The long way home! (1 Viewer)

[BreweryDave]

So after living in bricks in Spain for nearly 2 years, it's time to get back on the road again.
We leave our home of Torre del Mar tomorrow and will make our way back to the uk for the summer, ( I hope you still have those )
Tunnel booked for 8 June, and a few funster meets booked, and an intention to get back over to Europe after the Malvern show.
Anyway, our route home has only 1 definite stop which is in Massa in Tuscany on 12 May to spend a few days with Jak's son and his girlfriend which has kinda Informed my route choice.
The plan is to use minimal tolls ( except Italy) and see what happens!
I better try to stay out of the bar today then

 

[Brisey]

Safe journey Dave & Jaks, we look forward to meeting up with you both again soon.
Brisey & Pamelaaar.

 

[DavidG58]

Morning D + J have a great journey, not sure if our paths cross this trip, but hope to see you somewhere this year

D + B

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[Spidey]

Wow what a great route home, would cucumber to do that trip. Roll on retirement

 

[Robert Clark]

Enjoy your trip back to Blighty.

 

[davanne]

Looks a fantastic route with plenty to see on the way

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[PORKSTER]

Looks good to me would like to know how you get on crossing from Italy to Germany. Always fancied trying that route but always gone Swiss way as I know its no bother. Safe travels

 

[BreweryDave]

Looks good to me would like to know how you get on crossing from Italy to Germany. Always fancied trying that route but always gone Swiss way as I know its no bother. Safe travels

Me too, especially in a 5T 8.2m tag!
I don't intend buying a go box, and will do the non motorway roads through the brenner pass, Innsbruck, nattersee, seefeld and through to garmisch.
........ I hope!!!

 

[Spidey]

Wow what a great route home, would cucumber to do that trip. Roll on retirement

Stupid spell checker! Why did it change a word to cucumber thought i wrote l o v e ' must have virus because everytime i write it is changes to cucumber

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[BreweryDave]

Stupid spell checker! Why did it change a word to cucumber thought i wrote l o v e ' must have virus because everytime i write it is changes to cucumber

Maybe two words you used together whilst searching the Internet ???

 

[PORKSTER]

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Me too, especially in a 5T 8.2m tag!
I don't intend buying a go box, and will do the non motorway roads through the brenner pass, Innsbruck, nattersee, seefeld and through to garmisch.
........ I hope!!!

Exactly why I'm interested as same size keep us informed of your journey please

 

[BreweryDave]

First stop is at http://www.campingbalerma.com/en/
Very nice site, on acsi and campercontact, and €15.
Only 2 years old, and super facilities on a serviced pitch.
Easy access, nice bar and restaurant, huge pool and a stones throw from the beach.
Local area isn't the prettiest, but will venture into the local town today for a nose about and some lunch.
They even have a very large purpose built MH wash bay with jet wash and ladders available - looking forward to cleaning the parrot poo off my roof!!!

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[BreweryDave]

So - done the town - didn't take long!
Bit of a sh!t hole tbh !
Nothing there to tempt us!
Did see a sunbed on the beach, and some old thing next to a cannon!!!

 

[BreweryDave]

Saw this link on faceache today, maybe of interest to some!

http://www.espana-discovery.es/

 

[BreweryDave]

So we left Balerma this morning, having made use of the motorhome wash facility at the site which is a very tall jetwash and ladders. Lovely job, won't have to do that again for a while, not in this heat anyway!
Drove the A7 via Almeria - it's really not the nicest part of Spain, plastic agriculture as far as the eye can see, still, I guess we have to get our veg from somewhere! Bloody windy too, made driving interesting trying to stay in a straight line!
Arrived at free aire at Huercal Overa, and there was only one other van on here, and as I parked behind it, what did I see????? Only a funster sticker
Am sure we will meet whoever it is later on!
So, SWMBO going for a siesta, I'm off to check out the local establishments

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[BreweryDave]

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Exactly why I'm interested as same size keep us informed of your journey please

Buy a go box !!!

The non toll roads have 3.5t limits on them. The motorway was a pleasure, and only half hour from Brenner to Innsbruck. Left the motorway there to get to our site at Natters, and still had to go through weight limits, but only a short way. Glad we did the bulk on the motorway as there were some steep twistys, fine for a short while, but wouldn't want to do it for more than we did - about 10k.

Go box with minimum €75 top up cost €80. Piece of cake at Italian service station, and well signposted for availability. I assume the same on the German side. The credit stays on the box, so no worries if you don't use it all. Box stays with the van it's registered to.
As my van is a 55 plate, no euro emmisions class to worry about, so no need to send any further info to Alfintag or whatever they're called, just pop in the windscreen and go!


Be careful of the hills around here though, they're filled with the sound of music.....

 

[peterc10]

Bugger me Dave that is a bit of a leap ............ from Spain to Austria in one mighty post!!!!!!!