Thought it was about time we posted again as it looks like we’ve not been up to much.  The thing is, we have, but nothing as long or as challenging as previous trips, so not really worth saying much about!  It also looks like the van hasn’t been used much, but in 2012 we probably had 70+ days away, and 2013 already its been used more than the house – and its holding up well.  So don’t worry, we’re still not reverted to “normality” again!

We’ve headed to Valloire again ( See HERE for previous trip) which is a lovely town in the French Alps.  We bought the ANNUAL seasom ticket (for winter and summer) again for a bargain €265 and decided to have a month snowboarding.  We’re camping in the campsite (<€25/n) which isn’t bad at all for a reasonable campsite and much needed 16A electricity to keep the van nice and snug.

Valloire is a fun little place, a bit off the beaten track and full of French and Dutch – not many English at all.  They have ice and snow sculpture competitions so thought we’d show you some we made

As usual, the slopes are good and reasonably quiet, and as usual we aren’t great.  We’ve had more lessons and had some excellent tuition so I guess we’re okay, but far from natural experts.  The wnow has been good, a couple of good dump downs since we’ve been here, so the pistes are good and off-piste is fantastic.  We’ve had a lot of fun off piste (with a guide of course, as our insurance doesn’t cover us off piste without one), and even went out and need to take avalanche packs with us.  Fortunately not needed, but the powder was amazing.  B****dy hard work mind, as if you fall then you are stuck, and Mel needed digging out a few times as she was like a cross between a flailing snow-angel and bambi with only one leg!  Still, all great fun!

This time we actually managed to overlap some friends here which has been nice.  Some other friends changed mind at the last minute, and boy-oh-boy did they miss out

The van is holding up well, very cozy and warm (despite external appearances), and the snow-tyres are doing their bit to keep us on the road.

Some pictures attached, but for all pictures of this trip see HERE

 

After a good day playing in the park, doing rails, a few jumps and a bit of boarder-cross, I was just planning on venturing back to the van when…..

…Into the snow-park and did a small jump really well, then on to the next bigger jump (which I’d done a few times today already), and ollie’d off the top and went a little higher/further than expected.  No big deal.  Landed okay, but then instantly caught my heel edge

Considering its maybe 3-4m height from the top of the jump to where I landed I was going fairly quick. The heel-edge caught and through me over backwards smashing me into the ground.  The impact shorts did their best and the helmet took a huge impact, goggles came off and I summersaulted ending up some how face first in the snow.  Hard snow – not soft stuff

Took me around 5 minutes to move (no help from anyone – cheers fellow boarders) and I’ve damaged muscles in my left shoulder and have a huge impact on my right lower back to the right of the coccyx (pelvis?).  Anyway, the heat-pads we had saved up have been applied – and sadly Mel didn’t bring our stock of codine or dyzapan. 

No permanent damage but I’ll definately have tomorrow off and that may be it as we are planning to leave Vallorie on Monday.

Mels foot/ankle is also hurting so maybe a good rest is in order.

And the worst thing?  No one caught it on camera!

Here are some poor pics of todays fun at the snowpark.

No animals or humans were overly hurt during the taking of these pictures….

Yes – had our first bloody injury here.  Nothing too serious.  I dropped my razor when shaving and it cut my finger.  It would not have been so bad if it wasn’t a Gillette Fusion 5 blade job – so 5 parallel cuts and a lot of  blood.    Could be worse.

I’ve also got man-flu.  No women understand this, but I’m man enough to keep boarding through it though, of course, too ill to do housework.  Got a tickly cough left and a few aches – though not sure all are man-flu related.

Sadly, its nice t-shirt weather here – clear skies and warm.  This is of course having an effect on the snow, and with no snow forecast for the next week its not looking great.  Some of the slopes are very hard and icy which makes it difficult for us (at our standard at least).  There is a sprinkling of snow on top which helps, but it does mean some big offs….

There is one lovely long run with the last 600m or so being undulating, so you need to carry speed into it in order to make it to the end without having to “snowboard-shuffle”.  So today, got the hill before it right, aimed round the 90′ corner that you need to be quick round only to find it being sheet ice.  Cue a good test of all my saftey gear – though I did sprain my wrist and am a bit sore   Almost every boarder fell off there (bar the annoying experts). 

So pray for snow – we need some….

