This morning, 01:15, and I think as tired as I have ever been, I got home. We had hit Vigo (on the northern Portuguese/Spanish border) at about 9.20. Mr P and Olivia met us and after a small amount of … Continue reading →

F*ck it. Just got done for speeding. 160 kph. Eduardo’s fault Shared the fine of €98 (£90). Having to drive real slow now. Still the road is good, we are making good (slow) progress and should be meeting Mr P … Continue reading →

We have a car! 8 hour drive to Vigo and Mr P will pick us up. Thank God for Englishmen xx

Have bought 2 talking dogs and a cat.

The epic trans-continental trip. We have managed to buy tickets to San Sebastein which is on the French Spanish border. From there we hope to buy tickets to Portugal. Failing that we will rent a car and drive. The hotel … Continue reading →

Arrived at hotel, found for us by a work saviour, Jean-Louis – thank you sir. Loads of people milling around, travellers, with cases and confusion carried in equal measure and with equal disdain. Train journey was okay, except for the … Continue reading →

The world has gone mad, moved to Paris, and tried to find a way home at EXACTLY the same time as me. So, I am sitting in a horrible over priced cafe about to eat with Eduardo. We managed to … Continue reading →

The Eurostar has made it to France, no dramas. Nice train. Shame about all the French kiddies on board. Noisy sods.

A sunny trip across sleeping Oxon and Berks. Taxi driver bemoaning Heathrow’s virtual closure, to St Pancreas which is anything but sleepy. Crammed to the gunnel’s with travellers of all races, busy busy busy. I have met up with Eduardo … Continue reading →

Blimey! Frost everywhere. Up at 6 after a very nice BBQ at Phil’s, Mr Splints and the B gang came, very nice. So 7.45 to Paddington, empty train, got told off for smoking on the platform. Classic British Rail – … Continue reading →

Okay. Through wind fire and flood, past bombed out city’s and streets full of eruption refugees, i have arrived at Philips. Its a lovely sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Just a uniform dark layer that is gradually … Continue reading →

It starts. Iceland robs our cod, our banks, and now our flights. The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano eruption has now shut nearly all of Europe’s airspace. So the trip back due to Portugal after my Dads funeral has … Continue reading →