Tam &Toby do Europe ...Take two

[Sam and Viv]

Hi Tam the same here in Palencia 6 degrees got free leccy so heating on, do you avoid toll roads in Spain and Portugal. Cheers Sam.

 

[Northernraider]

Hi Tam the same here in Palencia 6 degrees got free leccy so heating on, do you avoid toll roads in Spain and Portugal. Cheers Sam.

Yeah I never use tolls

 

[Drum Major]

Oh don’t say that we are heading back tomorrow to crook of Devon usually raining there ?

 

[Northernraider]

Just been for a walk along the beach ...don't think I've ever seen so many dogs on a beach there most have been 50 or 60 easily....

 

[Northernraider]

In sant vincent de whitsisface today ...rain stopped long enough to have a walk around...didn't think I'd been here before then I remembered this is the town i hit the road sign with franky and left a red streak ?

Anyway not much to see here it's a bit dreech at this time of year.

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[Figaro]

dreech

Can we have a translation to English please ?

 

[vwalan]

good vets in san vicente de barquera.
on the west side up on the hill by the port.
handy if your leaving from santander etc . plus she speaks real good english.
plus a good english speaking dentist a couple of streets higher up than the vets .
all very helpfull.

 

[Floydster]

Can we have a translation to English please ?

here you go

dreech
Definition
dreech

rate
(Adjective) weather that is damp, cold, grey.
Scottish col.
Usage: It's dreech out there.

 

[Floydster]

Tam, if you think its dreech in your photos you'd better prepare yourself for your return to the UK!
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[Northernraider]

So tonight's stop is in....

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[Scotch mist]

I really like the Lagonda

 

[Northernraider]

I really like the Lagonda

Nice ain't it and from the UK

 

[Scotch mist]

Wasn’t too sure what it was , had to look on DVLA

 

[Northernraider]

Wasn’t too sure what it was , had to look on DVLA



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Should have asked I know a man in Fife who has one....used to attend all the classic car shows when I had my vw's

 

[Northernraider]

Looks like no more ehic ?

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[Figaro]

Looks like no more ehic ?

Hopefully we'll know more quite soon.....,....
But then again maybe not ?

 

[Northernraider]

 

[Trixie]

Tam nice to see blue sky back again, it’s in short supply in UK.

 

[TUCANO]

Aye some of them don't look very secure but I suppose the landscape and surrounding buildings have changed on many over the years ...others I guess are just for show.
Some of the most secure ones tend to be the not so pretty.

Which one are you referring to ? The triangular one

Caerlaverock ?

 

[Scotch mist]

Beautiful coastline tam , where is it ? , I’ve been recording the positions incase I ever get the chance to visit them , KD

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[Northernraider]

Beautiful coastline tam , where is it ? , I’ve been recording the positions incase I ever get the chance to visit them , KD

This is miengo or the beach near miengo ....very popular with surfers

This is where I parked last night... 3 other vans here.

 

[irnbru]

How much cu longer are you staying out Tam, we are heading for a ferry in the afternoon

 

[Northernraider]

How much cu longer are you staying out Tam, we are heading for a ferry in the afternoon

Not entirely sure I'm heading towards France..in Santander at the minute .
I plan to be home mid to late November but have around 6 stops to make in England....

No set plan as yet

 

[Northernraider]

Morning walkies ..

We are now in Santander at the official aire.....well I'm parked on the roadside just opposite it as it's a bit sardine tin in there and I'd rather not have neighbours so close.

 

[Northernraider]

Well I'm still in Santander...and I'm kind of stuck
It hasn t stopped raining since through the night on Friday and it's torrential at times .

Went to bed last night and got woken up 2.45 soaking

The new skylight I fitted back in May is leaking, the sealant I had to buy at the time I knew was shit and planned to remove and reseal when home with good stuff

It's coming in pretty bad ...sleeping bag got soaked so I had to sleep in dropdown bed which was a joy

So it's pouring down and looks like it's on all day ....rooflight is leaking with a constant drip ...So have a basin on bed under it

Can't really move as it will leak more and van will get soaked and I can't remove and reseal it in the rain ?

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[Manic]

Can’t you put van on ramps so water runs away from roof light.

 

[MaidinDevon]

HI Tam

That might be my old van. I had an Ace, 9 metres, with a funster sticker. I sold it to a guy who used it to travel round go karting tracks, because his son was a competitor. Nice van, but rubbish insulation, and even on LPG not great fuel consumption. KIng size bed with built in wardrobes and dressing table was pretty cool though. Not to mention the outside TV. It was on a 2013 plate.

 

[Northernraider]

? thank God it's a hymer .....at least it's not being soaked up by wood..

 

[Langtoftlad]

? thank God it's a hymer .....at least it's not being soaked up by wood..View attachment 340224

That is most certainly a leak ...

 

[Reallyretired]

You might find it stops if you move because the wind of your passage (pardon the expression) will blow the water off the roof.

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