(And thank goodness for Nurafen!)

Edit:  Next day, Mel who was pain free, got wiped out in style by a female snowboarder.  Poor Mel now has whiplash, sore neck and shoulders and can’t bob her head any more.    Thank goodness for our stock boxes of Nurafen!

Wow.  What a contrast. 

6-7cm of snow yesterday and the slopes are superb.  On top of that they are fairly empty as people are back at work.  So today was an excellent days snow boarding.  I spent most time with Mel coaching her (like I’m an expert!?) down some reds – and she seemed to change into a boarder today actually riding the board with great control.

The only downside was on a chair lift with 3 seats.  Mel normally takes the middle, me the one on the right. Today though, she slipped before getting on so I helped her up then as the chair came she took the right hand seat….  Meaning my arm that was about to hold the seat got caught and there was no where for me to go apart from spinning off into a pile of snow….

Bizzarely Mel didn’t actually realise where I’d gone – she must’ve thought there was an invisible 4th seat…  Only another bruise for the collection.

Did a bit off piste today in fresh powder which was most excellent, though you have to keep moving fairly fast else you sink (like wakeboarding).  I looked like a snowman at times, but it was excellent.

Off to bar tonight for live music – so come on everyone get over here and join us!!

OK – s’pose we can’t gumble that much.  We’ve not had a decent dump of snow yet this year and as its getting a bit warmer, the roads in Valloire and paths are like (well, actually are) sheet ice.  Cue a few falls when out and about…  Snow has been forecast a few times but never really materialised.

We’ve still been boarding pretty much every day, and after a few falls and bruised coccyx I bought some impact shorts locally ( same as http://www.wedze.com/EN/protective-shorts-95304774/ ) .  The slopes have been okay but icy in places, and in some others you can see there is  a need for another few inches of fresh snow.

This morning however due to high winds a large part of the resort is closed so we had to use the other side of the resort where I found the slopes were a lot icier…  So yep, I had a major wipeout and heard a few things cracking as I bounced along the ice.  I was actually suprised when I did a body check after and found everything was intact and working, though no doubt I’ll ache a bit in the morning.  The helmet, wrist guards, and my new impact shorts proved their worth.  I decided to get off the mountain, grab a cuppa, and save it for another day.

Mel however has been on a course which would either have been great due to the conditions, or dire….  Only time will tell….

Oh – and woohoo!!!  12cm snow due to fall in next 24 hours!  Bring it on!!!

(See the rest of our tip index here)

Our panel van conversion is professionally made and pretty much to a high standard and well insulated, though it was never sold nor suggested it was winterised.  I’d guess most campervans aren’t designed with heavy winter use in mind, so I thought I’d share our experiences and tips.

Using these tips, the van is pretty much perfect till about -5’C, perfectly fine till about -10’C, but beyond -15’C we hit its limit and have to give up with onboard water.  For safety and to prevent frost/ice damage, where we expect -15’C we will drain down the van and simply use a water container for fresh, and a washing up bowl for waste.

A few points worth noting though is how others cope.  We’ve seen DIY panel van conversions with no insulation and just rugs hanging from the wall….  We’ve also seen £60k+ vans with £2 bubblewrap around the cab (!!).  We’ve also seen people sitting inside vans with hats and coats.  Each to their own, but for us, if we can’t sit around in boxers ‘n’ t-shirt then its not worth it!  Hence our wishes for winterisation may be more extreme than others.

Base van

Our base van is pretty well insulated anyway, rock-wool insulation is already installed in most places.  The floor is raised and insulated and the roof and walls are material/carpet lined again with insulation in. 

We have gas heating and hot water and refillable gaslow.

All of our habitation and roof windows are double glazed.

Read your van manual so you know what goodies you have to play with.  Ours for instance has heated mirrors, heated windscreen and heated washer-jets.  Posh maybe, but I forgot about the heated washer jets when they were frozen solid so didn’t turn them on.  Doh…….

Water Tanks & pipes

Both our fresh and waste water tanks are under-slung, and all of the fresh pipework is on-board.  Waste water from the bathroom is under-slung to the tank.

Cold Air

By design, campervans are designed to have holes in in order to allow Oxygen to get in, and CO2 and other gas byproducts as well as raw gas to escape safely.  If you block all the holes you will die!  However, you should be able to stop cold air in some places.

