After a stint off grid we headed to Ronda nearby for some on grid and headed out for what ended up being a muddy and downright torturous ride. Google maps must have had a hiccup the day it classified some of what we encountered, as roads! Far from it, and to cap it all, Cueva… Continue reading It’s a Cat’s Playground
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Call the Midwife!
There's worse places in the world to catch the flu than a campsite on a beach near Tarifa so that's what The Tall One decided to do. The day after Christmas he came down with it really bad, only just managing to summon the energy to walk the 50m down the steps to the sand… Continue reading Call the Midwife!
From the Rock to the Kasbah
Jigsaw would really like Morocco, there are cats everywhere, mostly feral but contrary to what we'd expect, cats seem to be revered and we saw plenty of fussing, feeding and general kindness shown. Many just lazing around and being left to themselves, with dreamer paw twitches and whisker flinches. Some of the more entrepreneurial cats… Continue reading From the Rock to the Kasbah
Jigsaw and Gibraltar do ‘England’
Writing this blog from a very wet and windy Tarifa, it was tempting to be really childish.... The Germans who called us 'The English Mutants' back in the days of the Covid, are here for their annual 5 month stint, and I was tempted to name this one 'The German Losers' having not done so… Continue reading Jigsaw and Gibraltar do ‘England’
Cat on a Long Thin Lead
So here we go again, taking to the roads in the van and seas in a small pea green boat, well actually an Irish Ferry to Dublin followed by a larger vessel to Bilbao. An unusual route for folks as travelled as us we know, but it was all for Jigsaws benefit. Her desire to… Continue reading Cat on a Long Thin Lead
The School of YouTube
Due to popular demand, we've been asked to post about what we've all been up since we arrived back in Brexitland from Euroland, so this will be a short one.... Genuinely we have had to think hard about it! We've seen lots of friends, made new friends and made a couple of trips to our… Continue reading The School of YouTube
Mouse Rolls & Motorways (with Bordeaux thrown in!)
Leaving Leon was a bit of a wrench, we felt we'd only scratched the surface but Brexit being the new norm 😦 we had to make tracks so it was the long road back to Le Shuttle. Making our way up to Bordeaux, stopping en-route in Basque country at Itxaspe, no I can't pronounce it… Continue reading Mouse Rolls & Motorways (with Bordeaux thrown in!)
Semana Santa Rocks – León
We had planned for a long time to make León our Semana Santa destination. A 10 day extravaganza of stunning processions. Everywhere celebrates, we've seen reference to the Paso's, brotherhoods, colourful statues and imagery everywhere we've been, from the smallest of towns to the big cities. León is up there as one of the most… Continue reading Semana Santa Rocks – León
The Road Trip Rap – Radio Edit
All Raps are best read out loud to a metronome beat at 100bpm! OR listen to our recital by clicking play below 🙂 where I channel my best John Cooper Clarke! Not! . Driving on a new road, the big explore, Living as nomads, life's opened the door Layin on the deckchairs lookin' at the… Continue reading The Road Trip Rap – Radio Edit
Fortifying in Porto
We wandered up the steep hill to the mirador at Mosteiro da Serra Pilar and gazed over the River Duomo and its iconic bridge at the Old Town. We could hear lots of singing and cheering and thought that perhaps Jigsaw's InstaCat fanbase had surprised us but alas, we'd happened to time our visit to… Continue reading Fortifying in Porto