2025 - Time to go again !

 Having successfully covered a good loop of the east side of the country this year we are on for exploring the north and west bits that we never got to see. The van is packed again with a few tweaks based on last years notes and it’s even more compact. 

Once again the crossing is Portsmouth to Bilbao, but what a contrast, it’s smooth and an absolute delight from beginning to end! We packed a picnic and the van kettle and our cabin became a studio apartment! 

Time in the bar was spent drinking and playing some fairly evenly matched games of quirkle and bananagrams.

 A welcome contrast to last years crossing and two good nights sleep ( though I woke much to arlo for arrival. There were some showers but between them there was also sunshine and a pretty good sunset. 

On arrival we successfully found the port petrol station and filled up with €1.31 diesel and then hit the road…

Mileage: 40 miles from home to port. 

Spend: €3.50 for an extra hours WiFi. Nothing else! 

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