Portugal March 2009.


Fri 6th

We decide to set off early as we were all ready so we left home at 14.25; we got to Dover for 19.15 and were able to get on the 21.00 ferry. We got to Calais at 22.45 and set off for Cleres arriving at 01.45, it had been dry but started to rain as we neared Cleres, the Aire was good, well marked pitches with hedges round each one, electricity was available if wanted. It was very cold but we soon got off to sleep.


Distance travelled 393 miles Fuel £57.41

Sat 7th

Woke at 0830 local time, it was bitterly cold, 4 c, had a quick breakfast and away by 10.45, it was dry and there were sunny spells but it started mizzling mid morning. We arrived at St Maure de Touraine at about 15.00hrs but we had trouble finding the Aire, we went to a camp site first, arrived at 15.20. We got a meal then took a walk round the town to the church & chateau (ruined), it was a very old town, a bit dilapidated but peaceful, it was a lot milder than last night, we had a very early night.


Distance Travelled 218 miles Fuel €39

Sun 8th

We set off at 0835. The drive was a bit easier today all down the N10, it was cloudy but bright. There were a lot of granaries but as we got near Bordeaux we started to see vineyards. We stopped for lunch at about 12 o’clock then carried on, it was a good fairly new road and it was a bit sad to see that it had cut through villages and that there were a lot of house abandoned and garages and cafes as well, the new road had obviously affected them. We started to see some blossom on trees, gorse was blooming as well. We found the Aire at Hostens, arriving at 1.30; it was outside a camp site (closed) in a pine forest. We walked through the forest to a lake for about an hour, there were literally hundreds of trees fallen down, many had been over the track, which had been cleared, but most lay where they had fallen, either snapped in half or uprooted.

There was a site with some fossilised wood and descriptions of an ancient (500 million year old) tropical forest that had once been in the area. After we had tea another motorhome turned up with an English couple in, Mike & Elaine, we chatted and they came over for a drink and to give us some advice on our route and available stopping places, they had been doing the run for a few years and knew a lot more about it than us. They had been out since before Christmas and were returning to manage a site near Glastonbury, it was interesting talking to them and they stayed till after 10.00.

Distance travelled 212 miles


Mon 9th

It rained overnight and there was a shower as we were getting ready to leave, we set off at 0840. It was a harder drive than yesterday over the Pyrenees, although a toll road it was not very good and was very twisty in places, there was also a lot of heavy traffic, especially around San Sebastian. As we passed through mile upon mile of pine forests we saw the same devastation that we had seen by the site, hundreds of trees down, there must have been a terrific storm very recently as all that appeared to have been done was to clear roads which would have been a mammoth task. It was sunny at times but there were a few very nasty showers, when we were at the top of the mountains we saw a thin covering of hail lying on the roadside. We stopped for a sandwich at about 12.30 and watched a couple of fly catchers by the roadside. We saw Mimosa in blossom, Camellias, Primroses, Cowslips and gorse. We arrived at Haro at 1.20 in beautiful sunshine, it was a nice site with well marked out pitches and very warm, clean toilet/shower blocks, although no toilet seats, it was beside a river and ringed by distant mountain peaks, some with a scattering of snow.
We booked in, had a shower then took a walk into the town. There was nothing open except a few bars, it was a very old town with lots of houses fallen down, it had a lovely square and magnificent old buildings adorned with balconies, we watched storks soaring above the town and there were a few nests on chimney pots. Back to the van where we had tea and an early night.



Distance travelled 223 miles Fuel €54.81 Tolls €11.45.


Tue 10th

Very cold when we woke, 2c, heavy frost. Had breakfast then on the road for 0845 and it was lovely and sunny, we could see the high mountains in the distance covered with snow. The road was not too good up until Burgos, quite twisty, we passed a few small towns that all seemed to be having new estates built. Burgos was a very dirty industrial town with a pall of smoke over it, there were lots of gravel pits and cement works. After Burgos the road was dual carriageway and much easier to travel, there was snow lying in small pockets beside the road. We stopped for lunch overlooking a vast plain, an English lorry driver stopped to chat to us; we saw wagtails and skylarks as well as a large hawk (buzzard/kite?) Alongside the road there were baskets on poles with model storks on them, we presumed to attract storks to nest. We had difficulty finding the site and went round Salamanca 3 times, got there eventually at 2.15. It was lovely and warm and sunny so we got the chairs out and sat and enjoyed it. The site got quite busy, it was ok but only 2 showers, but they were clean, an English chap said he paid €20 (should have been 23) so camping cheque was good value at £10.

