We are excited to be back on the road. Our spring trip this year is to Spain and Portugal. We have picked up François in France and are currently making our way south.
November 15, 2022 Portland OR
The trip home was uneventful which is always great. We arrived at the airport 4 hours early as Delta requested and were thru security and
November 14, 2022 Amstredam NE
Today we left Athens for Amsterdam. Everything worked exactly as it was supposed to. The highlight of the day was our taxi ride to the
November 13, 2022 Athens GR
Today we took in the highlight of every tourists trip to Athens the Acropolis. There are historical sites, but besides the Pyramids and Machu Pichu
November 12, 2022 Athens GR
Yesterday we were a little disappointed in Athens, today she redeemed herself. We decided to spend one of our two days doing the Parthenon and
November 11, 2022 Athens GR
Today was our last day with François on this trip. We were both up early and did the final clean up and draining of all
November 10, 2022 Nea Makri GR
While tonight is not our last night on the trip, it is our last night in François so today was spent preparing to put him
November 9, 2022 Nea Makri GR
Today is going to be a short entry. We are on the outskirts of Athens in a very “interesting” campground as it is made up
November 8, 2022 Delphi GR
Ton had specifically requested we stop at Delphi as she had visited it many years ago on a trip when she was in school. She
November 7, 2022 Delphi GR
I am giving serious consideration to firing Greta our Garmin after today. The details on why will be below. After 9 days in Missolonghi with
November 6, 2022 Missolonghi GR
We woke up to heavy rain on the roof of François so we both settled in for a lazy morning. Finally about 11 am the
November 5, 2022 Missolonghi GR
We have extended our stay at Missolonghi because the weather forecast has taken a temporary turn for the worst. The first week we were here
November 4, 2022 Missolonghi GR
The Greeks are really starting to win us over. We had very little planned for the day except for a walk to town. We spent
November 3, 2022 Missolonghi GR
Today was a quiet day in Missolonghi. The highlight of the day was Ovi helping me repair a broken shelf in François, and by helping
November 2, 2022 Missolonghi GR
Today we completed our mission from yesterday to visit the Missolonghi Salt Museum. Yesterday we walked the 2.5 miles out to the Salt Museum only
November 1, 2022 Missolonghi GR
Today we planned to visit the salt museum near town. Missolonghi has been a center of salt production for centuries, and the salt museum is
October 31, 2022 Missolonghi GR
Ovi and Cory had been raving about a wonderful bakery they had discovered in town, so our plans for the day involved a trip to
October 30, 2022 Missolonghi GR
We spent the day taking care of chores, including washing a huge load of laundry. After that was taken care of Cory and Ovi came
October 29, 2022 Missolonghi GR
We have been in communication with our good friends and fellow Tiger owners Ovi and Cory for the entire trip to coordinate a meet up.
October 28, 2022 Meteora GR
Meteora was on my list of places of visit to Greece, but while we were in Albania Mugi from the campground in Durres insisted we
October 27, 2022 Meteora GR
We enjoyed our short stay on Corfu, but it was time to move on. We woke up early as we wanted to get the 10:30
October 26, 2022 Corfu GR
We revisited Corfu today to take in a couple of spots we missed yesterday and to try a couple of food places that looked interesting.
October 25, 2022 Corfu GR
Corfu is one of the hot spots for tourism in Greece, but we were hoping it would be on the quiet side today as a
October 24, 2022 Corfu GR
Once again we are feeling like we are running out of time and having to pass on places that we want to visit. Corfu was
October 23, 2022 Libofshe ALB
We spent a great deal of yesterday tapping on Matt and Mugi’s knowledge of the area for ideas of places to go. One of the
October 22, 2022 Durres ALB
Last night we decided to stay another day and relax with our new friends at the camp ground. We had made some loose plans to
October 21, 2022 Durres ALB
The night before we had gotten a thorough briefing on the town from Matt and Mugi the owners of the camp site on how to
October 20, 2022 Durres ALB
As usual on these trips we begin to feel a little pressed for time so we made the decision to leave Montenegro and head into
October 19, 2022 Bar MTE
We had a sleep in for the morning, and after a nice breakfast headed into Bar. Bar is interesting as the old town is far
October 18, 2022 Bar MTE
Today was about taking care of two bits of business, we needed to see if we could get our Carte Grise from France, and find
October 17, 2022 Kotor MTE
We added our 6th country of the trip today. We are now parked in the marina in Bar Montenegro with a nice view of most
October 16, 2022 Orasac CR
We thought we were going to go back into Dubrovnik today, but when we woke up we were lazy and decided to hang out at
Croatian Photo Gallery
Today is our fifteenth and most likely last day in Croatia. Two of the visually most spectacular places we have visited in Europe are here.
