Allestree, Derby
2022年12月8日, イングランド
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Our first night in Derby - Carla met all of Alex’s family and her uncle Finn doggo 😆.
We celebrated Sam’s birthday 🎉.
York
2022年12月11日, イングランド
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We reached the furthest north that this Honda E and doggo have ever been!
A slight detour back to the midlands
2022年12月11日, イングランド
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In freezing conditions we ventured west from York to Leeds to visit some more wonderful people 🥰
Carla handled the very low temperatures a lot better than us or the car… more on that to followもっと詳しく
Freezing charge
2022年12月11日, イングランド
⛅ 0 °C
On the way back from Leeds we charged the car at a Gridserve charging point near Warrington.
Either the cold temperatures or broken machine caused the charging to be verrrrrry slow.
Pride Park
2022年12月13日, イングランド
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We had to take a little detour on our way back to Alex’s family in Derby.
We wanted to tell Carla all about the history of these bricks, but she was too busy sniffing them #COYR
Flat battery
2022年12月17日, イングランド
☁️ 3 °C
Same game, different year
2022年12月17日, イングランド
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Frozen walkies
2022年12月18日, イングランド
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A visit to grandad
2022年12月18日, イングランド
🌧 1 °C
Belper charge
2022年12月19日, イングランド
🌬 12 °C
Back on the road!
2022年12月26日, イングランド
☀️ 3 °C
We’re back on the road(!) and starting our journey back to Lisbon today. The first day of driving takes us from Nottingham to Goodwick in Wales.
Over the next few days whilst we are travellingもっと詳しく
Slow progress
2022年12月26日, イングランド
⛅ 7 °C
We are getting there but my word, has it been slow progress today!
An accident and consequential road closure followed by planned motorway closure AND bad Gridserve service on the motorways hasもっと詳しく
Value for moneh found in wales
2022年12月26日, ウェールズ
🌙 5 °C
After paying top dollar for energy for the past few days in England, it was refreshing today to pay what felt like a “Portuguese tarrif!”.
Last charge of the day
2022年12月26日, ウェールズ
⛅ 6 °C
Yay for Instavolt. Their charging network at McDonalds has saved us today… although our health may have suffered.
We’re about to start the final leg of our journey now to the Pembrokeshire coast.もっと詳しく
Ferry prep. in Goodwick
2022年12月27日, ウェールズ
🌧 9 °C
We won’t be driving much over the next 2 days, but we’re trying to get as much charge into the car as possible so that once we get to Spain we can continue south with ease.
Our first ferry prep.もっと詳しく
Wexford
2022年12月27日, アイルランド
⛅ 8 °C
That ferry crossing was absolutely horrific, 1/3 of us were ill, but I’m not at liberty to divulge who.
Car on charge, b&b checked into… now it’s time for a tiny Guinness and to stretch ourもっと詳しく
On our way to Bilbao
2022年12月28日, アイルランド
🌬 11 °C
After a short delay getting going, we’re on our way to Bilbao.
The sea is already pretty rough, we’re predicting it might be another difficult crossing!
Back in continental Europe 🇪🇺
2022年12月29日, スペイン
🌧 14 °C
We have arrived! And how glorious it was to see the Basque mountains after another very rocky crossing.
This afternoon we’re driving through Bilbao and Burgos down to Palência, our stop for theもっと詳しく
Palência
2022年12月29日, スペイン
🌧 11 °C
An evening in the very rainy, but small and perfectly formed Palência.
Two routes are better than one
2022年12月30日, スペイン
☁️ 11 °C
Originally, we had planned to drive from Palência to Castelo Branco (421km) in Portugal today however, we might use the one hour time difference to our advantage and make it all the way back homeもっと詳しく
Tosta con tomates
2022年12月30日, スペイン
☁️ 10 °C
Our first charge stop of the day and the perfect opportunity to get breakfast - dos tostas con tomates y zumo de naranja for €7.20.
Naturally vegan, delicious, and good fuel for the long day ahead.
Lunch in Salamanca
2022年12月30日, スペイン
☁️ 11 °C
On approach to Salamanca we had to change the charger we were going to use as someone pipped us to it at the last minute!
However… the new location was closer to the city and allowed us to come toもっと詳しく
The final fronteira
2022年12月30日, ポルトガル
☁️ 12 °C
We made it to Villar Formoso, a town that straddles the boarder between Spain and Portugal.
Only 2 more charges to go and 4 hours of driving until home, we’re feeling quietly confident but stillもっと詳しく
One last charge
2022年12月30日, ポルトガル
⛅ 14 °C
One last charge at McDonalds in Torres Novas and we’ll start our final 112km drive home.
I can honestly say that today, driving 700ish km and charging 5 times has gone without any incident. In partもっと詳しく