Distance travelled 226 miles Fuel€39




Wed 11th

Cold when we woke up, 3c, but no frost. We set off at 0850. The first part of the journey was along dual carriageway and very easy. We saw very colourful model cows alongside the motorway as well as many long horn cattle in fields. At 0920 we were pulled over by the police for a random weight check but we were waved on without having a check. As we passed onto Portugal the terrain changed dramatically and became very rugged and mountainous with granite boulders outcropping. Spring seemed to be more advanced as well with lots of blossom, mimosa, cherry etc. the trees were also greening up with new growth. We saw processional caterpillar nests in conifer trees and storks nests in trees and chimneys, there were also miles of eucalyptus trees being grown and harvested. We saw concrete channels which reminded us of the levadas in Madeira but instead of going along terraces they all went down to streams or drainage ditches. Some of the small towns we passed through had streets cobbled with granite sets. The middle part of the journey was along a winding, minor road through very pretty country with sheep, cattle, olives and corn; it all looked very green and pretty. We arrived at Evora at 2.45 (our time clocks gone back an hour), it was a large congested car park in the shadow of an ancient viaduct. Rich managed to squeeze in.

Distance travelled 272 miles Fuel€ 31.50


Thurs 12th

We did not get much sleep as the road and car park was very busy and we were a bit nervous as the only motorhome overnighting, I set alarm for 7am but it went off at 4 (3 Portuguese time!) but we didn’t realise till we were up and had breakfast! It was a lot warmer, 13degrees dropping to 12. We waited until it got light at 06.30 and set off into the sunrise with a full moon behind us. It was similar country to yesterday, lots of cattle and some sheep, we saw more storks nests and a lot of ibis, also a hoopoe flew in front of us, quite a few vines and cherry blossom, the roads were lined with big gum trees for a lot of the way. We called at a small town to find a supermarket we got stuck in narrow streets but couldn’t get to it we went on and found a Lidl in the next town, Silves. We stopped for a few groceries and carried on. We arrived at Turiscampo at10.45, after a false start at another site. We booked in and got sited; Jan had found us a nice, sunny pitch next door but one to them. We had a shower then had lunch with J & M sitting in the sun, chatted for a while then got an early night. The site is nice, large pitches, a lot are shady but we were lucky enough to have a sunny one, thanks to Jan, showers lovely and new and very clean. It had been lovely and sunny all day.

Distance travelled 160 miles Fuel €45


Fri 13th

Woke up to a lovely sunny day. There were azure magpies and serrin flying round the site.
We got the bus into Lagos, walked across the bridge to the marina,

stopped for a drink then wandered round the town and had a nice lunch in a small restaurant. We went to a supermarket for a few things and back on the bus. J & M came for a game of cards before bed.



Sat 14th

Woke up to another lovely, sunny day. Jan & I walked to the village, Espiche, to the fish market and bought fish and strawberries. We had a BBQ in the afternoon and sat and enjoyed the sun nattering.

Sun 15th

We walked into Luz, it was a long walk and very hilly and hot, it is a pretty little seaside town with a nice beach and cafes along the promenade, famous, or infamous, for the place where Madeline McCann was taken from.


Sat and read in afternoon, in evening J & M came and we showed them our Australian pics.

Mon 16th

Another hot day, we went for a buffet lunch in the site restaurant then sat in sun and read. J & M came for cards.

Tue 17th

Hot and sunny again but windy. We got the bus into Lagos and had a walk round the old town, very quaint with whitewashed houses; there were some old houses falling down and building work going on in places. We had a drink in a small café then walked along the promenade, the sea was very rough.

We walked round the marina to supermarket then back and sat in the sun out of the wind for a while before getting the bus back. Got dinner and early night.

Wed 18th

Another hot, windy day did some washing and Jan cooked dinner for us, we sat around chatting most of the afternoon then after tea had a game of cards before bed.