October 15, 2022 Dubrovnik CR
On our second day visiting Dubrovnik we visited several of the museums in town. The highlight was the Regents Palace from the days when Dubrovnik
October 14, 2022 Dubrovnik CR
Like many visitors to Croatia Dubrovnik was high on our places to see. Ton recommended that we try to get there early before the cruise
October 13, 2022 Orasac CR
We have settled into a campground in the small village of Orasac about 12km’s from Dubrovnik which will be our base while we visit the
October 12, 2022 Split CR
Today was a down day for maintenance. Yesterday was a long day and on the way back to the campsite we decided we deserved a
October 11, 2022 Hvar CR
Croatia is famous for its off shore islands. Running the length of the country are medium to small islands with very quiet and picturesque towns.
October 10, 2022 Split CR
We are planning to spend a few days around Split using it as a base to explore some of the off shore islands as well
October 9, 2022 Split CR
After our great day yesterday in Piltvice NP it was time to take advantage of a low traffic Sunday to move 280 kilometers south to
October 8, 2022 Plitvice Lakes NP, CR
Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the most visited places in Croatia and like a lot of National Parks in the US it is
October 7, 2022 Rakovica CR
We have moved from the coast up into the mountains near Plitvice National Park. I told Ton I was feeling lazy so I allowed Greta
October 6, 2022 Pula CR
We are wrapping up our very short visit to Istria today as once again the calender is getting away from us. We visited two cities
October 5, 2022 Poreč CR
Today we set out to explore Northern Istria. Ton had picked out a couple of towns she wanted to check out, and she told me
October 4, 2022 Porec CR
Today we made it to the Adriatic Sea for the first time. The next couple of weeks at least, we will be slowly driving down
October 3, 2022 Zagreb CR
The campground we are staying at is in a suburb of Zagreb about 11km’s from the city center. They run a free shuttle bus to
October 2, 2022 Zagreb CR
In all of our travels during our previous five trips to Europe we had never had to deal with a border crossing while driving. Most
October 1, 2022 Ljubljana SL
The weather channel got it right. After one more absolute downpour last night from about 9pm to midnight, the storm we have been in for
September 30, 2022 Ljubljana SL
As you can see from the photo at the top of post there has been a lot rain in the last few days. Last night
September 29, 2022 Ljubljana Slovenia
The rainy weather continues to be an issue. Most of our trips during shoulder season we have pretty good weather, but alas not on this
September 28, 2022 Salzburg AU
We had decided we were going into Salzburg today no matter the weather. The weather was bad as it rained nearly all day and it
September 27, 2022 Salzburg AU
Today was another long driving day in bad weather. All together we covered nearly 400km’s (around 250 miles). The trip was all on the autobahn.
September 26, 2022 Herenberg GE
Another day more or less in transit. This is an unusual trip for us as we are spending the first few days focusing on covering
September 25, 2022 Strasbourg FR
We had visited Strasbourg on a previous trip and had really enjoyed it despite the weather being really poor. We decided to give it another
September 24, 2022 Beton-Bazoches FR
First a disclaimer, the picture at the top is from our archives, we both forgot to take any photos today. As you can tell we
September 23, 2022 Migenness FR
We are still in Migenness waiting for our power cord to arrive and recovering from jet lag. Each trip it seems to take just a
September 22, 2022 Migennes FR
There is not a lot to talk about today. Ton and I are both jet lagged but in different ways. I am falling asleep very
September 21, 2022 Migennes FR
We have returned to the campground that we spent our last night in France in June. It is located pretty close to where we store
June 15, 2022 Portland OR
The trip home was completely uneventful, with every flight leaving and arriving on time. Just like you like it to be. Our first trip in
June 14, Sens FR
The cover photo is a greatest hit picture not from Sens. Today was a simple drive up to Sens where we took care of a
June 13, 2022 Migennes FR
Today was packing and final preparation for turning François in tomorrow. I went for a quick walk in the morning down to the canal to
June 12, 2022 Migennes FR
There is very little to talk about today. We spent the day cleaning, doing laundry, and taking inventory. Ton wants to have a written inventory
June 11, 2022 Migennes FR
The plan for today was to go to Auxerre. I picked it last night because it was the first city we had visited in France.
