One thing Tippi’s birthday drove home for me… She’s getting older, and she’s now actually old. Her time with me has been the best thing in my life. So it’s difficult to watch my little superstar not get things quite right, like not see properly in darker corners, not hearing things like she used to, …
My Girl. It’s as simple as that. She’s my bestest girl in the whole world (sorry mum). Thirteen years ago today is the one I chose to make her birthday, it was pretty close so I just went with it. About 6 weeks later was “Gotcha day”.And for a change, it was when I really …
So where were we? So we left our lovely Istán behind, making sure that the Teepee was fully stocked with fresh spring water once again. Heaving only a small water bottle, I did bring three additional 5 litre bottles and various smaller drinking bottles for walks etc and every single one of them was full …
Istán was great and we will make our way back through here on our return journey, I’m sure. It’s only a few days later writing this and the fresh water from Istán is still going strong. You’d be amazed at how little water you need for things like cleaning dishes when you have a hungry …
Blah blah de Santa is now finally finished, I hope, and we’re on the road 🛣️ to see some new locations for both of us and perhaps to revisit some old locations for me. Tippi’s decided that she’d like to see a bit more of the interior. The seaside is lovely too, but she’s heard …
I seem to have left this post a bit late as I was going to post about Easter, or blah blah Santa, as it’s known here. Tippi agreed with me that we didn’t need to post, she had a hard time processing everything. We’re on the beach at the far end of Salobreña after getting …
Today is the climax to a great Cultural Week of Ìtrabo and maybe the best day on the calendar for the likes of me, who doesn’t really truck with whole religious vibes too well. Why the best day? It’s the XXVII Fiesta Del Vino de Ìtrabo… and I need to pause to go to our …
I’m starting this particular post on late afternoon of the 25th Marzo as there is a little ‘event’ in Ítrabo tonight at 19h30 that involves the deliberate consumption of various amounts of local wine… hmmm. This could end brilliantly. So, to help with editing this post for later, I’m getting ahead of the game by …
After our two weeks of fairly constant driving, relaxing for the last week has been a good break, but also a big break from the new norms of van life. I have already noticed that I can find most things I need in the van quite easily, but staying under a guest roof, with only …
March 3rd: After a few long feeling months, the TeePee is as ready as she’ll ever be to whisk Tippi, and her sometimes reliable driver, towards warmer climes on the continent. Tippi and Pepsi have known each other for about eleven years but there probably won’t be any sad farewells. Dogs are so good at …