Our Modifications / Usage tips

Water-based Modifications

We have insulated our fresh water tank, mainly double-layer and triple layer on the leading edge.  We also have a 12v (25W) heater installed with a defrost thermostat that automatically switches on/off to ensure water stays above 5’C.  The waste tank is simply insulated with the idea to drain the waste water continuously into a bucket.  The fresh tank is rated at remaining liquid till about -26’C.

All exterior pipework is insulated.

We have also lagged any pipes we can find, for instance under the kitchen sink.

When we expect freezing temperatures we leave the hot water tank on in order to prevent freezing, and the insulation in the area is such that it isn’t “close” around the tank, but enough to allow the heat to escape and keep the pump and main pipework area warm and the pipes fluid.

The toilet is on its own enclosed water system, so we just ensure the heating is left operating in the bathroom to allow the flush water to stay liquid.

When on hookup we have a small (500W ish) oil radiator in the bathroom.  This ensures the toilet doesn’t freeze, but it also makes a great room for drying our snowboarding gear!!

Insulation changes/ideas

We have added insulation around the fridge and the kitchen sink for winter use, and though this may make the fridge less efficient in the summer we’ve also added a thermostatic fan which will aid the fridge keeping cool.  We’ve also crammed insulation in between the van body and any furniture we can.  We have, of course, left gas-drop holes free and clear.

We found there were major draughts around the rear wheel arches where the cupboards are made over, so we’ve added insulation here, and we’ve also “sealed” the bottom cupboards so cold air within cannot come in to the habitation area.  Great, but this means the cupboards are colder and may well aid the pipe freezing problem above.

In a Panel Van Campervan, or I guess any motorhome, the main area for heat loss is the cab area where glass tends to be single glazed and insulation tends to be lacking.  For instance, the air vents let in air; the safety belts may have a huge hole straight to the chassis, and the seats act like fridges as the bases are metal welded direct to the un-insulated chassis.

We have made 2 pairs of curtains.  Both pairs are dual layer, with one layer being fleece and the other being blackout material which you can’t “blow” through.  One pair is full length and goes round a rail in the cab area, which goes all the way around the seats.  These Velcro against the van walls next to the door and together in the middle. When closed, they are black-out type and it means the van seats can be used as part of the habitation.  No draughts can be felt from anywhere in the cab and the insulation properties must be 15-20’C+.  For instance, we put our snowboards away in the “cab side” of these curtains.  In the morning there may well be snow on them and in the door footwells, whereas the habitation area and main seats have been 20’C or above.

The second set of curtains go between the cab seats and the habitation area and are fully velcroed.  These give a pretty much air-tight seal of the cab meaning that the habitation area (albeit smaller without the cab seats) is a LOT warmer as there is no heat loss from cab.  The benefit is that it is discreet as from outside the van seats look normal and behind is just “black”, so very stealthy and safe for wild camping. 

Only one set of curtains is used at a time (unless wild camping in -10’C or colder!).  We also use external silver screens in safe places.

The curtains are by far the best insulation modification we’ve made. 

Beware of stopping too much air flow as you may end up with condensation issues if the rest of the insulation isn’t up to the job.  I can happily report we do not suffer from any condensation (except van windscreen at times) so we are fine.

Heating

Our gas heating is fine even at -10’C or less, as long as the cab curtains are insulated.  Also the thermostat is good to allow it to run all night.  This makes it expensive ish as depending on the temperature the gas may only last 3-4 days.  Hence gaslow is important!

When on hookup, we have 2 oil-filled radiators.  One sits between the cab seats (900W) and one in the bathroom (500W?).  These are enough to keep the van at 20’C when it is -10’C outside.  A booster 1/2kw heater will get the van to a sleepy 25’C when its -15’C outside! 

Gas

If you are on a Propane gas system you will be fine, but if you are on Butane you may want to consider swapping as Butane only gasses and is usable at well above 0’C.

Gaslow or other refillable systems use a mix of Propane/Butane depending on where/when you bought it.  UK LPG is Propane, but Europe varies and tends to include more Butane…  Again, buy as close to the winter resorts as possible as we’ve found they use a winter mix.

