Full reports when back in blighty, but a great adventure in progress... like driving down here..
The Frenchiness is a challenge but the books are so well researched it's worth it. The main thing is the GPS route that comes with the book...this can be uploaded into an app like Outdooractive or some Garmin devices and you can just follow the line on the map.
So in Spain it was anywhere between 5° at night to 18° in the day. Always a bit chilly if not in the sun but very pleasant when you are. A bit rainy at times and even had snow in the Picos. I'd say a good time to visit overall if you've got a well insulated van and some blankets for the night.
Firstly, never apologise for Omnia chat which is always welcome here...it's been one of those game changing things for me over the past few years. Who doesn't enjoy freshly baked bread and scones when 2500m high up on a mountain track?
...some of my places were indeed damn coldWe've done abit of spain and always during winter so know all to well it can be damn cold up in places .
Awesome ! - I presume 4WD was required for some sections?
major road trip envy !
Thanks Manfrotto. 4WD not necessary for the route...standard ground clearance and decent all season tyres would be fine if driven with care. Probably more at risk from UK potholes than Spanish gravel back roads! The route is never that far from tarmac so it would be easy enough to back track to avoid anything you're not comfortable with.
Anyone contemplating bumbling along gravel tracks gets a big yes from me! I just leave tyres at standard book pressures (they are stock size)... would only drop pressures if stuck. This is purely down to laziness and forgetfulness rather than a considered approach. Beer has never been too frothy to drink though so probs wont change!! Look forward to seeing some gravel pics when the tine comes!
Yes we brought a good compressor and a decent pressure gauge, I guess I’ll see how the tracks feel, if all my teeth rattle out I’ll soften the ride, off to Iceland in a couple weeks and we are going to explore the F road network, along with the usual ring road destinations
Always wanted to travel on Iceland. COVID, Brexit, and health stuffed much of that. Be good to see your images. If you do a lot of airing down and back up again on all of your travels Staurn Tyre Deflaters can make life faster. Just screw them on to the air valve and at the setting that you have spun it too by the time you have connected the last Air Deflater it is time to take the first one off. One presets them. Quite a few different types about . Brass is best because those made from steel tend cut into the thread of the air valve outer making it a little rough while brass almost self lubricates as it screws on.
