Ciao ciao, Hittnau

We decided, despite the fresh snow (again!) and the comforts of a warm house it was best to get going! So we left behind the snow of oberland Züri and headed west to Lauterbrunnen.
Right music forRead more
Lauterbrunnen life

Doing some final prep before we drive to the border tomorrow!
Final prep also included a few games of pool at our friends hostel and helping him assemble a trampoline. Who wouldn’t jump at theRead more
Vive la France 🇨🇵

We made it across the border to France!!
and we found Frank (our trusty steed) a lovely spot to park up for the night, nestled in by an old quarry
Nothing to hear but silence and the occassional gustRead more
French highways and byways

Now I know its probably the corona talking but havent we all been hearing way more birds sing-songing and chit-chatting then before,? This morning, holding a hot cuppa coffee we were treated to aRead more
The rusty blackbird

We headed further south west, destination “le Merle roux” - to the beautiful home / bnb of a friend of the family. Here we were welcomed with a glass of wine under the sun (but sheltering from theRead more
This is our Hay day

So today we said we were at the disposal of le Merle roux, two able bodied 30-somethings, ready to do some work! Little did we know what it would take to move 5 x 300kg of hay bales from A toRead more
Up with the sun

It’s rather beautiful, with sleepy heads, to wake up to a blood orange sun rise.
Somehow gives our tired muscles the energy to peal and roll and toss more hay for a day!
Another 1.5 tons laterRead more
Brb...PCR & BBQ

We took our PCR test today so we can cross into Spain in the coming 72hours....awaiting the results our lovely host Ingrid decided to stoke up and smoke up the BBQ and we could enjoy the day andRead more
All clear

Phew, we’re negative! Have our paperwork and 72hours to cross into Spain...should be grand.
We’re gonna spend a last day in this slice of heaven before hitting the road tomorrow morning...
HardRead more
Dune du Pilat

So, trivia time.... where is highest sand dune in Europe?
Well, its here. In France. And well, it’s rather brilliant. Lovely sand altogether. And a fine pile of it. Soft on the toes. And aRead more
Gora Euskal Herria

Over the hills and far away, we crossed into the Basque Country - lush and green and hilly and like a whole other world again.
It was a day of scenery changes. From departing the French countryside,Read more
Dip in the sea

We made it! How long did we long for this: sand under the feet, enjoying a beer and pintxos in an actual bar, refreshing in the atlantic ocean..
On the way to this almost surreal dream we passedRead more
The rocky trail to the turquoise waters.

Today we took a different set of steps down to the sea...not for the faint hearted...but the reward was worth it: a secluded swim spot at the bottom if rocky cliffs...
The small exhibit aboveRead more
Another day in paradise

Today we wandered many a road, down to the town for some supplies (including some clothes pegs...essential!). Upon our return the sun was still strong so we descended the 400 odd stairs to the beachRead more
Off the beaten crack...

Who doesn't love to feel alive alive oh? This route certainly did that for us....clambering over, under and through rocks, cracks and boulders, never straying more than a few meters from the wavesRead more
Lekeitio

Left Zarautz this morning and drove more wonderfully windy coast roads make a brief stop at the small fishing town Lekeitio, a favourite holiday destination of Mollys parents and where the CaminoRead more
Battery man 🦲

It was a long day, that required much of our own battery power to keep us going....as we left Lekeitio we headed towards what would have been a most beautiful campsite on the edge of the world (itRead more
Los Picos de Europa

After the day that seemed like three days, we arrived last night, at sunset (9pm!!) in a campsite with our fellow Swiss companions Corinne & Philipp (see their travels here -Read more
Into the west

Giddyup! Heading west once more after leaving the rather wet and dreary Picos (we’ll be back!)...we drive, on, and on, through some spells of sunshine and some rain showers and some very quietRead more
April showers....

To wrap up the month, we've been chilling here at our most recent secluded paradise right on the shore...at camping a Vouga in Galicia!
For the last two days of April, rain was on the cards, but asRead more
Féile na Bealtaine - happy May Day!

1st of May. Summer is truly on the in.
We hope the sun is shining down wherever you are.....
We woke as fog was slowly rising of the sea under the morning sun...that mystic mist, what legends andRead more
Bem vindo a Portugal

We made it to Portugal!!!!!We can hardly believe it, the smoothest border crossing yet! And this country already has our minds blown with the beautiful nature....spending the 1st night in Lamas deRead more
Mata-Atlantica

The days will be spent between here and there from now on as we arrive at destination Mata-Atlantica....And my, it’s a wild and wonderful plot of land.
Updates will trickle in from here, but sitRead more
Oh my Porto

Monday; it was forecast to rain all day, and so we made a city excursion to Porto and it’s beauty did not disappoint.
In actuality it was a day of sunshine and showers as we wandered up and downRead more
Feliz Aniversário Tobias 🥳

Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuu......
🥳🥳🥳
Tobi turned 36, and what better way to celebrate then on the land at Mata-Atlantica!
The day was spent between sipping on cervejas 🍻 with a smallRead more
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