Grey haired nomads
David & Janice The grey-haired-nomads Joined: December 22nd 2005
Logged in: February 13th 2012
Logged in: February 13th 2012
In 2009 the grey haired nomads took off once again for France following a bit of heart surgery at Papworth Motorhome News from Europe 38 , and in 2010, out to Eastern Europe, to Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia - to points on the map missed on previous journeys Motorhome News from Europe 39. (There's a little bit of Egypt in there somewhere too! Cruising the Nile - Luxor to Aswan ) and then it was back to France in the autumn! [diary=543397
Spring 2011 saw them topping up their Europe list with three weeks in Denmark and Holland Motorhome News from Europe 44 and by September they were in South America, Peru and Ecuador.
David and Janice The Grey-haired-nomads
....and Todd came too.
Travel Blog Posts
Todra Gorge
Motorhome News from Morocco 3 1st February 2012 From Sand in the Desert to Snow in the Mountains Todra Gorge, Erfoud, Merzouga, Midelt, Azrou, Fes, Volubilis, Chefchaouen and back to the Med. It always makes sense to read the guide books before travelling. 'This walk is best done late morning,' it said. On this advice we left our campsite a little later than usual to drive up into the Todra Gorge for some brisk hill climbing, before returning on foot for the breath-taking views with the noon-day sun on the mountains high above us. This magnificent gorge carves a great channel through the stunning 300m high vertical ochre walls of the High Atlas, a narrow winding road snaking through the gap beside the river, a few touristy stalls, produce from nearby smallholdings in sacks at the ... read more
Tafraoute
Motorhome News from Morocco 2 22nd January 2012 The Saffron Trail - into the desert, and that red warning light is still trying to tell us something! We came to Tafraoute on an anti-clockwise route previously recommended by friends; from Tiznet on the Atlantic coast, climbing up the precipitous road into the Anti-Atlas Mountains. For the Imelda Marcos fans amongst you, Tafraoute is the place to come for shoes; the round toed Berber variety, plain or delicately embroidered, yellow for the gents and red for the ladies, all hand-made in the tiniest of dingy workshops on narrow alleys in the souk. I guess we take bread for granted back home. But it's a staple food source here; either a french-stick/baguette or something round and flat rather like a thick pancake. In Tafraout we hunted down the ... read more
Rubbish - everywhere!
Motorhome News from Morocco 1 The Road to Marrakech There is rubbish everywhere. The flotsam and jetsam of modern-day life. Moulay Bousselham, a pretty little seaside town with pleasant walks and an enticing beach has seen some investment in recent times - but it is alarmingly untidy. Our first impression of Morocco has been that very little is properly finished. Perhaps after all, before it's even finished it is in decay, fazed by the dry heat or more probably poor workmanship or inferior materials. In any case, when, or if, a job is all-but finished, the pile of rubbish remains; on the pavement, in the road, yesterday's plasic bottles, left-over lunch packets, plastic wrappers float on the morning breeze and builder's rubble is tipped haphazardly on any bit of wasteland. Unfinished buildings stand forlorn, lacking the ... read more
Silves
Motorhome News from Europe 48 Off to Morocco! Silves, Sagres, Monchique, Tavira, El Rocio and Tangier Med, Morocco With a few days in hand before our sailing to Morocco, we had all gone our separate ways, treading water so-to-speak, and we continued west from Vilamura to Silves the red sandstone Moorish capital of the Algarve, a walled town topped by a fascinating Cathedral - and Castle as one would expect; a true delight in the bronze glow of the falling sun. A hundred motorhomes shared a special car-park for motorhomes only here. We joined them overnight, parked up by the river for free; spacious, clean, and a gift for local traders. Rumours abound about the introduction of tolls on the IC4/A22 Motorway along the south of the Algarve. Some tell us the electronically controlled charges have ... read more
Fred - December 2012
