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Ed on Toast

Ed on Toast

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I am fascinated by the whole idea of Snowbirds and look forward to spreading my wings and joining in the next 10 months, or so.

I sort of get the feeling that you all free run but somehow chat and keep in touch as you go. Obviously, there is this fine forum :) for those daily, distance chats but what about shorter, less formal ones during the day?

Mobile phones, with the wide range of App's like Whats App etc... for less frequent, more formal stuff but is there open, travel along chatter going on? and if so what medium?

A CB radio or modern equivalent, held on a specific Snowbird channel, maybe?

So, what do you Snowbirds do?
 
Waiting for the sun

Hi Ed,

OK the Snowbirds are up but resting since the last trip and preparing the van for the next run to the SUN.:lol-053::lol-053:

Regards Snowbirds.



Ed-E said:
Obviously, these nice Snowbird folk enjoy a lay on :)
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IT
 
Lie in ?

What's one of those ?

Breakfast on the terrace to the chorus of Golden Orioles and Jazz on Spottify.

Smart phones make life so easy.

What you need to communicate, depends on what kind of snowbirdery you choose and the timescale.

If you are a " Benidorm Blackbird ", one who flies south to the same, comfy , familiar, campsite, every winter.... You won't need much more .

The other extreme is the " Winter Eagle ", Flying around wild places , stopping for a few days and moving on. The techno fiends on here will tell you what clever tackle and networks to use . If you can manage without GB TV , you can go really wild , only coming near civilisation to take on supplies.

Any of those options beats sitting in front of daytime telly, complaining about the great British winter.

Go on...... Try it !
 
Ahhh! there are sub-species, good to know.

Alas, as yet i have not found my sub-species

I was thinking I might be a Snow Cuckoo, at lease to begin with. Spend time in the many and varied nests that seem to make up the Snowbird colony.

By early next year or later this, I would like to be Out n About on my new wheels. Trungling about the UK and then over onto mainland Europe for a few months.

I am sure i will find many ideas and solutions among the learned colony chatter here.

:bow:
 
I suppose I must be a fledgling snowbird? Looking forward to strengthening my wings next year!
 
carol said:
I suppose I must be a fledgling snowbird? Looking forward to strengthening my wings next year!
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Oh, come on Carol ! Don't be so modest.. You have been rattling round Europe now for a couple of years ? Getting to know the ropes and bumping into the scenery. :lol-053:
 
I wonder what might be a good route?

I do like Germany but do not see a great deal about it here, then a meandering route down to Spain & Portugal.

taking my time and staying a week or so, here and there, with wild and one night stops in between.

A little Benidorm as I pass by to chat with the Blackbirds.

I am new to MH's and nearly as new to Spain, so looking forward to learning loads from you folk before my maiden Spanish flight.

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Ed-E said:
I wonder what might be a good route?

I do like Germany but do not see a great deal about it here, then a meandering route down to Spain & Portugal.

taking my time and staying a week or so, here and there, with wild and one night stops in between.

A little Benidorm as I pass by to chat with the Blackbirds.

I am new to MH's and nearly as new to Spain, so looking forward to learning loads from you folk before my maiden Spanish flight.

:cool1:
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Sounds a good plan.

Germany gets cold in the winter... That's why all those big fat A class German vans come down here for a few months . Munich, in the south gets very cold and snowed up.

Try to get the language basics for each country you pass through. If you say Gracias , rather than Obrigado, ( thankyou ), in Portugal , You will be liable to find you measure of brandy will be reduced.
 
Ed-E said:
I wonder what might be a good route?

I do like Germany but do not see a great deal about it here, then a meandering route down to Spain & Portugal.

taking my time and staying a week or so, here and there, with wild and one night stops in between.

A little Benidorm as I pass by to chat with the Blackbirds.

I am new to MH's and nearly as new to Spain, so looking forward to learning loads from you folk before my maiden Spanish flight.

:cool1:
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You will find loads of places to stop in Spain, we have just come back. We preferred the less populated south west corner. We saw very few British vans. If you talk to people at aires and wild spots they will most likely point you in the direction of some good places to stay. Portugal is lovely too, but north of Lisbon is somewhat chilly at this time of the year. Wild camps are plentiful, except the Algarve where we heard many tales of people being moved on and threatened with fines. Enjoy.
 
Chase the Sun.

Hi Ed,

You don't need plans or destinations just the open road and see where it takes you.We done the Hook of Holland last June for seven weeks through Holland, Germany and up to Denmark all great country's to visit,then down through France and in to Spain in October for three months.The year before was France, Spain, Gibraltar,and Portugal.
We just book a one way Ferry or Train about a month before we go.Since retiring in 2011 we have done 30,000 miles in Europe but the car left at home has only done 10,000 miles since I bought it in 2012 so get going before you get to old and the insurance gets sky high.

Regards Snowbirds.:dance::sleep-040:





Ed-E said:
I wonder what might be a good route?

I do like Germany but do not see a great deal about it here, then a meandering route down to Spain & Portugal.

taking my time and staying a week or so, here and there, with wild and one night stops in between.

A little Benidorm as I pass by to chat with the Blackbirds.

I am new to MH's and nearly as new to Spain, so looking forward to learning loads from you folk before my maiden Spanish flight.

:cool1:
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I think that freedoms to just go with the wind, sounds fantastic but after many years of meticulous planning, I will need some time to relax my own mind, lol :lol-061:

But i am looking forward to beginning that process

I am off to work in Birmingham for teh next three days than will drive down Friday evening to Hereford and join the Wild Campers meet there, to continue my education :idea-007:
 
snowbirds said:
Hi Ed,

OK the Snowbirds are up but resting since the last trip and preparing the van for the next run to the SUN.:lol-053::lol-053:

Regards Snowbirds.




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Dont forget to order your visa if we come out of the EU :lol-049::lol-049::lol-049::lol-049:
 
Hi Kenspain.

If it all goes wrong I will be over to hide in your Orange grove,Nice to see you back on here.

Snowbirds.:drive::drive:


kenspain said:
Dont forget to order your visa if we come out of the EU :lol-049::lol-049::lol-049::lol-049:
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snowbirds said:
Hi Kenspain.

If it all goes wrong I will be over to hide in your Orange grove,Nice to see you back on here.

Snowbirds.:drive::drive:
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They where talking on the Spanish tv about what they will do if the UK leaves the EU silly bloody things they came up with.:idea-007::idea-007:
 
kenspain said:
They where talking on the Spanish tv about what they will do if the UK leaves the EU silly bloody things they came up with.:idea-007::idea-007:
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At the risk of going off topic....

Yes , what will they do if all those polite ,well educated young Spaniards, working in menial UK jobs
, suddenly have to come back home .... onto a shrinking jobs market... Ditto Portugal.

Who will replace them in the UK....The British, drugged-up, mindless ,tattooed Dole generation. ?

Now then, back to wild camping .

Do your homework, Ed . Loads of info on where to wild camp online ... Get yer Google finger out.
 
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