Well here we just past the longest day of the year – where does time go? We’re still enjoying life in France and there is now a routine to the seasons and the year with the same activities happening as in previous years. We escaped again in the campervan for some slightly warmer weather in… Continue reading Midway through 2026
A second Moroccan Jeep Raid
And we’re back from another unforgettable Jeep Raid in Morocco. Whilst the format and preparation were familiar to us, the trip itself was a very different experience to the first Raid in April, a good thing as we wouldn’t have wanted it simply to be a repeat. Our group included 10 Jeeps again, with 7 French-owned Jeeps, 1 Belgian… Continue reading A second Moroccan Jeep Raid
Summer flies by
Looking back at the blog site I was surprised to see that the last post was back in May and now we are in the last few days of September – where does the time go? The summer period has been a mixture of familiar local activities and new discoveries. We’ve enjoyed having visitors at… Continue reading Summer flies by
A Moroccan Jeep Raid – Part Three Agadir
See previous blogs Parts One and Two for details of our trip in the Jeep. Flight schedules meant that we could either leave Morocco immediately after the Raid or stay on for a few days to chill out and to allow time for the Jeeps to return to France, so we took the opportunity to… Continue reading A Moroccan Jeep Raid – Part Three Agadir
A Moroccan Jeep Raid – Part Two
See previous blog Part One for details of preparation for the Raid. Terrain We think of the desert as being all sand, but there was a variety of terrain to contend with ranging from dunes and wadis to compacted sand and rocky and stony paths, as well as tarmac roads, often partly washed away in… Continue reading A Moroccan Jeep Raid – Part Two
A Moroccan Jeep Raid – Part One
Well we survived the Jeep Raid (rally) and what an unforgettable experience it was. Difficult to know where to start with describing what we did as we have so many amazing memories, so this is an extended and perhaps more rambling blog, but we wanted to capture our impressions as an aide-memoire for ourselves. The… Continue reading A Moroccan Jeep Raid – Part One
Springing into Spring
It seems we were very lucky with the weather we had in Spain as they have apparently had some of their wettest March weather on record. One of the very scenic roads we drove from Ronda to Marbella suffered a landslide and the road will apparently be blocked for some time. Back in France the… Continue reading Springing into Spring
Salamanca and Spaghetti Westerns
As we started to head back towards France we had the choice of going east or west of Madrid, with potential stopping-off points on each route. We opted to stay west and headed for Salamanca, knowing nothing about it, but we liked the name. Vestiges of the Roman conquest and occupation of Spain can be… Continue reading Salamanca and Spaghetti Westerns
Cadiz and Cordoba
Spain has presented us with a huge choice of routes and potential stops and we could spend months visiting every city, interesting village or attraction. And we risk it all becoming just a blur of sights we have seen. Our choices tend to be determined on a daily basis by weather(fortunately very clement for most… Continue reading Cadiz and Cordoba
Costa del Sol
After our off-roading adventure we headed back to the coast for a more relaxing week. We spent an enjoyable two nights under the radar parked in the marina at Benelmadena, a coastal resort very popular with Brits and adjacent to Torrelmolinos. It’s the first time we’ve seen evidence of restaurants and bars with obvious tourist… Continue reading Costa del Sol