The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van
Our motorhome travelling adventures around the world with a cat called Jigsaw
Tour based collections of blogs
This is the last one of the Covid Tour 2021, shame I hear you shout! It won't be for long though before we are up to something else! We've had an amazing time in Scotland, dodged the midgies, recovered our bike legs and Jigsaw the hunter gatherer has helped us with our "protein" (voles) and… Continue reading The Last Leg
First mainland night for a while was at Fearnoch Forest stopover outside of Oban. Scotland Forestry Commission and other orgs are trialling using places like this as overnight places and it is great. Seems they are trying to embrace the travellers among us and trust us with honesty boxes. We’ve seen no abuse of it,… Continue reading Forfar 4 : John o’Groats 1
Travelling North over recent weeks we’ve really recognised the seasonal changes. It seems a long while since bluebells and lambing in Somerset yet up here there are still young’ns scampering to their mothers when two highlighter pens cycle anywhere near. It may sound dumb to say it, but recognising our surroundings and 'being present' is… Continue reading Bleets ‘n Tweets on Mull
An early start for the ferry across to Arran and believe it or not, we were sitting on deck in glorious sunshine! We were first onboard, probably due to size and the furry one settled in for 50 mins of car alarms going off on the vehicle deck. Poor thing I hear you say! We… Continue reading The Wild and Wondrous Arran
So this leg of our Covid Tour 2021 started with a trip to Newark on Trent for some van bits then across to Redditch, what can I say? To be honest, in trying to reflect similarities between it and Salamanca I was for once, lost for words. Yes, I couldn't summon up the elaborate vocabulary… Continue reading The Road to the Isles
As we drove the 350km to Santander, through the plains and distant snow capped mountain ranges, passing multiple villages, all with their oversized churches punctuating the skyline, we started to dream of Frome, with its own iconic architecture, culture and fountain centrepiece in its bustling and cosmopolitan square. We had a few hours to wander… Continue reading The Road to Mandalay…. Frome
Salamanca isn't a natural tourist stop, it doesn't tend to find its way into the "Valencia, Seville, Madrid guidebook must see's" but it really should be. We both confess to being ignorant of its vibrancy and style. It is known as La Dorada, the Golden One, and it radiates beauty. Many of the buildings are… Continue reading Stunning Salamanca
We left Sevilla and picked up Via de la Plata (The Silver Route). This is an ancient commerce and pilgrimage route running North to South through the west of Spain, modern days have extended it from Seville to Santiago de Compostela. Most of the drive in our first stage was high, on a reasonably featureless… Continue reading Extremadura Beauty and Birdlife
Staying at Puerto Gelves marina we could get the bus into Seville for €2 or we could go in via a cycle route, really easily. The bikes gave us a capacity to get off the beaten track. Our highlights are not only that an old Tobacco Factory in all its glory could become University de… Continue reading Solitude in Sevilla – Part 2
Having the opportunity to view Sevilla in times like these, felt like a blessing. Feeling like 'A listers' who had organised for Sevilla to be closed for the week, just so we could wander freely without paparazzi, was an alien concept but that's how it felt. Joking aside, there were no tourists that we saw,… Continue reading Solitude in Sevilla – Part 1
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