The Good Squad

Hi everyone, my human companion Emma asked me to contribute to her blog about our travels around Europe, and share what it's like from a dog's point of view, so here goes.... The three of us on our travels Firstly, this has been the longest walk ever! Me, Emma and Nick all got into the vehicle, after much to-ing and fro-ing back in September, like we usually do when going out for walk; only this vehicle, the bus, is much bigger than the old one, and we have been and in out of it ever since, and still not been back to the building we used to spend most of the time in. Not that I mind, walks are my favourite thing, alongside chasing cats and finding unusual things to eat. I enjoy being in the bus, I find it easy to fall asleep as we rumble along, and I get fed meals in here, when we stop moving. I have a special room of my own, with a comfy mat, which I can't get out of easily, though I have managed to, once or twice. I can see through the door and it's nice havin...

Alcoutim It feels like ages since my last blogpost, approximately three weeks ago, but so much happens when you are on the road; when it comes to writing it down, it's like meeting an old friend for the first time in years and not knowing what to say, because where do you start.... So, where do I start... let's go from where I finished off just after Nick's birthday at the beginning of December. For the most part, since then, we have been stationed in Alcoutim, an enforced stay due to waiting for post to arrive from England and also waiting for our new wing mirror, ordered online and coming from Bulgaria. It felt a little frustrating being confined to one place, but with no pressing commitments elsewhere we resigned ourselves to it and decided to make the most of it; Alcoutim is a pretty place and we found plenty to do and amuse ourselves with. Suzie, Me and Nick As mentioned in previous posts, Portugal is the most friendly and hospitable country we have visit...

This week we have spent the longest time in one place since we were in Bordeaux, France, for the grape picking, and I can think of fewer places better than Alcoutim to spend it, our current location, in southern Portugal, 35 kilometres from the Algarve coast. Spain, across the river We've had a very enjoyable and sociable time since arriving and I can totally vouch for this funny, quirky town as a good holiday destination. What brought us here was Suzie, an old friend of my mums, from Greece, who I had not met until now but heard lots about over the years. Suzie is a bit a bit of a Penelope Pitstop - eccentric, adventurous and independent. She spent a large part of her life exploring the world as a sailor and laterally travelling across Europe in a van and eventually settling in Alcoutim, where we caught up with her this week. Alcoutim is a small village on the banks of the Guardiana River. Opposite it is the village of Sanlucar  de Guardiana on the Spanish side which, wer...