{"id":35396,"date":"2019-05-16T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T14:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=35396"},"modified":"2021-06-13T16:45:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T15:45:21","slug":"our-second-2019-motorhome-tour-of-europe-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/our-second-2019-motorhome-tour-of-europe-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Second 2019 Motorhome Tour of Europe Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqo9w9q-f88f0f16c3b8304d42e00c5175b22bc6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">It was just under seven weeks ago that Zagan the motorhome&#8217;s wheels touched down on English soil. In reality it seems like it was five minutes ago. The memories of tearing across France, <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/breakdown-in-chartres-interrupts-our-blast-north\/\">getting recovered after a breakdown<\/a> and making our tunnel crossing despite the best efforts of striking port workers are still fresh. Yet, already we&#8217;re off on our second motorhome tour of Europe in 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqob9kj-04630b0f1d6880672b60376b6888d008\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqob9kj-04630b0f1d6880672b60376b6888d008 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqob9kj-04630b0f1d6880672b60376b6888d008 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqob9kj-04630b0f1d6880672b60376b6888d008 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35402 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35402 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR-1024x559.jpg\" alt='setting off on a motorhome tour of Europe in queue at Dover' title='IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR (1024x559)'  height=\"559\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR-1024x559-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR-1024x559-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR-1024x559-705x385.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_160742928_HDR-1024x559-450x246.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqoafpb-2cd8d7b8cdf20e0ab494ac79ed22bfbb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Late in 2018 we were planning a motorhome tour of Europe, staring in January for seven months, culminating with us running the Zermatt Ultra (Jay) and half (me) marathon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/race-report-2018-zermatt-gornergrat-half-marathon-switzerland\/\">which Jay ran last year<\/a> &#8211; before heading home for the summer. Then I started to have doubts. Foremost in my mind was what we would do if the UK dropped out of Europe with no deal on 29th March. Back in December that was looking quite likely. If that happened <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/brexit-considerations-for-a-european-motorhome-tour\/\">the 90 day maximum stay in Europe in any 180 day period<\/a> would start to apply to us Brits, as it does currently to folks from Australia and New Zealand etc. Working out the dates, we&#8217;d have to be out of the Schengen zone for a month or so in order to be in Switzerland for early July. Then Jay got an offer of some video work back in the UK for April and it wasn&#8217;t a difficult decision to split our seven month tour in two.<\/p>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">The video work didn&#8217;t happen in the end, but as <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/motorhome-repairs-while-abroad-bellus-spain\/\">Zagan had wheel bearing issues<\/a> and I was having knee issues following <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/a-coffee-with-the-doctor-dona-mencia-cordoba\/\">my fall in Spain<\/a>, coming home turned out to be just what we needed. So what did we do with those seven weeks?<\/p>\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Zagan Repairs<\/h3>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Zagan went to the garage for a full check up, has two new front tyres (as one had worn away on the inside) and has been to a specialist place for wheel alignment (he&#8217;s too big for most garages). We had a fun\/nerve wracking time at the alignment place. Once we&#8217;d squeezed Zagan&#8217;s bulk into place on the lift Jay was told to get out leaving Zagan in neutral and with the handbrake off. &#8216;Are you sure?&#8217; he asked, but the mechanic was adamant. I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s OK for cars with a lot of space behind them on the lift, but Zagan was near the back and happily made everyone&#8217;s heart skip a beat as he tried to escape. Jay diving to get his foot on the brake before he reached the point of no return. It was then we realised Zagan&#8217;s only door was right next to one of the lift pillars, so Jay had to stay inside and they were both hoisted into the sky. It turned out the front alignment was way off and has been corrected. He now drives in a straight line, and hopefully won&#8217;t chew through any more bearings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqodmya-594e869bd7bcd32011b7e9458744adc3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqodmya-594e869bd7bcd32011b7e9458744adc3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqodmya-594e869bd7bcd32011b7e9458744adc3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqodmya-594e869bd7bcd32011b7e9458744adc3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35403 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35403 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190426_094105446-1024x576.jpg\" alt='motorhome on garage lift' title='IMG_20190426_094105446 (1024x576)'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190426_094105446-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190426_094105446-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190426_094105446-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190426_094105446-1024x576-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190426_094105446-1024x576-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Human Repairs<\/h3>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">My knee is now well and truly on the mend. I&#8217;ve been paying to have physiotherapy privately while I wait for an appointment through the NHS following a referral from my doctor. There&#8217;s still no word on the MRI scan, but I am booked in for a telephone assessment for physio later this month. Needless to say I am so pleased that we decided to take matters into our own hands rather than wait as I was in quite a lot of pain. After several sessions on the bike, cross trainer and weights in our local gym, I tentatively ventured onto the treadmill. It was slow going and as I only did half a kilometre, it almost like starting from scratch again, but it felt good. Knowing I was going away, my physio (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.khphysiotherapy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KHPhysiotherapy<\/a> in Nottingham) gave me a range of exercises I can do on the road, both in and outside the van, to carry on with my recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-cb2bd7a6812aa768bba102f15d3a4096\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-cb2bd7a6812aa768bba102f15d3a4096 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-cb2bd7a6812aa768bba102f15d3a4096 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-cb2bd7a6812aa768bba102f15d3a4096 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35407 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35407 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_124001719-1024x548.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_20190510_124001719 (1024x548)'  height=\"548\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_124001719-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_124001719-1024x548-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_124001719-1024x548-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_124001719-1024x548-705x377.