Tarnie SimmsSep 16, 20205 minThe trip southPeniche to Vilamoura Our last day in Baleal dawned slightly overcast and windy as we waited to return a wetsuit to the owner of Baia De P...
Tarnie SimmsSep 16, 20204 minThe most beautiful part of SpainVeja de la Frontera After two days of driving, in which we stumbled upon Carnival in Cadiz which was an amazing city wide street party we...
Tarnie SimmsSep 16, 20202 minHomeI haven’t written much since that day we took off from Spain, I think the enormity of what has happened this year, and the grief of what w...
Tarnie SimmsSep 16, 20207 minAnd then COVIDOne day we were out having dinner at a beautiful restaurant and the next complete lockdown. Overnight the buzzing little town we were in,...
TarnieJun 11, 20205 minTo the Algarve we go...Peniche to Vilamoura Our last day in Baleal dawned slightly overcast and windy as we waited to return a wetsuit to the owner of Baia De P...
Tarnie SimmsMay 8, 20203 minThe most westerly point of Europe!Cabo da Roca Not having had time on the Saturday we made the trip to the Sintra region early on Sunday morning for the second time. We ha...
Tarnie SimmsApr 1, 20206 minThe majesty of Sintra15 February 2020 - Sintra town Saturday the 15 February was Richard’s birthday. We had decided earlier in the week, based on the advice o...
Tarnie SimmsMar 27, 20202 minNazare goes green! Tow surfing challenge The green light for the Tow surfing championship was issued for the 11th of February in the wake of storm Ciara crossing the Atlantic. Th...
Tarnie SimmsMar 26, 20201 minAn unexpected turn!As I am sure most of you are aware, Richard and I made the decision to cancel Africa adventure this year due to Covid-19. Although this h...
Tarnie SimmsMar 10, 20204 minSettling in - From Peniche to Nazare Peniche Peninsular. We made the walk into Peniche on Saturday morning. When the tide is low it’s an easy 5km walk along a near-deserted b...
TarnieMar 5, 20204 minHome away from home - Baleal PortugalWeek one in Baleal: 23rd - 29th January 2020 I am going to take a different approach with the blog for the next couple of months as we wi...
TarnieFeb 13, 20204 minI can't feel my hands! But just keep driving.21st to 22nd January 2020 - The journey from Bilbao to Peniche It is rare that an alarm clock is a welcome sound, but on Tuesday morning,...
TarnieFeb 7, 20203 minThe ferry Portsmouth to Bilbao - 19th -21st January 2020 As we boarded the ship, my initial thought was that the smell was something that was goin...
TarnieJan 28, 20203 minThe day of reckoning19 January 2020- Bristol to Portsmouth We left Bristol later than anticipated which had me on edge from the start, which is never a good ...
TarnieJan 23, 20203 minTwo years in the makingWe arrived back in London to rain, darkness and cold, so basically an English winter. What struck me is that it felt very much like we we...
Richard FlemingDec 5, 20192 minAfrica 2020 Buggy - SteeringSteering Rack So for the steering rack, I decided to use a center mount rack and pinion unit instead of the standard steering box. The ma...
Richard FlemingDec 5, 20192 minAfrica 2020 Buggy - WiringThe Design I needed to get someone to make up a loom for me. So I put my thoughts on paper and came up with this simple diagram. This was...
Richard FlemingSep 30, 20192 minAfrica 2020 Buggy - Roll Cage P1Design Concept I had a fantastic adventure driving a beach buggy from the UK to Mongolia in 2017. At the end of the trip, I ended up walk...
TarnieSep 29, 20192 minThere is never a perfect time to start, so why not now?!Africa 2020 So this is the start of the my part in the blogging for Africa 2020. Richard will be taking care of the build blog for the bu...