Our preparations for heading off on a trip start long before our wheels start rolling, and an extended trip with Morocco in the mix has meant we’ve had to do a little more than normal. As well as the obvious things like what to pack and booking our crossing into Europe, there’s also additional insurances…
Category: The Prep
Motorhome Overseas Trip Prep
After a long summer by UK standards, it’s that time of year when the temperature drops and the nights start drawing in, which normally means for us and many others the start of our winter travel plans. With a dog in tow though, we now have to be a little more organised and during our…
Planning Our Escape
Like most fellow travellers we have well and truly had our wings clipped for the last 18 months. None of us would have predicticed what was to come as we meandered our way through Morrocco on our last trip without a care in the world. Maybe there lies a lesson within to appreciate the freedom…
Morocco-Insurance cover
If you’re a regular reader of our blog you will know by now that our choice of winter destination this year is Morocco. With all of the faffing around getting Boris ready, our preparations for our trip had taken a back seat, however now he’s roadworthy again I’ve been busy trying to get everything in…
Getting ready to hit the road again
With a new year upon us we have embarked on another adventure in Boris. Last year saw us travel in a different way, following a winter recess of 3 months in the Far East, our time in Boris was more for functional reasons than travel. 2018 was a time for re-grouping and getting our life…
Ends, Beginnings and a Good Send Off
The End Or Maybe Not – Our House Last week saw us emptying our house and making numerous trips to our furnitures new home namely 2 x 20ft storage containers. As rooms emptied my lovely Mum and I began the task of cleaning each room from top to bottom to ensure everything was gleaming –…
Paperwork and Nitty Gritty
This bit feels like work – actually I need to re-think that as I have always loved work. This bit feels hideously tedious. Its called getting our house in order and although I know there is a very large reward at the end of it I have still ended up cussing and ranting mainly at…
This time next month …….
Wow is it really only one month today until we head off for our new life? I feel we have accomplished quite a lot over the last few weeks, however the lists still seem to be getting longer rather than shorter. So far we have: Listed endless items on e bay & had a very…
6 week countdown
Well that’s it there’s no going back now – it’s really happening GULP!!! Our ferry is booked on Friday 15th January 2016. Now our trip is real I seem to be veering from excited to nervous/panicky and back again. I really want the excitement to take over, but seem to have lists coming out of…
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