After a week of free wild camping down the Mediterranean coast of Spain, we found ourselves at a paid marina parking lot in the small town of Almerimar, Spain. For 10 euros a night, we parked on marked off asphalt with access to fresh water, a manhole cover for gray Read more…
Headed out from the wetlands to a proper sandy beach today. But before we do, we need to empty our tanks and refill our fresh water. Lucky for us, Spain makes it easy with these free RV stations. Drove through the city of Valencia and found ourselves a sandy beach Read more…
After a few days avoiding bad weather and then soaking in the sights and sun of Barcelona, we continued our drive south along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Hello, Montserrat. Sorry, no time to explore. Must find flip flop weather. Some of the amazing farmhouses we’ve seen on our drives. Read more…
Van breaks ins and theft are unfortunately more common than we like in the Barcelona area. Actually all of western Europe for the most part based on the van groups we follow on Facebook and individuals on YouTube. So with our van tucked away at a paid campground that felt Read more…
The crazy storm named Gloria finally left the Barcelona area today and having the warm sun out again feels sooooo good. We immediately opened all the doors to air out the van and kicked the kids out for arts and crafts and roadschool. Speaking of roadschool, we put together a Read more…
We crossed into Spain today in hopes to find warmer weather but we are driving directly in a storm of year named Gloria. Oopsie. We ended at a small mom and pop campground in the teeny town of Cabanes. For 10 euros a night, we had access to electric, wifi Read more…
It’s been a bunch of long and continuous driving days in a row since we’ve left our spot in Venice, Italy. The surprising thing about camping in Italy so far is they have a bunch of free designated camper spots that include a free water fill and dump. And sometimes Read more…
After Croatia, we found ourselves outside of Venice, Italy. Our oldest kid was about to turn 13 and we asked her where she’d like to spend her special day and Venice it was. We camped in a paid public lot across the water from Venice. For 18 euros a night, Read more…
We woke in the tiny coastal town of Karlobag, Croatia after a quiet night in their public lot which happened to be free this time of year. Well, it’s never quiet quiet in a town with church bells but quiet enough. We drank coffee to the sounds of fishermen in Read more…
After 3.5 months in Croatia, we are finally headed out of Croatia with Spain, Portugal and Morocco in our sights. Before we take off, we made a quick loop around the city and said our good-byes. Dumping our Dometic portable toilet and refilling our Reliance water jugs before we head Read more…
As we wandered through Mostar in the dark, a little brown dog not more than a few months old ran up to us and decided not to leave our side. She was panically looking for someone but still walked right by our side. After darting into the busy street and Read more…
After our time in Plitvice Lakes, we headed back to Split for a couple weeks. We celebrated another Thanksgiving internationally and also celebrated my birthday. In addition to the Advent Christmas houses and decorations, this year Split added an outdoor ice skating rink which the kids really enjoyed. A fuzzy Read more…