Iberian Tour - Autumn 2022

So we have our van and we have already doubled the 2,500 miles she had on the clock when we bought her.  In addition to our trip up to the Isle of Mull, she has already been to Glastonbury plus several other festivals as well as a couple of visits to the coast.  

We have no set agenda.  Just a vague plan to turn right at Calais and head fairly rapidly south through France before slowing down the pace and making our way anti-clockwise round the Iberian peninsula, exploring as we go.  Lisa has recenty acquired an Irish EU passport but in the post-Brexit era my UK passport limits me to 90 days in the Schengen area out of every 180, so we will just have to see how far we get in that period of time before we have to head back home in early December.

Angles Morts, Crit'Air, UK and beam deflector stickers have all been duly attached.

I think we have all the gear we might need.  Essentials like Tonic Water and Tea Bags have been stowed in the garage with the leccy bikes.  Le Shuttle has been booked for months. 

Let's Go! 



TOUR MAP

4 September 2022 - Canterbury

5 September 2022 - Nous sommes arrivés!

6 September 2022 - Rouen

7 September 2022 - Chartres

8 September 2022 - On the banks of the Loire

9 September 2022 - Saumur

10 September 2022 - Saintes

11 September 2022 - To the Beach!

12 September 2022 - On me Bike!

13 September 2022 - One more night in France

14 September 2022 - Donostia-San Sebastian

15 September 2022 - The Costa Vasca

16 September 2022 - Domestic Bliss

17 September 2022 - Cantabrian Adventures

18 September 2022 - Heading for the hills

19 September 2022 - Picos de Europa

20 September 2022 - Leon

21 September 2022 - Astorga and Las Medulas

22 September 2022 - Lugo and on to the Galician coast

23 September 2022 - Downtime at Playa De Baldayo

24 September 2022 - Laxe and Camarinos

25 September 2022 - Muxia and the "End of the World"

26 September 2022 - Santiago de Compostela

27 September 2022 - The "Cockle Coast"

28 September 2022 - A wet day on the Ria de Arousa

29 September 2022 - Poio, Portevedre & Baiona

30 September 2022 - A Guarda, and relax...

1 October 2022 - Chill time before we cross the border

2 October 2022 - Valenca & the Costa Verde

3 October 2022 - The Limia Valley

4 October 2022 - Peneda Geres National Park

5 October 2022 - Campo do Geres

6 October 2022 - A fraught driving day

7 October 2022 - Pinhao

8 October 2022 - Lamego and driving the Duoro Valley part 1

9 October 2022 - Driving the Douro Valley part 2

10 October 2022 - Porto

11 October 2022 - Aveiro

12 October 2022 - Flamingos in the mist

13 October 2022 - The Roman ruins of Conimbriga

14 October 2022 - Back among the pines

15 October 2022 - Nazaré

16 October 2022 - Obidos & a spot of technical bother

17 October 2022 - Gas problem solved.  On to Lisbon.

18 October 2022 - Sintra

19 October 2022 - Lisbon

20 October 2022 - The half way point

21 October 2022 - Setubal

22 October 2022 - Back to the Stone Age

23 October 2022 - Evora

24 October 2022 - Serpa

25 October 2022 - Mertola and the Parque Natural Vale do Guadiana 

26 October 2022 - A walk on the wild side

27 October 2022 - Alcoutim, then back into Spain

28 October 2022 - Down by the riverside

29 October 2022 - Seville part 1

30 October 2022 - Seville part 2

31 October 2022 - Andalucian Halloween

1 November 2022 - Cadiz

2 November 2022 - Conil de la Frontera

3 November 2022 - Out to lunch

4 November 2022 - Vejer de la Frontera

5 November 2022 - Beach Bums

6 November 2022 - Important Business

7 November 2022 - Tarifa

8 November 2022 - Gibraltar

9 November 2022 - Up in the clouds

10 November 2022 - Ronda

11 November 2022 - Just hanging around

12 November 2022 - Back on the Costa Del Sol

13 November 2022 - Nerja and grilled fish

14 November 2022 - Seeking a quiet beach

15 November 2022 - Playas de Motril

16 November 2022 - La Zubia

17 November 2022 - The Alhambra

18 November 2022 - We're on our way home

19 November 2022 - To the Costa Blanca

20 November 2022 - Listen to the birds

21 November 2022 - Peniscola

22 November 2022 - The Catalan Coast

23 November 2022 - Another day, another beach

24 November 2022 - Palamos

25 November 2022 - Cadaques

26 November 2022 - Beziers

27 November 2022 - Issoire & a day on the A75

28 November 2022 - On the farm in the heart of France

29 November 2022 - Paucourt

30 November 2022 - Meaux

1 December 2022 - Baby it's cold outside!

2 December 2022 - Familiar territory

3 December 2022 - Waiting for a train

4 December 2022 - Safely home

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