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_124001719-1024x548-450x241.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Today was a big day for me, my first proper (ie outside) run since I fell at the end of February. It was 50\/50 running and walking, but it felt amazing. I even raced a ferry, but it won &#8211; this time! Now I just need to get myself up to running non-stop again and start building up the miles. I am still hoping to take part in the Zermatt half marathon in just over 7 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-559fcb80429e3aa7f5c7100f63d37ce2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-559fcb80429e3aa7f5c7100f63d37ce2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-559fcb80429e3aa7f5c7100f63d37ce2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-559fcb80429e3aa7f5c7100f63d37ce2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35399 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35399 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_083518552-1024x575.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_20190516_083518552 (1024x575)'  height=\"575\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_083518552-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_083518552-1024x575-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_083518552-1024x575-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_083518552-1024x575-705x396.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_083518552-1024x575-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Motorhome Tour Preparation<\/h3>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">While we&#8217;ve been back Zagan has been treated to a few new bits and pieces. His <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/installing-a-sog-unit-on-a-thetford-chemical-toilet\/\">SOG unit<\/a> stopped working on our last trip, but <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/repairing-a-motorhome-thetford-toilet-sog-unit-without-breaking-the-bank\/\">Jay fixed it without breaking the bank<\/a>, so we&#8217;ve bought a new filter for it.<\/p>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Our back-up hard drive also died, but sadly we were unable to save it, so we&#8217;ve bought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B07994QL95\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B07994QL95&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=25f242832d70173fff125bf6a973d3b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new one<\/a>. Luckily we leave a full back up of stuff at home before we set off, so it was only photos and stuff from our current trip &#8211; which was still on the laptop so we only lost a few hundred editions of Desert Island Discs!<\/p>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">After falling over and needing to use our first aid kit, we realised that most stuff in there was woefully out of date. We&#8217;ve now restocked it with lovely new stuff which we hope we&#8217;ll never have to use.<\/p>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Our bikes on the back of Zagan aren&#8217;t expensive, but if they aren&#8217;t covered up on there they get plastered in mud and dirt off the road. Our previous bike cover was an emergency purchase from Decathlon (after we&#8217;d realised how dirty they get) and wasn&#8217;t designed for a bike rack, or even two bikes. However with a bit of gaffa tape it was made to, sort of, fit and worked for a couple of years. Sadly we could see its days were numbered as it had gone see-through in places and was about to fall apart. We treated ourselves to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B004NDPLY0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B004NDPLY0&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=87cf76632bb1b214a726d3359e2d3b31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purpose-made bike cover from Fiamma<\/a>, and I have to say it&#8217;s the bees knees. It totally covers the bikes now, so no more damp saddle, and has a pocket for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00116VBJQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B00116VBJQ&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=c343c4747299a1be82e7323bfd273e06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signal board<\/a> we need to display in Spain and Italy (the link takes you to an aluminium board which is required by law in Italy, you only need the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000Z6RZN4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B000Z6RZN4&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=be4dda51bfb6a5891f62b6e056ae45bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastic version<\/a> in Spain).<\/p>\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">\n<p data-tadv-p=\"keep\">\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-52250237007bc8dad45faf8e5f4bc237\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-52250237007bc8dad45faf8e5f4bc237 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-52250237007bc8dad45faf8e5f4bc237 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-52250237007bc8dad45faf8e5f4bc237 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35406 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35406 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR-1024x573.jpg\" alt='motorhome bike rack cover' title='IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR (1024x573)'  height=\"573\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR-1024x573-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR-1024x573-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR-1024x573-705x394.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135153609_HDR-1024x573-450x252.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We&#8217;ve also bought some new motorhome levelling ramps (or chocks as some folks call them). Our old ones had cracked through, so I bought some cheap ones off eBay, but they were tiny next to Zagan&#8217;s wheels and hardly lifted him up. We now have a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B003V58SBO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B003V58SBO&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=982c6e1f28223f912220f395d06e494f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milenco Triples<\/a> and while they weren&#8217;t cheap and are weighty, they&#8217;re sturdy too and should last longer than us!<\/p>\n<p>If you have followed our blog for some time, you may recall that we had a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B003V58SBO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B003V58SBO&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=d3f8a215840bdd053d9a5821e8bc101f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milenco Quattros<\/a> a couple of years back. They were great for getting Zagan level, but they were only a couple of centimetres lower than vital parts of him (mainly his front bumper), and caused some damage when we would come off them on soft ground. Zagan is riding a bit taller these days after we had his <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/hymer-b544-front-spring-replacement\/\">front suspension springs changed<\/a>, but we felt the Quattros might still be too big for him, so went for the Triples which are slightly lower.