Our Great Adventure..........

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Our Great Adventure..........

Post by mcgivern2326 » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:32 pm

Hi All, Seen lots of posts on here from people about their adventures so thought id share Ours:

Weve just returned from three weeks in Portugal, having toured around the Algarve, Northern portugal and the West Coast.

We took the ferry from Portsmuth to Bilbao (Not one for the faint Hearted as we encounterd Storm Force 10 winds and 15 Meter seas). then Drove through Spain into Portugal and had a great three weeks.

Daily temperatures of 26.c and bright sunshine coupled with Fine food, and cheap beer and wine are a great way of forgetting the winter weve just had.

Our Van is a Freeda (Unconverted) so we spent some time on Camp Sites but we did some wild camping to and to see the beeches on the west Coast alone were worth the trip.

We visted, Almeida, Silves Sao Bras, Old Faro, Armaco De Pera, Pego De Alte before slowly plodding home back through Spain and France. and Freddie Frreda did us proud just as he always does!

Along the way we met some fantastic people including some fellow Bongoliers and our Children have gobe back to school with all sprts of storys to tell.

Sadly as with all Holidays they have to come to and end but if anyone ever fancys doing it id be happy to tell you about the places we went, as I couldt speak higly enough of them!

If I can do it anyone can so be brave and go for it! Bon Voyage to everyone on your travels!!

Bon voyag
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by missfixit70 » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:36 pm

Great to hear you had such a good trip, but

THIS THREAD IS POINTLESS WITHOUT PICTURES!! :wink: :lol: :lol:
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Post by mcgivern2326 » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:45 pm

Hold your horses.......... I will try and post some up tonight! :D :D
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Post by crazy uncle gray g » Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:19 pm

missfixit70 wrote:Great to hear you had such a good trip, but

THIS THREAD IS POINTLESS WITHOUT PICTURES!! :wink: :lol: :lol:
:roll: Steady Kirsty! remember half the fun is in the build up :P
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Post by falcoron » Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:34 pm

crazy uncle gray g wrote:
missfixit70 wrote:Great to hear you had such a good trip, but

THIS THREAD IS POINTLESS WITHOUT PICTURES!! :wink: :lol: :lol:
:roll: Steady Kirsty! remember half the fun is in the build up :P
were you followed by a diesel tanker? :shock:
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by Alison01326 » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:21 pm

mcgivern2326 wrote:Hold your horses.......... I will try and post some up tonight! :D :D
It's tonight now :lol: :lol:

Sounds like a great trip. It's what my brother in law wanted to do with us this Summer but we don't have long enough for such a distance so will enjoy your photos when you have the time. Feel free to write a longer account too - there's plenty on here who will enjoy reading it.
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by Bongoplod » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:32 pm

Alison01326 wrote:
mcgivern2326 wrote:Hold your horses.......... I will try and post some up tonight! :D :D
It's tonight now :lol: :lol:

Sounds like a great trip. It's what my brother in law wanted to do with us this Summer but we don't have long enough for such a distance so will enjoy your photos when you have the time. Feel free to write a longer account too - there's plenty on here who will enjoy reading it.
Ill second that,Muzz and Mr Munkeys accounts of their trips are legendary on here.....you may even become famous Mr MacG :)

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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by mcgivern2326 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:22 am

Hi All,

Apols for the delay in Pictures had an internet disaster last night, will try again tonight!!!............ hope you think there worth waiting for! [-o< [-o<
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Post by mcgivern2326 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:52 pm

mcgivern2326 wrote:Hi All,

Apols for the delay in Pictures had an internet disaster last night, will try again tonight!!!............ hope you think there worth waiting for! [-o< [-o<





..........ERM Can anyone provide me with the idiots guide as to how to post pictures? ive down loaded all the pics onto the laptop but cant work out how to put them on here....? #-o #-o
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Post by dandemann8 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:56 pm

You need to open a Photobucket account first, and upload from your PC to Photobucket on here. :D :D
Bongo no more........... ;-(
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by maxheadroom » Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:00 pm

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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by dandemann8 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:40 pm


Thanks Max, I couldn't find it #-o #-o
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by Mountain » Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:07 pm

Nice one! Every time I've took the ferry to or back from Bilbao or Santander(pre-Bongo) it's been a force 10. The Bay of Biscay does boil up a storm.

Did you take the N11 back up through France? It is a nice journey at a leisurely pace. I was thinking of doing it the other way in the summer....when the Bongo is 100%
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by mikeonb4c » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:14 pm

Lovely sounding trip - I'd love to do some long range travelling in my Bongo - its what they do best. Someone on here recently said they'd spotted a Bongo in Portugal (did they say it had surfing stickers - can't remember) - don't suppose that was you?

Look forward ot seeing pics (with Bongo/Freda in each one of course :lol: )
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Re: Our Great Adventure..........

Post by mcgivern2326 » Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:17 pm

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