Thurs 19th

Cloudy and cooler this morning, by lunchtime it had brightened up a bit and we decided to go to a restaurant Jan & Mike had been to before on the outskirts of Lagos. We caught the bus and when we got off had a wander round before Jan found the restaurant, it was local and noisy but the food was very good, home cooked, fish and fresh veg with wine and sweet. We then walked on to the coast; it was still cloudy but windy, not cold though. We went down lots of steps to the beach and ther were fantastic fossilised shells &rocky cliffs with outcrops that had eroded away making stacks and archways.




We carried on to the lighthouse and down some more steps to the “grotto” even more fantastic rock formations with the sea crashing around them and sea birds wheeling above. Slogged back to the main road where J & M decided to walk to the bus station but we decided to sit at the nearest bus stop, we ended up on different buses, we had the one that went round all the outskirts and villages, got back very tired at 7.15, supper and early night.

Fri 20th

A lot calmer this morning, still a bit cloudy but that soon cleared and it was a lovely hot day. Washed sheets but otherwise sat around van all day in sun reading. Game of cards before bed.

Sat 21st

Another sunny, lazy day, walked to Espiche in morning to fish market,

got some fish and strawberries. We had a BBQ then sat around in afternoon in sun. Game of cards before bed.

Sun 22nd

Cloudy this morning, sun trying but not succeeding very well, hot when it did come out. We went for all you can eat buffet lunch at restaurant on site which was very good value, lazy afternoon game of cards before bed.

Mon 23rd

A very windy but sunny day, cool in breeze but sun hot. We caught a bus to Sagres; it is a small fishing port with quite a large newish harbour, it is the point that Christopher Columbus left from to discover the new world. We had a walk round, didn’t take long! Got some bread in supermarket then had sandwiches in a sheltered spot on harbour, overlooking road! Walked round harbour it was very exhilarating with the wind and the waves crashing on the harbour wall. While waiting for the return bus we walked on the cliffs above the harbour.



Back to van, tea and cards before bed.

Tue 24th

Another hot, sunny day, sat outside and read in morning, in afternoon had a game of boules, surprised myself by doing quite well! Team were pleased with me and we won. In the evening we met up with a group from the rally and walked into Espiche to a restaurant, http://www.algarve-retreats.co.uk/sub_page.cfm/title/Restauarants%20in%20Espiche,%20Algarve%20-%20Adega%20do%20Papagaio/section/services/editID/379 Papagaio , it was decorated with lots of parrots, ornaments and pictures, apparently Papagaio means parrot in Portuguese.

We had meats brought to the table and cooked them on a hot stone, it was very good and we had unlimited chips and wine, we had a very good evening Rich & Jan both enjoyed the wine! We staggered home after 10.30.

Wed 25th

Another hot, sunny day had a quiet day reading and sunbathing, one of the couples who had been with us last night called and they had got me a tee shirt from the restaurant (I’d asked but didn’t wait for it). In the afternoon the four of us played boules and had an early night.

Thurs 26th

A bit cloudy this morning, but warm and still, we walked to a Chinese restaurant on the way to Luz and had a very nice lunch.

We carried on into Luz, got a few things at the supermarket then got the bus back to Espiche, a lot easier than walking up the long hill. Sat in sun for rest of day, game of cards before bed.

Fri 27th

A bit cloudy this morning but soon cleared. We got the bus into Lagos, had a look around Chinese shops then R & I had lunch at café on marina and J & M went to supermarket met at bus station and back to site. Got mostly packed up before bed.



Sat 28th
Moving on to Albufiera today.
Light shower when we woke up and it had rained a bit in the night, glad we’d packed sunshade & mat away last night. Finished packing up and left by 09.30. We went into Lagos to Lidl to stock up and then met J & M on services and carried on together to Albufeira, arriving at about 11.30. We checked in with rally stewards and got ourselves sited, the ground was muddy as they had had heavy rain overnight, it did not seem as warm as in Espiche and site was not as well organised, cool wind blowing. R tried to get TV set up for Grande Prix but no joy. R & I decided to walk to Albufeira to see if there was a bar showing it, also I needed my glasses looking at as I’d lost the nose pad. It was a long, difficult walk along a busy road with lots of road works and we took a wrong turn and so walked further than we needed! We found the bar which was not going to show race and the opticians which was shut! Slogged back to site (we reckoned about 7miles in all) got tea and early night, clocks going forward tonight.

