Rufus does Europe

Normally I forget to do this until we’ve been home for a couple of days, but as Guy has already sorted his top photos from the trip, I might as well do it now. Great night’s sleep in La Bouille

The gas ran out last night ..quel désastre! We thought it was boiler trouble at first, so we were actually quite relieved when we realised we just needed a fill up of LPG.This morning we were rudely awakened by the

The idea was to head for Tours when we set off this morning, but somehow, the day disappeared when we stopped for lunch in Richelieu. We’d somehow veered off any main routes just after Poitiers and ended up coming through

The office for paying for last night’s lovely quiet parking wasn’t open until 3pm. A notice on the door suggested a cheque …a cheque??? That’s certainly not something we carry around. Only had a €50 note too and nowhere around

We arrived in Magnan yesterday afternoon for an overnight stay with Guy’s parents. We had visited three different supermarkets along the way, mainly to make sure we were stocked up with Spanish goodies and cheap diesel.The problem with the Carrefour

Cold and miserable again this morning. We got on the motorway to San Sebastián via Pamplona. Such a mountainous region, well the bits we could see through the mist. There’s only one proper motorhome parking area here and it’s miles

The quietest night ever last night – you could’ve heard a pin drop, but no wolves.Changed our minds about five times as to whether to walk along the riverbed to the hermitage but every time we got our coats on,

Quite a long drive north and east this morning, finally arriving at the Desfiladero de la Yecla around 2pm. We’ve been meaning to come here for the last couple of years but it never seemed to be on the route

A definite milestone for us today when the mileage on the clock ticked past 70,000! This means that since retiring in October 2017, we’ve done 30,000 miles in the old van and 70,000 in this one, which was new when

Deer Watch – Montfragüe Natural Park 22/10/25Thought we’d take our time driving through the rest of the park today as there’s so much wildlife to see here.After crossing a new bridge over the River Tajo, we were then lucky enough