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Continue reading →: Day 5 – to Ermita de Santa Hadriano del Mar, MalpicaDay 5 – to Ermita de Santa Hadriano del Mar, Malpica I had an appointment at Volkswagen in Carballo this morning at 8:30 am. I’ve a couple of jobs I need done, and having used Volkswagen in Teruel a couple of years ago, it’s cheaper over here, and the service…
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Continue reading →: Day 3 – to CaiónDay 3 – to Caión I took quite a bit of interest in lighthouses when travelling the west coast of Scotland a couple of years ago. I visited a few of them, and read a few books about their construction, and the days of their keepers; many in Scotland constructed…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 – to Faro de Estaca de BaresDay 2 – to Faro de Estaca de Bares I had chosen a good ‘aire’ to stay. It’s something the French do very well. Though busy with trucks there was no one else in the car area other than me. It was wooded, pretty clean, and separated from the highway…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 – to just outside BayonneDay 2 – to just outside Bayonne Just a couple of times I questioned my decision of packing so much driving into the first few days. That was to have been four, but now is three thanks to the fortune with the earlier Eurotunnel crossing. My reasoning had been to…
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Continue reading →: Day 1 – to AbbevilleTransCantabrica 2023 – the old ways Day 1 – to Abbeville Whatever slant you try to put on it the motorway journey down through England is pretty uninspiring. My usual plan to stop overnight at Brill was shelved this time, as the Folkestone vets, from where I collect Roja’s certificate,…
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Continue reading →: Best of 2022
Best of 2022 World Fiction 5 – Hunter With Harpoon by Markoosie Patsuaq – translated from the Inuit by Valerie Henituik 4 – The Sky Above The Roof by Natalie Appanah – translated from the French (Mauritius) by Geoffrey Strachan 3 – Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur –…
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Continue reading →: Day 101 – to Bampton GrangeDay 101 – to Bampton Grange I sat down to some dinner last night on the Channel coast and it was windy and wild. In a flash of inspiration I changed my crossing from 8.20 am to 4.20 am, and had an early night. There was no charge to move…
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Continue reading →: Day 100 – to GravelinesDay 100 – to Gravelines Two driving stints split by taking the Tyne Cot walking route at Passchendaele. The Bornem was an excellent stop, and one I will certainly use again. It’s a small town, but several vibrant pubs. I visited two, both of them very friendly, and no surprise,…
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Continue reading →: Day 99 – to Bornem, BelgiumDay 99 – to Bornem, Belgium Roja still can’t get his head around the hour going back. So it was earlier than usual up this morning, but after a night disturbed by an elderly and frail pair of mosquitos who had found their way into the van and avoided my…
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Continue reading →: Day 98 – to Sittensen, GermanyDay 98 – to Sittensen, Germany A Czech guy who was parked next to me came over for a chat last night, and we ended up having a beer together. He had been fishing, and had been quite successful. He is part of a group of six who have rented…
To live more widely
supera superiora sequi
SafeReturnDoubtful is my alias. Rua is my fox red labrador pup, born 14 Feb 2026 and learning fast..
Where is Rua?
I was so much older then…
Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
