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Carry on Camping (from the French / Spanish Border back Home)

It’s been a few days of mainly travelling and trying to acclimatise back to wintry weather after a few weeks in the Sun. As usual, we found time for a few minor incidents along the way.
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Heading North towards the French Border (and it’s getting colder)

Trundling slowly northward up the east coast of Spain, the weather has remained clear and sunny but the temperatures have now dropped considerably.
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A New Year and a New Direction: East then North

2023 has arrived and, rather than marching boldly on into uncharted territory, we’re now slowly trundling back homeward along the coast, from El Hornillo to Caleta de Vélez, Motril, Almerimar, Roquetas de Mar, and Agua Amarga.
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Well that’s SOK’s Christmas Present Sorted…. A New Fuel Injector

From Tarifa, we continued on to Baelo Claudia, Cabo Trafalgar, Arcos de la Frontera, and Algodonales, visited Ford Autos MultiRonda, then travelled on to our current location at El Hornillo
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Almerimar to Tarifa

from Almerimar, we’ve traversed the Costa del Sol, passed Gibraltar and (almost) made it to the most southerly point in Mainland Europe.
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Almerimar: Mark does some Health Tourism

If you’re going to spend a week and a half in one place, there are much worse places to do it than Almerimar. Whilst here, we’ve learned some dental terminology.
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Pootling down the East Coast of Spain

Ten days of pootling down the East Coast of Spain: not too much sightseeing (Montblanc, Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, Águilas Castle) – we’ve been slowing right down into dossing mode.
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Down through France: a Cathedral, Castles and Cathars

A busy few days’ travel from Nonancourt down to the Spanish border, taking in Chartres, Chambord, Noirlac, Bozouls, Mazamet, Lastours and Quéribus.
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First Week: from Home to Nonancourt

In the first week of our Winter 2022-23 trip, we’ve travelled down to Dover, crossed to France, and quickly settled back into our usual dossing routine.
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2022: The Missing Months

It’s been a few months since our last update; here is a quick rundown of what we’ve been up to.
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