Is it June Already?

June finds Tippi and her chauffeur in Salobreña again and the weather is getting hotter by the day. It is nice to sleep with the doors open and watching the sea at sunrise though. You’ve gotta stop and smell the roses every once in a while, you know? What’s been happening before we got to …

Post Birthday Blues

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

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 …

Waterfowl & Waterdog

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 …

Round trip…

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 …

On the road again…

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 …

Cata de Vinos

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 …

Three Weeks In

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 …