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day 1 …
as usual monday morning is spent doing paperwork, washing the truck and loading the trailer. once thats all done its a slow drive down to pomey for the afternon boat. once on the boat and a few hours into the crossing i decide what im going to have for dinner. looking at the menu i see prawn mayonaise and think great so i order that and a main course. when the starter arrived i took one look and said what is that, pawn mayonaise he replyed. im not being funny but i dont like looking down at my dinner to find that my dinner is looking back at me. and ive got twelve of the little critters doing it, whats making it worse is they are giving me that lost puppy look what am i supposed to do with these i say a fellow driver says pull that bit, twist this bit, lift that flap, hang on i say thats its ■■■, sort of he says, trust me i no a prawns ■■■ when i see one i feel an impression coming on so i grab one by the tail and chase it round the plate whilst in an ozzie accent i say crikey… your all right mate. much to the disguest of some of the more refined diners i call the waiter back and say take it away, he says there is a problem monsieur, yes is say me and the dirty dozen down there arent seeing eye to errrrr eyes so i had soup instead. the rest of the crossing was ok. i got off and parked in the docks for the night.
day 2…
leaving at seven i take the usual route via rennes, nantes. after a break its across to niort then down the a10 to bordeaux, round the ring and down the forest road parking at aire muret for the night.
day3…
a quick sprint down to the border at irun then on towards bilbao passing san sebastian
coming off the a8 and heading for vitoria the burgos. after lunch its a straight drive down to madrid
shooting round the m50 i am soon on the a3 and i park at a shell services called area77.
day 4…
i find out at today is a public holiday in spain but i can still drive so its down the a3 then the a30 to murcia then onto almeria and finally onto el ejido where i find the garage closed so i park up for the rest of the day
day 5…
this garage is where the nine metre motor home is that i mentioned ina previous post, my boss has sent me here to have a look at it and see if it drives etc
it wont drive but it will roll. that done i head on the coast road for malaga
i get to churriana around 2pm and have to wait to get the car for the rest of the day loading and leaving at 10pm i load a saab that has been reppossed
i get onto the a92 and park near granada .
day 6…
back on to the 92 i head for murcia looking at the mist between the hills
after passing murcia its onto the a7 for alicante and the beach for the weekend.
i had great fun watching another vehicle get stuck in the sand
day 8…
i wait around till mid afternoon for a phone call to get loaded in elche i load a stollen recovered discovery
once loaded i set of north
im driving along day dreaming, i look up and think (zp) me thats ayres rock
i park up four and a half hours later in a services but i cant for the life of me remember where
day 9…
straight up the a7 i join the a2 and come of at lleida then head into the mountains for a town called tremp
i go to the town police station to meet the guarda civil who are going to take me to court to get some papers signed by the judge to get the mini bus released this is 2pm but the judge has gone home for the day so its park up and wait.
day10…
more waiting for a phone call at 1pm i get the call and go to the court for the papers then its off to a layby 10km away where this mini bus has been abandoned. this minibus is stolen recovered
now it is a dodgy drive through the mountains heading for france
the border i went through was called vielha and it brought me out in france on the a64 between toulouse and bayonne. once i got to bayonne i shot down to biarritz and parked outside a garage for the night.
day 12…
up first thing i loaded an accedent demaged motorbike
back noto the forest road and round bordeaux again then straight up the a10 coming off at tours i get to the village of auzouer en touraine i find the garage just before it shut , i loaded a vw transporter van
getting back on the 10 then the a28 i stay at the shell services for the night
day 13
an easy run up to caen for the afternoon boat , getting off at 22.15 im one of the first off and promptly get caught by customs . 40 mins later im off and get to chichester
day 14
up to the yard to get tipped and loaded for monday