Month: <span>November 2019</span>
Month: November 2019

Month: November 2019

Shopping done, Sevilla almost behind us. Valverde del Camino next stop. #wp #spain #livereportingfromtheroad

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Forward progress

On our way again. The sun is shining and although a few clouds persist, there is no rain at present.

We serviced the van thoroughly this morning as today’s destination was recently reported to be lacking fresh water. With two nights planned there and a further two nights parked up with no services at all, we needed to fill the fresh and completely empty the waste.

If all goes to plan we have four lovely days scheduled remaining in Spain… and then will settle in Sagres for some time.

Only one hurdle in view and that’s travelling around Seville, with the dreadful spectre of the shopping centre thrown in. I hate to go but we do know that there’s a "good" pet shop there where we can stock up on a few necessary items such as a replacement dog lead.

I place "good" in quotes because although the shop is well stocked and is also a veterinary centre… it sells live animals and it makes me distressed to see them. I cried last time. I just blubbered. All those little fur babies being kept in glass tanks with no maternal love or care.

I will take a hankie in with me today.

A splendid lunch is in view today. Should more than make up for the dreadful example we were served yesterday.

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Dusty seems to comprehend that sitting it out is the only thing that we can do. I don’t know about him but I am feeling bored and frustrated, not to mention in need of exercise. #wp #spain #cats #Dusty

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Those of us who already feeling depressed by the weather are going to feel a whole lot worse soon. We got up this morning to find camp electricity and water off. Glad that I wasn’t the one who stripped off in the cold shower block in the dark to find that the shower did no more than splutter! We burned precious gas to make our breakfast coffee. We have used far more gas on this trip than we did on our previous two. Hoping supplies hold out until we are back in France, otherwise matters take a complex turn. We hope to try the site restaurant today. Expectations are being kept low, in the hope of being agreeably surprised. If nothing else, it keeps the washing up down. On the matter of washing up, we are currently burning more gas to heat water in order to wash up in the van. The washup here is external, the weather is vile, the sinks don’t look inviting to begin with and last night were observed to be full of semi-feral kitties. Mr Snail enquired this morning “just how many kittens are we taking home with us this time?” I suggested a round half dozen 😉 If only we could. #wp #spain #cats #Dusty #rain

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