Roadtrip 2020

janvier 2020 - février 2021

An old ambulance, a dad and his daughter, a 7 month journey through Europe, North Africa and a slice of Asia. Thats the epic roadtrip of 2020 En savoir plus

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Roadtrip 2020
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- 25 janv. 2020 à 15:21
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Pays-Bas Provincie Zeeland Gemeente Terneuzen Koewacht 51.22833, 3.9751°13’42” N 3°58’12” E
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Jour 1
Departed.
25 janvier 2020, Pays-Bas ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Today we left our hometown Koewacht. A few friends waved us of. How nice.
Now we arrived safely at Simpelveld. Around 160km. Good for a slow start of our roadtrip.
Tonight a family goodbye.
Tomorrow the last kisses.. and.we hit the road for France!En savoir plus
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- 26 janv. 2020 à 17:26
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 127 m
- France Grand-Est Sézanne 48.72167, 3.7216748°43’18” N 3°43’18” E
Jour 2
The day it got real!
26 janvier 2020, France ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
After an goodbye at Simpelveld, we arrived at our stop for tonight. Almost 5 hours drive.
It was a challenge to get here. Lieske has to fight against the, sometimes, steep hills.
But we made it.
Now. Eat. Sleep. And tomorrow ..
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- 27 janv. 2020 à 13:23
- 🌧 9 °C
- Altitude: 194 m
- France Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Magny-Cours 46.885, 3.1646°53’6” N 3°9’36” E
Jour 3
Three things and some extra miles.
27 janvier 2020, France ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Finally we arrived at Jean-Philippe's house. Our first couchsurf host of this trip.
It was quite a journey!
As we started up the engine this morning at Sézanne, the horn would turn itself on. So we had to disconnect them...
We had a 354 km trip ahead. Lieske is a real brave girl.
But hills are not the sunny part.
I need to accept that if she does not go faster, she just can't...
We need to take our time. 6 hours., she needed for the scenic route.
During the first 100km, a fuse blew, because I wanted to test the horn, who, as you might remember was disconnected. Result: no wipers on the motorway... first stop: new fuse.
Also a bit diesel dripping on the first injector. But hey. I drip too. Sometimes.
As final test of my nerves...after Nika's driving.. 😎
I forgot the tankcap after the last pit stop.
So. I had te go back. A 40 km wasted. And a nice hill to climb.
But as mentioned we are safe, warm and now waiting for our host. I can smell the food on the stove.
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- 28 janv. 2020 à 14:25
- 🌧 7 °C
- Altitude: 259 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Oradour-sur-Glane 45.93, 1.0383345°55’48” N 1°2’18” E
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Jour 4
The massacre of Oradour sur Glane.
28 janvier 2020, France ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Today we only drove 200km to the monumental town of Oradour sur Glane.
It was wet and windy ride..
The destroyed village of Oradour was impressive, it was unbelievable sad.
Thinking about other places of this earth were this is real.
Were today people have to live in the ruins of their homes, makes me believe that we need to do more to learn from each other and take care for the needing.

We stay for the night. No use for pushing on.
Going to cook our meal outside.
And tomorrow,..
Tomorrow we hope to pass Bordeaux. Than...the Pyreneeës. The barrier for Spain.
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- 29 janv. 2020 à 13:26
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Villenave-d'Ornon La Hourcade 44.78, -0.54544°46’48” N 0°32’42” W
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Jour 5
When geese fly the other way...
29 janvier 2020, France ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
...we must be going into the right direction.
I can't stop mentioning it enough. It is hard work. Keeping Lieske on the road. And not everybody on route is happy to see us.
We drove a small 320km today in almost 5 hours.
I am proud of Nika, who fought against the road raging French, and frantic Spanish and Portuguese truck drivers around the very, very,very busy road aroud Bordeaux.
It was really a torture.
But we survived.
Picked a strange camper place in Morcenx.
But our neighbours are funny. And really in for a chat.
We noticed that the temperature is getting better. 15° And it was longer light. Hmmm. Or is it just imagination?
Tomorrow we are going to try to crawl up the Pyrenees.
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- 30 janv. 2020 à 10:28
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 98 m
- France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Lesperon 43.93833, -1.0916743°56’18” N 1°5’30” W
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Jour 6
Veni. Vidi. Lieske.
30 janvier 2020, France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Before we accepted our fate. We wanted to be clean. So after a good smell at each other we decided to go for a shower on a truckstop at the " air l'Ocean Ouest".
As real truckers.
Of course I forgot my flip-flops - I hear my girl cry!- but.. If these would be the dirtiest showers we will ever see, I will sign for it.