The problem is, if you have a 80/20 mix of Propane/Butane and your gas locker is cold, then you will only use the 80% of Propane and the 20% Butane will remain as a liquid and stop your capacity.  Next time you fill up (80/20 mix) you will still have the 20% of Butane in the tank so effectively you will have a 64/36 mix.  If you repeat this a few times you will find you have very little usable Propane….

The only option is to go to wamer climes and burn off the Butane, or heat up your gas bottle locker to allow the Butane to gas.  Our gaslow bottle is in an internal cupboard as warm as we want so its not a problem for us.

Vehicle Engine etc

Before leaving, get antifreeze checked and rated, ours was validated at -35’C before we left which should be sufficient.

Fill up with Diesel near the winter areas as, though MAYBE more expensive, the fuel has winter additives in to prevent diesel waxing in the cold.

I would suggest if temperature is (or has just been) below -15’C and you can wait, then have a cuppa and wait a few hours, maybe till the sun shines on the van.  Ours, after a night of -18 really struggled to start when the temperature was -12.  It really wasn’t happy and you can imagine the oil being solid, the fuel being thick….  The starter motor has a huge about of work and the cold battery may not be able to cope and may well fail.  Best to wait…  I’d also suggest after a really cold night you check your antifreeze is still fluid.

Our van, maybe because it is gray, can be covered in snow and ice, and then after an hour in the sun we can clear it easily.

We have bought a 12v to 12v charger, which is like small and clever jump leads.  It plugs in a 12v socket on a working vehicle and also to a 12v socket on a “flat” vehicle, and it cleverly charger via the 12v sockets whilst maintaining a steady current.  We will use this to charge from habitation to engine battery if we ever need to – just our self insurance plan!

Make sure your windscreen washer fluid is up for the job.  You can get full “extreme winter” fluid which you use neat and it does not freeze.  If you use this, I suggest you empty the washer fluid reservoir first so you don’t mix it and reduce its efficacy.  

Tyres / Chains / Snow

If you plan winter use we would strongly recommend snow tyres.  In our case, and our real life experiences, on summer tyres we’d “spin” and get stuck on the slightest of inclines, and even on the straight when it is snowy, we’d have little confidence of grip.

We changed to snow tyres which we plan to keep on all year, and the difference is astounding. We were able to go up hills and overtake other stuck people – notwithstanding the extra cornering and braking grip.  The slight extra noise, maybe slightly worse life and fuel economy are well worth the price for the safety of these tyres.

We also carry snow chains (as required by law), and indeed have used them in conjunction with snow tyres.  Only because the road was sheet ice covered in snow!  We didn’t actually get stuck and need them as we were still moving, but the extra grip of the chains was considered wise considering the sheer drop next to the road….

We also carry, though so far never used, a big spade.

We have seen people with snow socks and other goodies, but as far as I know, these may work but don’t comply with the legal requirement of chains. 

We would strongly recommend you keep the chains inside the van where it is warm, and practice NUMEROUS times at home.  Cold and wet chains aren’t easy to fit at -10’C for the first time….  Also, when you fit chains, wear a fluorescent jacket!!!  We’d also suggest you know if your van is front or rear wheel drive and fit the chains on the correct wheels!!!  Yes, we’ve seen pictures of RWD BMW’s with the chains on the front wheels (which is wrong!).  Finally, make sure you are aware of your handbook requirements for chains.  Ours says you MUST turn off the traction control system when chains are fitted.

When parked up for a long time, take every opportunity to remove as much snow and ice as possible.  If you don’t then you could get a continuous stream of water/ice that will make SOLID lumps of ice in places you can’t see and will take an age to thaw.

Remaining Problems / Points to Note

Our fresh water is fine to about -10’C.  Beyond this, to about -13’C the pipes behind the cooker that lead from the pump to the kitchen will freeze.  The pipes are certainly embedded in some rock-wool insulation, but as the kitchen cupboard under the cooker is closed (as it has a gas drop hole) then there isn’t enough internal heat to keep the pipes fluid.  If the cupboard door remains open then this is unlikely to freeze.

Beyond -15’C – the pipe that connects the fresh tank to the pump freezes.  This is rather annoying as it stops all water flow in the van.  The fresh tank heater with natural conduction will keep this fluid till about -15 but after this it isn’t sufficient.  As such, if anything close to -15’C is expected we drain and shut down the water system.

