Allestree, Derby
8 декабря 2022 г., Англия
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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
11 декабря 2022 г., Англия
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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
11 декабря 2022 г., Англия
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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 followЧитать далее
Freezing charge
11 декабря 2022 г., Англия
⛅ 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
13 декабря 2022 г., Англия
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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
17 декабря 2022 г., Англия
☁️ 3 °C
Same game, different year
17 декабря 2022 г., Англия
☁️ 3 °C
Frozen walkies
18 декабря 2022 г., Англия
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A visit to grandad
18 декабря 2022 г., Англия
🌧 1 °C
Belper charge
19 декабря 2022 г., Англия
🌬 12 °C
Back on the road!
26 декабря 2022 г., Англия
☀️ 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 travellingЧитать далее
Slow progress
26 декабря 2022 г., Англия
⛅ 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 hasЧитать далее
Value for moneh found in wales
26 декабря 2022 г., Уэльс
🌙 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
26 декабря 2022 г., Уэльс
⛅ 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.Читать далее
Ferry prep. in Goodwick
27 декабря 2022 г., Уэльс
🌧 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.Читать далее
Wexford
27 декабря 2022 г., Ирландия
⛅ 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 ourЧитать далее
On our way to Bilbao
28 декабря 2022 г., Ирландия
🌬 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 🇪🇺
29 декабря 2022 г., Испания
🌧 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 theЧитать далее
Palência
29 декабря 2022 г., Испания
🌧 11 °C
An evening in the very rainy, but small and perfectly formed Palência.
Two routes are better than one
30 декабря 2022 г., Испания
☁️ 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 homeЧитать далее
Tosta con tomates
30 декабря 2022 г., Испания
☁️ 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
30 декабря 2022 г., Испания
☁️ 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 toЧитать далее
The final fronteira
30 декабря 2022 г., Португалия
☁️ 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 stillЧитать далее
One last charge
30 декабря 2022 г., Португалия
⛅ 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 partЧитать далее