At 10.30 we we ready to conquer the Pyrenees, the hills I had bad dreams about.
And yes. We were the turtle on the road.
Trucks on our tail, rarely we on the tail of a truck.
But..we made it! Our lady did it!

And at the first Spanish pit stop, Lieske enjoyed the attention of the elderly, who nocked friendly on her wing to tell her how beautifull she is.

We had an early stop at the entrance of a nature reserve.
Enjoying the silence, and having a nice meal...
in a minute ..

buenas tardes mis amigos!

(Btw .. this app thinks we are still in France. But hey.. it's wrong! ;))En savoir plus
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You can enjoy the area more than the ones with the fast cars.
30/01/2020Répondre
Voyageur clash of styles :D :D
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- 31 janv. 2020 à 09:36
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 706 m
- Espagne Castilla y León Valladolid 41.65667, -4.7366741°39’24” N 4°44’12” W
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Jour 7
CityCamping.
31 janvier 2020, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
As we left our nice spot in the early morning,
we decided to visit some Spanish cities.
We can slow down a bit and take all the time we need.
Nika did her first km on Spanisch soil.
Sadly she had to start with a "nice" climb.
Just to get the right feeling..
We did a nice 250+ km with one stop.
Now we are on a parking lot in the city of Valladolid and hope to find some diner for tonight.
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Voyageur Verschil moet er zijn😇, maar echt genieten? Daar moet je de grootste niet voor hebben....😉
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- 1 févr. 2020 à 12:28
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 791 m
- Espagne Castilla y León Santa Marta de Tormes 40.94667, -5.6133340°56’48” N 5°36’48” W
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Jour 8
Hannibal,Columbus,Wellington..Ut Lieske!
1 février 2020, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Today we visited Salamanca. It is a realy beautiful city. Lots of tourist, but who cares if the surroundings are so impressive.
Had some cake, and diner.
You only live once.
Got a campingplace today, because we wanted a shower, with flip-flops, and some washing needed to be done.
Now... get some rest. Tomorrow a 280km drive.
Into the heart of Spain.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Geniet ervan, erg leuk allemaal om jullie reis mee te volgen
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- 2 févr. 2020 à 10:10
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 475 m
- Espagne Castilla-La Mancha Toledo Toledo Railway Station 39.86167, -4.0116739°51’42” N 4°0’42” W
Jour 9
Olé Toledo!
2 février 2020, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Today we decided to take the inner roads to Toledo. One.of Spain's oldest cities.
But we had some interesting climbs before we reached our destination. And don't mention the descends... 😰
As we were traveling along the Guardia Civil liked Lieske so much, they wanted a closer look. But sadly the guy they stopped before us was more interesting.
We arrived safely in Toledo. Did some sightseeing, and behaved like real tourists. It's going easier every day.
I found some oil under Lieske, looks if it's from the steeringbox. Keep an eye on it. Might need to open it up and top some oil in. Never had that before...
Anyway. Tomorrow. Alhambra. Although we need to buy tickets in advance, we just go there and see if they let us in. Otherwise ..
We stare at it from a distance.
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- 3 févr. 2020 à 11:16
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 745 m
- Espagne Castilla-La Mancha Mascaraque 39.69333, -3.83539°41’36” N 3°50’6” W
Jour 10
Pitstop. 15min.
3 février 2020, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
@San Luis. Could it be worse?
Yes it can. It's foggy and absolutely not nice to drive.
But we do it anyway.
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