Distance travelled 39 miles

Sun 29th

Quite cold when we woke up 8c, and cold wind blowing even though sun shining, decided to have a quite day so stayed on site, it warmed up a bit in afternoon out of the wind. R & I wet to restaurant on site for a meal, hoped to see Grand Prix but no luck, meal ok.

Mon 30th

Woke up to a cold morning, 8c. We went to catch bus into Albufeira; we’d been told it was every half hour and cost 1euro 10c. We got on a bus and he charged us 1euro 90c, took us to the bus terminal and told us to get off!! We went for help at the information desk and were told that the best way into town was to walk!! There were no timetables to be had or any help. We walked into the town and I found an optician to repair my glasses, we went to the Tourist Information office then we then went and sat by the beach and ate our sandwiches.


We wandered about a bit more and then caught a little train for a trip round, it was the most uninteresting train we’d ever been on, just went round houses and back to where we started!! Walked back and got the bus back to the site, we realised that we had got on the wrong bus in the morning– a long distance rather than a local bus but were a bit put out by the lack of information or help.
In the evening we went to the quiz night organised by the rally, it was a good night even though we didn’t win we met some nice people.

Tue 31st

Cold again this morning so decided not to have a shower, the shower blocks here are not heated so it’s a bit Spartan! We went for a boules match in the afternoon, it was good fun. Game of cards before bed.

Wed April 1st

Cloudy when we woke up but not quite as cold as the last couple of days. We got the bikes off and cycled (and pushed) to the Algarve Shopping Centre, it was a hilly ride through mostly farm tracks, but as it was sunny it was not too bad.

We arrived and found something to eat, R & I had Chinese, J & M went to a small restaurant. We found the shop we were looking for, R wanted to get a site book for Spain with coordinates in which he’d been told he'd maybe get there but they didn’t have one. Had a bit of a look round but it was all designer shops so we went to the supermarket and got a few things before cycling back, mostly downhill! J & M went to bingo. The sun had been hot but there was a cool breeze all day.

Thurs 2nd

Cool again in the morning but sunny and hot later. Played boules in the afternoon and J & M were going to dinner dance but Mike was not feeling too well so Jan asked would I go with her, I’d already had tea but that didn’t matter. The meal was very nice, soup, kebabs with rice, chips & salad then a sweet, also all the wine or water you could drink and a port or brandy to finish – all very nice. We sat with some nice people, Sue & John and had a good chat. The music was a girl singing to backing tapes, mostly 60s music and very good. Jan & I had quite a few jives; we had a thoroughly good timed stayed till the end getting home at midnight.

Fri 3rd

We got the bus into Albufeira, the right one this time! Wandered about looking for a bar showing Grande Prix and found one that said they would show it so had a drink there, we then went for a meal at another small restaurant which was fish, chips & salad for €5 Walked slowly back to bus and back to site, Mike was feeling under the weather again – low blood sugar so R & I watched a DVD.

Sat 4th

Weather a bit better today, warm all day & the wind didn’t get up. R & I played boules; Jan forgot about it and was having her dinner, otherwise just sat about. Game of cards before bed.

Sun 5th

Rich & Mike went into town early to see the Grand Prix in a bar; they came back at lunch time pleased to have been able to see it. It was the hottest day yet and we just sat around.

Mon 6th

Cooler in the morning when we woke up but turned hot and sunny, though breezy. We decided to cycle to Ferreiras, a nearby town, but my bike had a puncture so J & M went ahead. Rich mended the puncture 3 times and finally got it to stay up, the ride was uphill all the way and along a busy road, we met up with J & M in the square, they were just about to return, the fish market was not open as they don’t fish on Sunday so no fish Mon. They went to find a supermarket and we had a look round a Chinese shop and had a drink in a small café before setting off back. We called at an orange seller by the side of the road, there was and “antique” display which consisted of many old farm implements, mainly for use with mules, and old chests, singer sewing machines and bedsteads full of worm and dust, we bought a bag of oranges and went back to site, it was easy, downhill all the way. As we had no fish we got some pies from the site shop for tea, Rich re-mended my bike. In the evening we went to the quiz, came joint first but lost on tie break. I was up half the night with a very upset tummy.

Tue 7th

I felt a bit better so decided to risk going out. We got the bus to go to the market, we were astonished to ride round Albufeira for nearly ¾ hr, it made quite a nice trip. It was a huge, noisy market so we decided to split up, lots of very cheap clothes, shoes etc. R & I went to get bus back but decided to walk following a couple off the site (Fred & ?), ended up walking with them, they come from very near Barry & Shelia in Lancaster. Jan & Mike weren’t back so we went to play boules borrowing some off Fred. Still didn’t feel 100% but much better. Game of cards before bed.

