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A day with Brad and Kath in Europe.


Step 1: Wake up.... (Hangover optional)

Wakey, wakey!


Step 2: Have breakfast and boil water on Trangia for Brad's morning coffee. IMPORTANT: steps 3 - 12 cannot be completed without Brad's morning coffee.



Some ducks join us for breakfast. Lake Zurich, Switzerland


Morning coffee on the trangia

Step 3: pack up and enter next destination into GPS.





Step 4: stop for scenic photos along the way.


US Military Cemetry outside of Luxembourg closed
Brad visits the glider factory, Germany


Portuguese Coast, Cabo Espichel. Not a bad spot for morning tea!
Keeping the Netherlands above water - Delta works, Southern Netherlands
A random pilgrimage site in Portugal, Bom Jesus Do Monte. We found it by following signs.


Step 5: prepare delicious (and cheap) lunch out of the back of the Peugot.


 Porto, Portugal... Tuna and salad sandwiches on the menu!


Step 6: realise the campsite in 3-year-old TomTom no longer exists. Take frustration out on TomTom and/or passenger.




Step 7: find real campsite, set up tent. Use human spirit level before hand to ensure you don't sleep with your head downhill.


Human Spirit Level

 
Campsite in Gijon, Spain. Not too bad at all!!

(Note: brad may lose the plot if unable to get pegs into ground)


Camping by the river in Geres National Park, Portugal

Munich, Germany

Step 8: reward yourself with cold drink for the morning's "work".


Relaxing after the drive, Geres, Portugal
Tin foil on your beer for extra freshness...


Step 9: catch bus/train into city centre.


Waiting for the bus in Lisbon.

Step 10: visit tourist attractions and pose with artwork/statues


Metz, France
Colombus, Barcelona

View from one of the forts surrounding Luxembourg City

Volklinger Hutte, Wadgassen, Germany
Clog factory in Amsterdam
Canals, canals and more canals. Amsterdam
Amsterdam

The harbour of Barcelona
Art Gallery in old steel works, Volklinger Hutte, Wadgassen, Gemany




Step 11: choose one of the following two options. This usually depends on whether or not Brad (Scrooge McDuck) believes we are on budget for the week.


Enjoying a wine on the lake in Fussen, Germany

A) Cook dinner at campsite on the trangia, over a €1.99 bottle of red from ALDI. Play cards and/or explore area.
Salzburg campsite (where we were later visited by a random fully equipped brass band!)

Cooking Spaghetti bolognese after our big hike. Picos de Europa, Spain

Tuna pasta bake on the trangia. Dole, France


















Zurich by night, view from our campsite

B) Go out for dinner on the town.

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A 'light snack' in Bergerac, France

Dinner and drinks in Lisbon




Lunch in Madrid

Oysters in Bordeaux, France


Step 12: Snuggle up in tent for a good nights sleep and repeat steps from the top.




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