June 10, 2022 Bourges FR
We picked Bourges as it moved us in the right direction and had a UNESCO World Heritage Site we could visit. The drive over was
June 9, 2022 Bergerac FR
Today we are in Bergerac France which is a beautiful little city on the Dodrogne River. It is linked to the famous story of Cyrano
June 8, 2022 Urragne FR
There comes a point in every trip that marks the beginning of the end, and that is the day where the first priority in deciding
June 7, 2022 Penafiel SP
We had a very simple plan today, visit a winery. The Ribera del Duoro area has enchanted us. The river valley with rolling hills is
June 6, 2022 Penafiel SP
We woke up to Dutch being spoken all around us. The campground here is a mini-Netherlands village. It is a relatively small campground with about
June 5, 2022 Penafiel SP
We had been debating whether to try to go into Madrid. We even looked at hotels as camping wasn’t a good option. But ultimately we
June 4, 2022 Toledo SP
Toledo is a beautiful city perched on a bluff above two rivers. It has been settled since pre-Roman times. It is a great city to
June 3, 2022 Toledo SP
Today started with us continuing to chase Don Quixote in La Mancha. We headed to the town of Consuegra to check out their windmills to
June 2, 2022 Almargo SP
Today was our Cervantes day. Cervantes is the author of Don Quixote and this region is the setting for the book. It is one of
June 1, 2022 Cordoba SP
Today we spent most of the day in Cordoba. Yesterday we bought tickets to visit the Mosque/Cathedral of Cordoba. The building is a World Heritage
May 31, 2022 Cordoba SP
After 13 days in Portugal we headed back into Spain. While we enjoyed our time in Portugal and had some good experiences, some countries resonate
May 30, 2022 Tavira PO
As I expected our days as beach bums came to a rapid end. While we are finding ourselves taking more days off on this trip
May 29, 2022 Falesia PO
Another day being beach bums makes for a short post. After sleeping in late, having a nice coffee and breakfast we moved across the street
May 28, 2022 Falesia PO
Today we are trying to be beach bums. We are enjoying the sun and the company of good friends. In the evening we headed over
May 27, 2022 Falesia PO
Our plans today were to meet up with our new friends Meow and Gerd for the weekend at a camping aire near Falesia. The night
May 26, 2022 Cuba PO
Yesterday I spoke of our unhappiness with Portugal. Today was a day when Portugal was fantastic. When you take these trips you hope everyday is
May 25, 2022 Evora PO
We are beginning to struggle a bit with Portugal. We had high expectations and many people told us we were going to love it. But
May 24, 2022 Evora PO
Once or twice on each trip we take a night off from RV’ing and book ourselves into a hotel. Today we decided was the day
May 23, 2022 Obidos PO
The plan this morning was to stop in Obidos on the way to Lisbon. The whole time in Portugal we have been struggling with the
May 22, 2022 Nazare PO
We visited two places today, Fatima and Nazare. One is a religious shrine, and the other is one of the great surfing places in the
May 21, 2022 Coimbra PO
Coimbra is a university town, and the university here is the oldest in Portugal. To add to the university feeling it is graduation week, so
May 20, 2022 Coimbra PO
There is not a lot to talk about today. We shifted south about 150km’s to Coimbra. As we were driving we talked about whether we
May 19, 2022 Porto PO
The photographer in the couple spent much of yesterday complaining about the light. At the end of the day she was unhappy with most of
May 18, 2022 Porto PO
Porto turned out to be a great introduction to Portugal. It is the second largest metropolitan area in Portugal and compared to the towns and
May 17, 2022 Vila Cha PO
The weather drove us out of Spain. Overnight and when we got up it was extremely windy, with periodic heavy rains. We were about ready
May 16, 2022 Portonovo SP
While we were sleeping a pretty good storm rolled in. We had planned to go to Vigo but neither of us were terribly excited about
May 15, 2022 Portonovo SP
Sometimes its a small world. Today we parked early in a nice motorhome aire near Portonovo because the weather is atrocious out. What we thought
May 14, 2022 Pontevedra SP
We made a short move south to a somewhat undiscovered medieval town called Pontevedra. With an early start we arrived about 10 am to an
