Life on the road is somewhat different from packing a suitcase and heading to the airport,although excess baggage is an issue for us as well, only we call it payload.As far as possible we pack what we feel is appropriate for a couple of months away but we do try to use light weight pots ,pans,plastic containers and take Kindles rather than books.If we go over the payload it makes us unstable on the road and liable to be pulled over by the law! So at the moment I'm trying ,but apparently failing, to keep my eye on Sue, as she endeavours to stash the kitchen sink and the odd crate of wine under the beds.Still time to discover if we are legal or not when we go on the weigh bridge nearer departure day.
What else? Well we have had all the necessary jabs and sorted the vehicle paperwork for getting Delfin in and out of Morocco. Every time I say that word I tingle with anticipation and see camels and sand-dunes. The van has been serviced and the gas bottles for the fridge, cooking, hot water ( we have a very effective shower) and the BBQ , are filled. The wonders of cyberspace have enabled us to book cross channel tickets,Dover - Calais, on line and today we collected the euros.
Last week we met up with Andrew, in our vans, at a pub on the out skirts of Stratford on Avon. Time to get our heads together and arrange a date for meeting up at Algeciras in southern Spain for the ferry to Tangiers.We looked at maps, shared thoughts about what we wanted to see and do; Todra gorge and the Atlas Mountains, palmeries and an oasis, the Sahara, souks,kasbahs,medinas and camels, a Berber camp, Cassablanca but without Bogart,and the wild Atlantic coast.The wish list kept growing , along with the bar bill and the noise levels. Each new idea greeted with enthusiasm and expectation. No-one mentioned the miles we would have to cover or the fuel costs! Hey ho , you only live once.
Thank goodness that there are publicans who understand the limited provision for motorhomers in the UK. He got our custom and we had a safe sleepover with a rural view of lambs and daffodils. Bit of a plug for Britstops!!
Apologies for pix in the middle. Still got lots to learn but I had been thinking that we would be experiencing 3 Springs....ours in UK, then France and Spain on the way down and finally Morocco so
this colourful meadow seemed appropriate.
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