Wed 8th

Quite cool again this morning but soon warmed up. Rich & I walked to Lidl, just for the walk really but got a few things, it was quite a nice walk, uphill going but not hard, on the way back we took a shortcut through an old fig/almond orchard. Had a BBQ with J & M then a lazy afternoon.

Cards before bed.

Thurs 9th

26th wedding anniversary, another lovely, hot day, not much wind. We got the bus into Albufeira and walked to “The Strip", further than we expected, looked for somewhere to eat and found the English fish & chip shop, we sat down to order but when we saw that it was€15changed our minds! We found a local restaurant that did fish & chips and it was only €8.50 and very nice, complementary glass of port as well.

We separated from J & M and went to the beach at the bottom of the strip and decided to walk back along the coast path, except there wasn’t one! We scrambled about for a while and made our way along, suffering quite a few scratches, it was very dramatic and there were lots of fossils in the rocks. We finally made our way back up into the town and called for a drink before getting the bus back. When we returned to the site it was a different place to the one we’d left, it had filled up with lots of locals. Game of cards before bed.

Fri 10th

Cooler today and very windy, stayed round site had a game of boules with J & M in afternoon, cards before bed.

Sat 11th

It was not quite as cold this morning and very still, we cycled to the shopping centre, it turned very grey, windy and cloudy and we felt a bit of rain in the wind but it didn’t come to anything. R & I had a meal in the Chinese buffet again And J & M went to a restaurant. We did our bit of shopping and rode back to the site, too cool and breezy to sit out so had a read (and snooze) in the van. J & M came for cards, early night.

Sun 12th

Stayed round the site and packed up slowly over the day, another nice, sunny, breezy day. Early night.




Mon 13th

Up early and had breakfast, away by 0800. We went to a garage down the road to try and fix the tyre which had been losing pressure, air line was out of order, drove on to Ferreiras to a tyre place that was not open, went on down the road until we saw services and called in, Rich managed to fix it by changing the valve.

We carried on stopping for lunch at about I o’clock. We passed through orange & olive groves, saw many horses and mules, lots of cattle, we also saw storks nesting on pylons, sometimes 3 or 4 nests to one pylon, at one point there was a row of pylons disappearing into the distance, each with a nest on top. We passed through swarms of insects until the windscreen was covered in them, there were swifts swooping on them as well. We saw quite a few kites an eagle and a hoopoe.
We caught up with J & M not far from the site and arrived together at 3.20 (4.20 Spanish time) Gertie took us right to it! We sat in the sun for a while then had a meal in the site restaurant. The site is in a lovely spot but the facilities are not wonderful, there was free WIFI but no signal!

Distance travelled 351 miles Fuel €59.30


Tue 14th

Up early, grey skies, away by 0820. We pumped the wheel up again when we got fuel. Passed through countryside with lots of cattle again, saw many kites and storks, a hoopoe an eagle, there was lots of broom in flower, the sky was grey and cloudy but sunny spells, we passed through miles of road works and pieces of new road, Gertie got very confused! Between Valladolid & Burgos it was very industrialised and there were lots of lorries on the road – heading for the ferry at Santander or Bilbao. Less livestock and more crops. We arrived at Haro at 2.40, when we’d found a pitch we asked at reception if they could tell us of a tyre place, which they did. We decided to go and see if we could get it fixed, we found the place easily and they could not have been more helpful, we drove in and the chap immediately spotted a nail in the tyre! With no further ado he set to work and within 20 mins it was fixed!

He even fixed Rich’s bike tyre – Rich had taken the valve out to put in the van wheel, this was despite us not speaking Spanish and him not speaking English and all he charged was 15 euro. We got back to site and had tea, I’d paid for WIFI (8 euro 24 hr) so spent the rest of the evening on the computer, it rained heavily from about 8 o’clock.

