BlueFlowerSpiralbound
7 Dec - Arrive Manchester after 2 day stop over in Dubai B&B Manchester hotel
8 - Bus to Durham 1:45 arrive 19:30. Bill picked us up
9 - 10 - at Carolyn's
11 - Picked up van at Robsons 2pm
12 - Left Peterlee 10:15 Dover 6:30pm 2 am ferry stayed Dunkirk Port till 9 am
13 - Long drive to Gournay-en-Bray nght at S.Market
14 - Le Mans
15 - Cold foggy Parthenay Le Tallud aire camping
16 - Mirambeau aire by side of road. Cold
17 - Still cold. S 137 m-way around Bordeaux on to Capbreton still cold
18 - As it was so cold decided to motorway south FR 7.40 euros SP. 23 65 night by garage after Palencia. light until 6pm but still cold
19 - long day driving cold but clear good views. Pulled into garage Badajoz. Sunny feels a bit warmer
20 - Cold during night. light frost. motorway to Alvera £8.80 Bega - Loule - Quarteira booked in camping for a month
21 - cool but pleasant after UK. Met up with Meg and Dee
22 - cleaning = meal in indian restaurant
23 - hot for 2-3 hrs during day cold at night
24 - Pleasant walk along sea front to market
25 - Sunny all day but cool out of sun. Walked along sea front in afternoon. Xmas lights locals parading.
31 - Excellent fireworks & free concert tho cold.
first month camping 340 euros 2nd month 298 euros
Had pleasant time at Quarteira, nice place to be based.
met Bill and Angie - Trevor