Big Fat Greek Trip

03/09/2023

Looks like we may be repeating the Greek trip.....

21/07/2023

21/07/2023

Now we are home after 95 nights in the motorhome on our long awaited trip, missed our boy every step of the way, but, he would have approved, (though he has been to Greece and didn't like it). Now the boring bit, the F&F:
Total nights 95
Total Kms 5046
1 paid camperstop/Aire €5
21 free stopovers
Tolls/tunnels €108
Fuel €650
Ferries (19 crossings from 10 minutes to 23 hours), €1940
Campsites €1474

Now it's back to gruel again!
Although it was our 3rd such trip to Greece it never failed to impress apart from the puncture and the price of mayonnaise!!!

Thanks to all the kindly folk who followed, liked, committed and even came along for the journey - virtually.

PS. No chicken nuggets were consumed or electric bikes ridden in the making of this!

Bye for now G and J

21/07/2023

It's so good to be back.

20/07/2023

The final, final few days of the Big Fat Greek Trip , were spent in Benidorm catching up with all the bargain eating and drinking. Very hot, but we got through it. Tomorrow we reall do go home to empty the Moho, and get ready to put it away for a couple of weeks. A full report on facts n figures will be compiled once back at home.

16/07/2023

The ferry trip from Italy to Barcelona, 20 hours, huge boat, a bit of a long wait to embark. John had to walk on and all his stuff put through a scanner, I drove van on, no checks! Parked on a steep ramp and had to turn off fridge but we had eaten everything thanks to my procurement manager's planning. Standard en suite cabin, functional but comfortable. Set sail at 1am and after a good sleep and shower we went to explore but found empty loungers near the pool, so that was our day sorted. Perfect crossing. Again, had read bad reviews and even heard from someone who had been on it, but it was all good! We are using it again
The disembarkation into Barcelona on a Saturday evening ...nightmare, but we made it. Stopped at a motorway services at 10.30pm, but it was not pleasant so carried on to a free stopover in Amposta which the town has made and has free electricity too. Good night's sleep.
Oh, I had the reverse up the entire ramp in the ship!

14/07/2023

We will soon be boarding for our 19th ferry journey.
For something to do, I counted the motorhomes (45), and motorbikes (50+)

14/07/2023

We left home 3 months ago today, and now we are heading to Rome's port of Civitevechia for tonight's sailing to Barcelona.

13/07/2023

It's raining!!! Wish it was tomorrow for our driving/hanging about day.
Went on short cycle and a riverbank walk (officially it's closed for flood damage repairs). The strength of the river a few months ago did a lot of damage.

12/07/2023

Ok, it's nearly mid July, it's hot, it's a tourist 'hot spot' ( no pun intended). But it's fairly empty still, even the myriad of accomodations are hardly occupied....

12/07/2023

Trying to repost pics,..these may have already been on. Anyhow, in the heat again, cycled to our nearest train station (3km) and got the train to Spello, absolutely beautiful where they have a thing about window boxes/hanging baskets, and even have an yearly competition and festival of the flowers.
Italian trains: cheap, on time and clean!