Oh Well... All Will Be Great In Due Course...

[JJ]

Just got back to my little piece of Paradise after a superb few days in the seaside town of Fiqueira Da Foz with Funster friends...

Brilliant.

This was the second (mini) trip away and each day in the van reveals another aspect of it that I love. Ok it was cheap and cheerful and is pretty rough, but I am growing more fond of it each day...

However, when on the road, its nasty side reveals itself. Huge and sustained clouds of black, sooty smoke pour out from the exhaust, along with ample loads of blue smoke too.
A check on the dipstick reveals that Burt The Burstner has a drink problem.

He is consuming at least two litres of oil in about 600 kilometres!

This cannot go on so after considerable thought into the matter, I have decided to see if I can get the 1.9 diesel engine re-conditioned. I have visited the doctor at my very favourite garage and have had a consultation.

I prefer the rebuild path rather than a complete new second hand engine on the grounds that with the rebuild I will know where we are whereas with a used engine one takes pot luck.

The chief surgeon is checking the availability and price of new "organs" and I await the outcome with excitement.

Okay, it will be hundreds and hundreds of euros but, after the pain has subsided, I should have a great little motorhome in which to potter around my favourite places and maybe even find new ones.


JJ

 

[bobandjanie]

We would never have found you if it wasn't for the smoke signals JJ.
Lovely weekend we really enjoyed it, don't you listen to all those people that say you can't do this and you can't do that in Portugal, knowledge is a wonderful thing, and Burt The Burstner drinks nothing compared to the Irishman that was with us. Bob Janie and Izzy.

 

[Helen Ariel]

No way.. We're in Fig Foz as we affectionately call it after making it home for the last 6 days. Absolutely love it. One more night then heading to Tomar.

 

[Al-Di]

you will enjoy the graffiti in Tomar (not)

and dont get caught out with the toll road

 

[JJ]

One man's graffiti is another man's art...

Go to it Banksy...


JJ

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[bobandjanie]

Graffiti is all over Europe unfortunately, been coming to Portugal since 2007 and never been on a toll road.
We love Tomar very nice town and free services/ parking in the old campsite. The Lodge all you can eat Portuguese buffet is very good if your hungry, we sat out on the roof terrace with our dog. Bob.

 

[JJ]

all you can eat Portuguese buffet is very good

The Irishman would want to know if it was "all the beer you can drink"?

JJ

 

[bobandjanie]

I told him about a pasta restaurant in Valencia that you eat and drink as much as you like for €9.50 you serve yourself and nowhere does it say you have to eat. Bob.