i guess it can be expensive if you allow it to be ...like anything really.
But I'm no Danny mckaskill so I don't need a super duper a singing dancing bike ...the one I have has 24 gears I think I use 2 or 3 of them lol ...and it's rare that I'm on an off road track. Because I will be downsizing my van when I'm back in the UK I won't have the scooter in the next van so I'll check out gumtree etc when home and might pick up an off road bike to use aswell as the one i have just now. But to be honest I don't think I've got room in my garage for 2 bikes plus the scooter at the minute ...not without a lot of hassle getting anything in and out of it.

 

[tacr2man]

Watch out for the Greater Spotted Eagle's.

One (Tonn) has a tracker. He arrives here in October for the winter (like a lot of motorhomers!) and goes home to Estonia for the summer. There is info on him on the net if you Google his name.

@jumartoo do you have a link as Google seems to be a bit blind ?

 

[Northernraider]

Has a wee cycle down to catral today , a wee village a few miles away as they had a battle if the bands going ....about 8 brass bands in total ....was very busy , sat in a cafe with Dave and marsha ...few beers and a coffee and 3 hours of bands playing ...even recognised a few tunes

 

[TinaLes]

Now theres another essential item to be packed on our first Spanish adventure...Ear plugs!!
But if they were playing Bag Pipes, I would be straight out of there!
Enjoy Tam, cheers.

Les

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