Melting snow off the roof will run down the normal drainage channels and then freeze, then more water freezes onto this and eventually we get a lot of icicles.  Most aren’t an issue, but Ford in their wisdom have drainage running down the (large) gap between the front wing and the cab doors.  We have had this ENTIRE area as a solid lump of ice which prevents the doors opening!  Eek.

The sliding side door doesn’t feel superbly insulated but we can’t get into it to check and add more insulation.  Also, where our “step” is inbuilt into the floor, the cold can be felt here more than we’d like.  We have a draught-excluder but not sure it’s that great as it seems to be the whole door.  Though to be honest only a consideration at -10’C or less.

At -10’C or slightly less if windy, the floor becomes quite cold as we do not have carpet in (our choice).  Thick socks and slippers help, but ideally we’d have added more underfloor insulation. The alternative is to have thick carpet rather than vinyl but that wouldn’t be usable for us!  Considering we have maybe 4” of underfloor insulation and a gap from metal chassis – vans built directly on the metal van floor must struggle more.

Quick tip list for full winter use

• Don’t run fuel (Gas/Diesel) low – you never know when you might be stuck and need it.
• Fill up at/near winter resorts as fuel is geared for winter use
• Snow tyres are a safety device and really quite good
• Carry snow chains in the warm and practice before you need them!
• Take a spade
• Take and wear fluorescent jackets when outside the van
• Check engine antifreeze specification
• Change windscreen wash to winter use
• Read van manual on chain usage and all electric gizmos
• Read habitation manual on how to drain down/isolate various parts of habitation
• Consider getting insulated cab curtains made
• Oil radiators are good – small ones available – and we feel safe leaving on 24×7 (unlike a fan heater)
• Insulate all visible pipes and water tanks.
• Insulate any bare-metal you can see inside the van – but do NOT block gas drop holes.
• Take soft brush/broom to remove ice/snow from van exterior as frequently as possible

After a couple of iffy days of low cloud, poor light, and snow blizzards, today was absolutely stunning and showing off the area to its stunning self.  Really very pretty and superb.  Great sky, great snow, and hardly anyone out playing.

How can these pics not tempt you over?   Hope to see you all here soon!

Preparation

Blimey.  We did it again!  We had another stupid idea just days before leaving, and literally again, the van was in bits the day before we left.  On our last trip, we had the silly idea of maybe going snowboarding in the van in Spain or Andorra as we’ll be “in the area”.  All well and good, but the van isn’t designed for such winter abuse.  So in order to make this a possibility, we decided to winterise the van as much as possible – which meant:  Making fleece “blinds” to seal the cold cab area; insulating all pipe-work including waste that we can get to – including underneath; removing and insulating the water tanks; installing a 12v tank heater to prevent the fresh water freezing; cramming insulation in every hole we could find; and finally fitting some cheap n cheerful insulated carpet.  Needless to say, the jobs weren’t as simple as hoped – and I now have a few new battle scars!

Apart from that, and giving the van a good clean, it was good to go!

This time, we did reduce the amount of clothes and stuff packed – and thats notwithstanding the fact we have had to pack beach and summer-wear as well as winter-wear and ski-wear! Hopefully we’ve forgotten nothing….

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The drive down from the mountains was a little challenging – icy at the top and very windy roads – and trying to use as much engine braking as possible.  We made it down and stocked up at a supermarket then camped for a couple of nights outside Granada to allow us to take a bus in on the Saturday to explore the city.

Mels cold seems to be going at last, but it appeared to have mutated and gone on to me, converting from a normal cold to fully blown man-flu.  It must be true as I am getting more sympathy than I gave.  Our trip to Granada was hassle free on the bus, but we weren’t overly impressed with the city.  As it was chucking it down again we opted to have an afternoon chilling/sniffling in the van and planning the next few weeks and our way home.

The following morning we set off back to the south coast, then headed east towards the south-eastern point of Spain.  The road and scenery was interesting enough in places, but all the towns looked dire, and the majority of the view was of polythene-clad green houses.  Continuing on towards and into Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar, the scenery became a lot more picturesque.  Its description is quite difficult to communicate – a cross between stunning; picturesque; bleak and boring!  We ended up where we hoped where we were impressed with a little area right next to a tiny village, cove and beach joining around 4 Dutch vans though this had grown to a dozen or so by the morning.