Distance travelled 298 miles Fuel 37 Euro Tyre repair 15 euro

Wed 15th

Up early again and had a shower and got ready to set off, left at 0920, it was a lovely spring morning. We drove over the Pyrenees on a very twisty, bust road, there was a busy little border the scenery was completely different, very green and ordered looking with avenues of plane trees. Signs seemed to be in different languages which I presumed was the Basque language. The road was very busy with lorries around Bayonne & Bordeaux, but it was sunny most of the day. We followed Gertie to find an Aire from the book, using co-ordinates but ended in a field. When we were retracing our route a lady stopped and asked could she help, in English, she said we could park at her place, a B & B so we followed her to a lovely Chateau which was also a vineyard, she thought it would be €10 or € 20 for the night and we were just about to leave when her husband came along and said it would be free, so we stopped! She invited us to a wine tasting in the evening. We had a walk around the vineyard and saw her husband and another lady working on the vines and then got tea. We went to the 6.30 chateau at about 6.30 and Margaret introduced us to her husband Roger, a young lad, Batiste and the son of the previous owner, who was a bit simple. We sat at a bar in their kitchen and were given wine, a friend, Clothilde, and another young woman turned up and everyone was having a drink. Margaret & Roger had been in the place for 6 or 7 years and had done it up from a ruin, they had both been Swiss Bankers but had wanted a life change, she was Swedish but he had French forbears who had been in the wine business. The house was beautiful and had obviously been a lot of hard work; they had dogs, cats and sheep as well. We had a couple of drinks and then were asked if we wanted to buy a bottle of wine, we bought a bottle of burgundy, €4.75. It was a nice sunny evening, we had an early night.


Thurs 16th

Didn’t rush to get up, it was a lovely morning again. We set off at 09.30 and at St Savin, close to where we’d spent the night, we found an Aire by an information centre, we dumped our waste and I went in and got a leaflet about the 16 Aires in the region, nearby I saw lots of wild orchids. We passed through mainly farmland, lots of fields of rape, there was also lots of wisteria and miles and miles of cowslips on hedge banks.
We went to St Jean D’Angly, arriving at 12.30, where we parked by the river, there were some children having sailing lessons in small boats. We walked into the town and had a very nice lunch in a café off the square. Back to the van and sat for a while with a cup of tea before setting off again at 2.00 pm. We had a bit of trouble navigating round Chattellerault but arrived on the Aire at St Maure de Touraine at 5.15. The site was a different one to the one we’d used on the way down, a new one, it was very nice with electric hook up, toilets and showers. We took a walk round the wood which was full of wildflowers, violets, cowslips, wild strawberry, celandines etc. The chap who owned it had a workshop where he restored and made various items, horse harness, carriage wheels, wheelbarrow planters and so on, he had two beautiful horses, one, a heavy horse that he said he used to fetch logs out of the woods. There was a beautiful sunset.

Distance travelled 180 Fuel €35.79 +€2 electric +€ 3 toilet dump + €2 shower + €1 bread = €0




Fri 17th

Woke up to a beautiful spring morning, sunny with heavy, misty dew. We had showers and settled up with the owner, we set off at 100 o’clock, we were doing ok till we tried to find the Aire at St Germaine de Pasquill, we ended up on small back roads and eventually decided to forget it as it got narrower and narrower. We changed directions for Cleres and Gertie led us a right dance around Rouen, we finally exited and got to Cleres at 4 pm. On the journey we saw lots of farmland again, rape, cereal etc, we also saw many cherry trees in full blossom, cowslips again, bluebells and primroses, I saw a deer and a hare in fields. When we arrived Rich immediately fell asleep so after I’d had a cup of tea I walked into the town, it was only 5 mins walk, it is a very pretty Norman town with a small river, the Clerette, running through it with small bridges spanning it along the street. There is an ancient market hall where I got some eggs and butter, back to the van where we had tea and an early night.

Distance travelled 244 miles Fuel €41




Sat 18th

It rained overnight and was very grey and damp when we woke. We set off at 0930 and by the time we were passing Boulogne, about 11 the rain had stopped, we arrived at Sainsbury’s in Calais and stocked up with wine, we then went to a café and had a meal. We decided to go to the port and see if we could get on a ferry sooner than the one we’d booked - 0645, we arrived at 3pm and got straight on the next ferry which we did, at a charge of £23. We’d no sooner got on board than we were away, we arrived in Dover at 5pm – 4pm English Summer Time and got home at 8.15.

Distance travelled 39 miles + 258 miles Fuel €40
Total mileage 3489
Total fuel £536.46