Benidorm or bust.

[runnach]

I've done St Neots to Applecross in a day more than once which is 582 miles.

I was determined to get a beer in the Inn before they closed!

If I had known of your departure date Rob, I would have made sure the Bealach and Shieldaig roads were closed

 

[Geek]

I'm going to waste my time vegetating riding my motorbikes.

Sadly, that's probably true for many people. Doing the same thing over again isnt making new memories. You have to find new, different places to ride to.

 

[barryd]

Sadly, that's probably true for many people. Doing the same thing over again isnt making new memories. You have to find new, different places to ride to.

I take it you are not a biker then? When you know you know.

 

[Geek]

I take it you are not a biker then? When you know you know.

Ex biker. I stopped enjoying it a long, long time ago.

 

[Devadave]

We might drop into Moncofa tomorrow night on our way to Peniscola. Then Vinaros, then a bimble up across to Santander as we also have booked the 25th Santander ferry home.
Trip has convinced us not to come to Spain between December and end of February

 

[marchie]

We might drop into Moncofa tomorrow night on our way to Peniscola. Then Vinaros, then a bimble up across to Santander as we also have booked the 25th Santander ferry home.
Trip has convinced us not to come to Spain between December and end of February

Much the same as us! We're on the street parking at Moncofa, in what we refer to as Panzer Alley, because apart from us, a Swiss/German and a Dutch (who could be German if they had the budget), the remaining Vans all have D nationality plates, and trailers attached ...

We're waiting on Tambo Motorhomes at Benicarlo for an appointment to get a partially clogged Gas Regulator replaced, so we might be gone. His service response has really gone down though, and, with the Benicarlo Aire having closed, I doubt he is worth bothering with. He has outgrown the emergency drop in service on which he built the business which is a shame

Steve

 

[YeoBlade]

Much the same as us! We're on the street parking at Moncofa, in what we refer to as Panzer Alley, because apart from us, a Swiss/German and a Dutch (who could be German if they had the budget), the remaining Vans all have D nationality plates, and trailers attached ...

We're waiting on Tambo Motorhomes at Benicarlo for an appointment to get a partially clogged Gas Regulator replaced, so we might be gone. His service response has really gone down though, and, with the Benicarlo Aire having closed, I doubt he is worth bothering with. He has outgrown the emergency drop in service on which he built the business which is a shame

Steve

DIY only one compression nut to undo and a W20 connection or 2

 

[marchie]

DIY only one compression nut to undo and a W20 connection or 2

If you remember Flanders & Swann and 'The Gasman Cometh', the lyrics could have been written about me ... . Happy to have a shot at water, worst outcome will be sogginess; but leccy and gas can be quite unforgiving, and I prefer my 'boom' to be of the profitable, economic type ...

Steve

 

[marchie]

Much the same as us! We're on the street parking at Moncofa, in what we refer to as Panzer Alley, because apart from us, a Swiss/German and a Dutch (who could be German if they had the budget), the remaining Vans all have D nationality plates, and trailers attached ...

We're waiting on Tambo Motorhomes at Benicarlo for an appointment to get a partially clogged Gas Regulator replaced, so we might be gone. His service response has really gone down though, and, with the Benicarlo Aire having closed, I doubt he is worth bothering with. He has outgrown the emergency drop in service on which he built the business which is a shame

Steve

UPDATE: I told Tambo that ferry sailing was 25th February, so I would really need the work done by 16th to leave time to get to Santander. His reply, despite website 'we will get your holiday back on track' claim, was that the earliest he could fit us in would be 26th February - perhaps he is happy with wet feet ...

Steve

 

[Devadave]

We're here now, parked on a dead end road, but next to a "beach"
Only 1 night and we will carry on tomorrow

 

[marchie]

We're here now, parked on a dead end road, but next to a "beach"
Only 1 night and we will carry on tomorrow

Are you at the end of the promenade with the 'touchstone' marker on top of the pillar of the wall as you step onto the shingles beach? That is the end of our twice daily walk, and you are some 4877 steps from us, which should be enough for you to be safe . I've just spent 45 minutes or so rummaging through my toolbox to find 2 x 5mm bolts + 2 x 8mm lock nuts to repair a Moroccan refugee's scooter so that he could continue his food deliveries (after I had been introduced to his mate, and we had a conversation about nuts, bolts and loose screws - and I must have at least one) in schoolboy French, a few words of Spanish. Absolutely mental exchanges but quite funny in a 'be there' sense, punctuated with 'how do I get myself into these situations' - well, it was actually Elaine who stopped to see if we could help ...

Steve

 

[YeoBlade]

Are you at the end of the promenade with the 'touchstone' marker on top of the pillar of the wall as you step onto the shingles beach? That is the end of our twice daily walk, and you are some 4877 steps from us, which should be enough for you to be safe . I've just spent 45 minutes or so rummaging through my toolbox to find 2 x 5mm bolts + 2 x 8mm lock nuts to repair a Moroccan refugee's scooter so that he could continue his food deliveries (after I had been introduced to his mate, and we had a conversation about nuts, bolts and loose screws - and I must have at least one) in schoolboy French, a few words of Spanish. Absolutely mental exchanges but quite funny in a 'be there' sense, punctuated with 'how do I get myself into these situations' - well, it was actually Elaine who stopped to see if we could help ...

Steve

I had to get a AI summary of that:
That’s brilliant
“4877 steps from us, which should be enough for you to be safe” is peak motorhome forum energy.
And that whole scooter episode is exactly why these trips are never really just about parking spots and ferry dates. One minute you’re counting steps on the prom, next minute you’re elbow-deep in a toolbox doing emergency engineering in schoolboy French while discussing loose screws with a Moroccan delivery rider.
Those are the proper “be there” memories Geek was talking about earlier – not just riding the same road again, but random human encounters you couldn’t script if you tried. Elaine clearly has a habit of expanding your holiday itinerary on the fly
Fair play for helping him out though. Two 5mm bolts and 8mm lock nuts might not seem much, but for someone relying on that scooter for food deliveries, that’s probably a big deal.
Did the repair hold, or are you expecting a late-evening knock on the van door with more multilingual bolt negotiations?

 

[marchie]

I had to get a AI summary of that:
That’s brilliant
“4877 steps from us, which should be enough for you to be safe” is peak motorhome forum energy.
And that whole scooter episode is exactly why these trips are never really just about parking spots and ferry dates. One minute you’re counting steps on the prom, next minute you’re elbow-deep in a toolbox doing emergency engineering in schoolboy French while discussing loose screws with a Moroccan delivery rider.
Those are the proper “be there” memories Geek was talking about earlier – not just riding the same road again, but random human encounters you couldn’t script if you tried. Elaine clearly has a habit of expanding your holiday itinerary on the fly
Fair play for helping him out though. Two 5mm bolts and 8mm lock nuts might not seem much, but for someone relying on that scooter for food deliveries, that’s probably a big deal.
Did the repair hold, or are you expecting a late-evening knock on the van door with more multilingual bolt negotiations?

The repair was rock solid, fortunately! It turned into a real fun episode, and we're it not for the dark and strengthening wind, I would have hacksawed the surplus thread off.
On a slightly serious note, the 2nd Moroccan was chatting away about the work/life they have, and it did make me aware of what goes into the cheap fruit and veg prices at the supermarket. But the 'Mad Morrocans and the Scooter' will probably be the label for this trip

Steve