It’s a comfortable 24⁰c inside Big Bertha. Never mind that it’s cold outside, our truck has been designed by Bocklet to cope! Our defences start with a thermally insulated cabin structure – the walls are 65mm thick and are composed of GRP outer layer, then foam, then 10mm plywood and then a GRP inner layer. Along with all windows being […]
We learnt of the Caminito del Rey from fellow campers on Sunday and immediately decided to change our plans and make a detour. We parked up nearby and bought our tickets online for Tuesday. It’s a 2.7km hike through a tunnel and forest to the start at the ‘North Access’ and then a 3km hike through the Desfiladero de los […]
We bought Big Bertha with a known problem… the front axle wheel hubs had a small oil leak. This required David to periodically top up the front hubs with oil, but unfortunately this has disturbed a second gasket and has caused a more severe leak. Our options were to replace these outer gaskets (cheap) and continue periodic top up, or […]
We had intended to make our way from Santander across to Portugal and then over to Madrid (we were due to fly out from Madrid). But we got to the Picos and just sort of stopped. Our first port of call was Lebeña, a small hamlet on the approach to the Picos. We had the camp spot to ourselves and […]
Sometimes you just need a break from the endless grind of truck life! I’m joking of course, but this holiday was booked before we started our overlanding adventure. Honest. Really! We parked Big Bertha at the Iberican Overlanders and departed Madrid bound for West Papua in Indonesia for a cruise around Raja Ampat onboard the Ombak Putih. We had a […]
We recently had occasion to help out some fellow campers. It has been very wet in our part of Spain and it’s so easy to get stuck on grass in a front wheel drive camper; even on the level. And so it came to be the other day when a couple of campers ventured into the grass overflow carpark and, […]
Yes we do, and very comfortable it is too. Just think of it as a small bedsit – compact and bijou. It has everything one really needs; a fixed bed, kitchen, dining area and bathroom. Our bathroom has a full sized toilet with a china bowl, a good sized sink with a large bathroom cabinet and mirrored doors, a heated […]