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-e3798e2cd2b3b973129b8762985d8d64\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-e3798e2cd2b3b973129b8762985d8d64 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-e3798e2cd2b3b973129b8762985d8d64 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-e3798e2cd2b3b973129b8762985d8d64 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35408 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35408 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR (1024x576)'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR-1024x576-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_135238853_HDR-1024x576-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We thought back to what we had cooked on our previous trip and decided it was time to say farewell to our trusty <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/double-skillet-an-oven-when-you-have-no-oven\/\">double skillet<\/a>. We were mainly using only one part of it as a pan, possibly because we tend to be on campsites more these days and use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B07GCLMV2B\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B07GCLMV2B&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=3d98e2111db686a4d0b5cb4559a59226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remoska<\/a> to oven cook stuff when on electric hook up. So, our pan cupboard now contains a large and small frying pan, a medium side saucepan and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B07574HD4Q\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B07574HD4Q&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=dailyposts-21&#038;linkId=ff9887f0dd71a4be1cafbc5bed69296f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small steamer pan set<\/a> &#8211; in the hope that the latter will encourage us to eat more veggies.<\/p>\n<p>Finally we&#8217;ve reached a possible compromise in the carpet \/ no carpet debate. We got Zagan when Charlie the pooch was in his older years, and his arthritis meant he struggled to walk on carpet-free floors, so we kept the carpet in Zagan. Charlie passed away last year and the carpet was always a bit of a pain to get out and clean, so we&#8217;ve bought a rug instead. It was \u00a327 from Ikea and covers the main floor area well. It&#8217;s on a test run for this trip, so we&#8217;ll see how easy it is to clean and what a state it&#8217;s in after several beaches and a couple of months on the road. For now though, it feels lovely under my toes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-7418118c9357c07d60e462548b866600\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-7418118c9357c07d60e462548b866600 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-7418118c9357c07d60e462548b866600 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-7418118c9357c07d60e462548b866600 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35404 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35404 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_153148310-1024x576.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_20190510_153148310 (1024x576)'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_153148310-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_153148310-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_153148310-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_153148310-1024x576-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190510_153148310-1024x576-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>The Start of our Motorhome Tour of Europe<\/h3>\n<p>With Zagan prepared we got over <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/climbing-the-hump-again-1-week-to-go-folks\/\">the &#8216;hump&#8217;<\/a> of loading our stuff into him (I&#8217;m sure I have far too many clothes again), filled his cupboards and benches with food (it seemed very expensive last time we were in France), and set off.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-70ea82866ae1cbf569e200cdb3912c4a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-70ea82866ae1cbf569e200cdb3912c4a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-70ea82866ae1cbf569e200cdb3912c4a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-70ea82866ae1cbf569e200cdb3912c4a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35400 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35400 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR-1024x574.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR (1024x574)'  height=\"574\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR-1024x574-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR-1024x574-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR-1024x574-705x395.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_095949838_HDR-1024x574-450x252.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The traffic gods were kind and we had a sunny, clear run down to Dover. Because of this we arrived a couple of hours before our departure time, so the lovely lady at P&#038;O put us on an earlier sailing (we were still at the front of the queue for that one!).<\/p>\n<p>With the satnav settings changed to kilometres, we rolled off the ferry, around Calais and into the aire at Sangatte (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:50.94064,1.74140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"N50.94064, E1.74140 (opens in a new tab)\">N50.94064, E1.74140<\/a>) which is now our favourite first \/ last night stop. Having been here a few times before, we know the surrounding area, so Jay grabbed his running gear and set off for a sunset run up to the monument at Cap Blanc-Nez which looks out across the channel, before we settled in for a quite night listening to the sea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-be7d2f09ced322f96c8594947a06b7f6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-be7d2f09ced322f96c8594947a06b7f6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-be7d2f09ced322f96c8594947a06b7f6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-be7d2f09ced322f96c8594947a06b7f6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35401 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35401 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR (1024x576)'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR-1024x576-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190515_201532069_HDR-1024x576-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After my run along the boardwalk this morning, we drove an hour and a half south along the coast to another aire we\u2019ve visited a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/two-professional-idlers-in-stella-plage\/\">few times before at Stella Plage<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:50.474385,1.577494\">N50.474385, E1.577494<\/a>). This is one of our favourite aires as it is free and has a huge beach on the other side of the dunes. There&#8217;s a campsite next to the free aire (you can see it in the photo) and a small resort a bit of a walk away, but we&#8217;ve never ventured that far. The beach, peace and quiet are what we come here for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jvqotsws-163b5b217121fbfb18f79bcbb92732e0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-163b5b217121fbfb18f79bcbb92732e0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jvqotsws-163b5b217121fbfb18f79bcbb92732e0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jvqotsws-163b5b217121fbfb18f79bcbb92732e0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-35405 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35405 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt='motorhome aire stella plage france' title='IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR (1024x576)'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR-1024x576-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_121444119_HDR-1024x576-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jvqot44j-dd4a72cc69a7c2d339716e35136e558a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We only have two things planned for this trip (apart from the date of our ferry home). A rendezvous with friends who will be on holiday in the Loire in a week or so, and the Zermatt Ultra and half marathon in early July. 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