Motorhome News from Europe 47 Limoges, France. Salamanca, Spain and into the Algarve, Portugal. It's a long way. It's a long way from our home in Norfolk, UK, to Morocco. It's certainly a long way, driving by motorhome! And it's a long way when the planned Sea France sailing, Dover to Calais, is cancelled (the fact that the Receiver has been appointed may have something to do with it but nobody told us) and we ended up sailing, half an hour later than planned, transferred by DFDS to Dunkerque! But what the heck. It's a chance to escape from the cold and damp of wintery England for a while. A chance to visit pastures new, family in France, and revisit some of our favourite haunts en route. First stop, to see daughter Sonia and her family ... read more
Ingapirca
News from South America Ecuador “Where are you off to?” my ever-smiling doctor asked when we went for our jabs before leaving home. “Peru? Wonderful!” she exclaimed. “You must get to see the Cock-of-the-Rock when you’re at Machu Picchu.” We didn’t know she liked our feathery friends until then, but we did know she had a point. The Cock-of-the-Rock is the National bird of Peru; it’s big, the size of a crow and bright orange, but we failed to find it in the rainforest around Machu Picchu though we searched the most likely spots with recent recorded sightings. “They’ve moved up into the hills to breed,” our guide there informed us. Let’s hope we have better luck in the cloud-forests of Ecuador. We’ll be there later in the week. Just now we are on our way ... read more
The Manatee
A Taste of Ecuador Estmados Amigos, The air is thin in Quito, Ecuador's Capital City. At 2,800m we're back to the heavy breathing regime each night and even the lightest exercise is quite exhausting. But we're not here for the City tour of Quito; that comes much later, at the very end of our five-week journey to Latin America. Today we're flying eastwards, out over the Andes once more and into the Ecuadorian rainforest, the Amazon Basin, starting our two hour transfer by motorised canoe down the Napo River from Coca where we land, a somewhat seedy oil town. Here we join The Manatee, our floating hotel for the next four days. The Manatee looks a little like a mini Mississippi paddle boat; white, three decks up from the swirling river and the gentile feel of ... read more
Misti from the Altiplano
News from South America 2 - Peru 2 Having recently moved from the Amazon Rainforest, we are struck by the diversity of cultures we have already encountered here in Peru. But as yet, we have not discovered the forces that persuaded that Australian lady to give up her home and her husband of thirty years to come here to Peru. Could it possibly be the delightful climate of Arequepa, the remote rainforest of the Amazon basin, the tiny self-sufficient villages set amongst the patchwork fields of the Colca Valley, the unmatched colour and culture of Cusco, the enigma that is Machu Picchu? I really don't know, so let's see what else might have tempted this lady back to Peru. With due diligence we have managed to avoid an attack of Montezuma's Revenge. Bottled water is cheap ... read more
Tambopata Research Centre
News from South America 1 - Peru 1 Places to visit before I die. As the shadows of life lengthen and the years pass by somewhat imperceptibly, thoughts of things still to do and places to visit drive the seasoned traveller into action; that irresistible urge to turn a lifetime of dreams into reality. Our list of places to visit has finally been prioritised whilst the mind remains alert and inquisitive - and the legs are still working and in good order. An irresistable fascination with wildlife and ancient civilisations puts Latin America at the top of this list right now, Peru and Ecuador to be precise, from the arid Pacific shores to the Andes and beyond to the Amazon basin; desert, mountains, cloud-forest, and the humid jungle of the rainforest. But all of this comes ... read more
Copenhagen
Motorhome News from Europe 46 14th - 22nd May 2011 A Bridge too Far Denmark. Copenhagen, The Island of Møn - and a few days in Holland on the way home. What things might spring to mind when you think of Copenhagen? Tivoli Gardens perhaps, The Little Mermaid? There is more to it than that of course. As it appears you have nothing else to do at the moment, let us take you with us on a brief journey around some of the sights, just to see. We'll make an early start at Vesterport Station – on the clean, efficient commuter rail network that serves this city well. 'But watch out for pick-pockets if you get off at Central, Hovedbanegarden,' a young lady at the campsite had told us. Just down the road is the red-brick ... read more