Asturias-Cantabria
We spent three days crossing the provinces of Asturias and Cantabria in Northern Spain. In Asturias we discovered another from of Cider that was different
Galicia
Galicia was on our trip itinerary for 2022. It is a region of Spain that is heavily influenced by Celtic culture, and like several other
May 13, 2022 Santiago de Compostela SP
We decided that Santiago deserved another day of exploration. But it was going to be a leisurely exploration so we slept in, and had a
May 12, 2022 Santiago de Compostela SP
The highlight of any trip to Galicia is a visit to Santiago de Compostela. The cathedral in Santiago is the end of the pilgrimage for
May 11, 2022 A Coruña SP
Today we reached our second target for this trip. When we were looking at options for this trip it turns out both of us had
May 10, 2022 Gijon SP
Yesterday was a day that we had low expectations for and it turned out to be a great day. The walk to the market was
May 9, 2022 Gijon SP
We were really enjoying Santander and were somewhat reluctant to leave even though we need to get moving towards Galicia and Portugal, so we compromised
May 8, 2022 Santander SP
We enjoyed our break in Orio but it was time to move on. After a couple of days of debate we decided to head to
May 7, 2022 Orio SP
Today is going to be short and sweet. We decided to take advantage of the excellent facilities here at Orio Kanpina to take care of
May 6, 2022 Orio SP
We picked Orio for our destination because we like the campground, but also because it is a convenient place to visit San Sebastian-Donostia. This is
May 5, 2022, Orio SP
In honor of Cinco de Mayo we decided to move to a Spanish speaking country. The next stop on our plan is Galicia in Northern
May 4, 2022 Blaye FR
The next couple days will be a lot of driving. We are looking at covering about 300km’s per day as we aim for Galicia. Today
May 3, 2022 Nourmoutier en Ille FR
After a wonderful time in Brittany it was time to begin setting south for Spain. We are not in a big hurry so today we
May 2, 2022 Carnac FR
We have going pretty hard since we got here almost two weeks ago and had planned today as a rest day for us and François.
Brittany Photo Gallery
We spent a wonderful week in Brittany in April of 2022.
Brittany
Brittany has turned into one of our favorite places in France. For France it is off the beaten path a bit, but still incredibly beautiful.
May 1, 2022 Carnac FR
Our destination today was Carnac. On the way to Carnac we made two brief stops that were recommended to us. Today is labor day in
April 30,2022 Pont Aven FR
Our first drive of the day was a relatively long 80 km’s to Cocarneau, the problem is we are still nearly 1000 miles (1500km’s) from
April 29, 2022 Pointe du Raz FR
We only had one fun stop planned for today as we wanted to take care of some of the routine things you have to do
April 28, 2022 Douarnenez FR
Today was a little more of a chore than other days this trip. The good news is that it ended well and our final stop
April 27, 2022 Trebeurden FR
Brittany is living up to our expectations. Today we had a great day with beautiful medieval towns, and incredible beaches. When we planned the itinerary
April 26, 2022 Paimpol FR
Today we started our exploration of Brittany in earnest. To help guide us we are using the Backroads France book published by DK books. These
April 25, 2022 Dinard FR
We began the day with an excellent breakfast from Ton. It was Khao Tom which is a kind of rice gruel. Going thru François the
April 24, 2022, Vendome FR
We were excited because last night when we were walking around town we saw them setting up the market for today. We woke up earlier
April 23, 2022 Vendome FR
We are finally on the move. After some discussion we decided to head to Vendome in the Loire Valley. It is 200 km’s in the
April 22, 2022 Sens FR
If we were younger today would have probably been more interesting. Last night we had plans of moving off towards the coast and beginning our
April 21, 2022 Sens FR
The jet lag kicked in and we ended up sleeping until after 10 am. Yesterday when I opened the door to the service area for
April 20, 2022 Sens Fr
We finally made it back to France. We spent the last two weeks making sure that all of the paperwork was perfect, expecting that the