After a lovely short walk, my man-flu got the better of me so we went back and I just had to get the duvet out.  “Feed a cold” the saying goes, so after some paracetamol, nurafen, chocolate brownies, crisps, chocolate bar, and a beer I was smothered with a blanked and visited the land of nod helped by soothing noises of the sea lapping the beach.

The morning was gorgeous, and the panoramic view we literally had from bed was stunning and I was feeling a bit better.  From hereon, we were unfortunately heading homewards with around 1,600 miles to do.  There didn’t seem to be much right in the south-east of Spain so we headed up towards Alicante via Cartagena for lunch.  The national park was lovely, but as before the villages and towns we went through looked very third-world and didn’t tempt us to stop.  Cartagena however was a great place for lunch and had a lot going for it – though not spectacular.

Alicante turned out to be about what we expected rather than what we hoped for.  We located our planned campsite and the pitch they expected us to pay for was about the size of a car park space right next to a railway line.  Needless to say we left and found a quiet spot to wild camp.  Judging by how many people were there – we are bemused why people lower their standards to stay in a naff site, in a naff place, and then stay there for a month!!   We had a 5 mile run along the beach (as I was still ill and needing sympathy) and still saw nothing to excite us, prompting us to move further north the following morning.

Our guide book described Benidorm as “vastly improved in recent years but top attractions are sex, sun and English pubs.  It is also reputed to have 1 of the top 10 beaches in the world”.  Didn’t sound too bad – so we ventured there and, well, Beni-dump is more appropriate.  It is almost completely made up of tower blocks with tacky shops on the ground floor.  The sex appeal of the vast majority was zero, and the best English pub seemed to be a concrete rendered “Rovers Return”.  Two good things about Benidump though was the fact they had a wakeboarding cable in the sea (unfortunately closed) and the roads were clear to allow a quick escape.  Maybe bikini-clad babes improve the place in the summer months.

Continuing rapidly to Calpe we needed to settle and fill up tanks and empty waste, so we found a brand new campsite and stayed there the night.  Unlike every other campsite in Spain (so far) this was superb.  Fairly small, but the facilities were great with hotel-sized bathrooms!  Calpe has a huge rock – Penyal d’Ifach which you can climb up.  Some of the path was challenging and the only saving grace was that it wasn’t wet and the rocks were grippy.  No barriers and in some places one false move and you’d have a 1000ft drop.  On reaching the top we had some light drizzle – just enough to make the way down “interesting”.  A great hike though and we lived to tell the tale.

Leaving Calpe and continuing north, we stopped at Denia for a picnic lunch.  This is another touristy town but without the tower blocks and with traditional character, and it made for a nice wander round and bit of shopping.  A lovely beach too, but the wind was a little chilly to get the kite out.  We then continued north towards Valencia looking for a spot to wild-camp for the night, and as such was routing us the interesting way.  We went through towns that were absolutely deserted – as if they were unused film sets, and others that were just shite, seeing very little to tempt us!  However, ended up lucky and found a really quiet spot about 20m from the beach in La Albufera with two German vans and pitched watching the waves for the evening.

We foolishly decided to go for an 11 mile run in the early morning, before the sun had really come up, and we think we had the British chill as it was absolutely freezing!  Not the most picturesque beach we’ve seen and after 5.5 miles we had run enough – but we had to do another 5.5 back!  We drove into Valencia – and regretted it!  The traffic was mental – around 8 lanes in places with the typical Spanish driving, and nowhere at all to park.  We eventually escaped then turned back in and found somewhere on the outskirts and caught the tram into the centre.  Completely knackered after our run, walking round Valencia was not ideal.  From what we saw though the city had a lot of nice areas and we did enjoy our tour.  Not stunning though, and sort of summarises our view of most cities!

We left finding a decent camping spot a bit late, and when we headed up the coast it was dark.  From what we could see though we still were not attracted to most of the areas we came across.  Clearly we’ve not fallen in love with Spain, but even so, not many places looked good enough to stay.  We’ve come up with the phase “Not Even Last Chance Dance Standard” to describe it!  We ended week 6 outside a campsite which sounds really pikey – and, well, it is, and it wasn’t my idea.  We arrived late and will be leaving early, so really can’t be bothered with checking in!

For our last full week away we plan to do different and explore some different parts of Spain before escaping the country for good.

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