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cipro 55

Anyone parked up on or near the Algarve at the minute??

650Ginge

cipro 55 wrote: »

Anyone parked up on or near the Algarve at the minute??

Are coming on here to brag?

Go on then...

cipro 55

650Ginge wrote: »

Are coming on here to brag?

Go on then...

Sure, What would you like to hear??:D

650Ginge

cipro 55 wrote: »

Sure, What would you like to hear??:D

How long u over there?

Where?

What is it like and how long did it take to get down there?

cipro 55

Came over at the end of October, We had five one night stops on the way down. It rained every day through France until we got Northern Spain. In Silves now, Weather warm and sunny.

cipro 55

We were hit by a tornado here in Silves yesterday. a lot of vans overturned.
If anyone is interested in pics, I'll put some up if someone tells me how to.

650Ginge

That's mad, not sure how to add pics but love the see that.

niloc1951

We were down that way this time of the year in 2009 :eek:

http://www.motorhomefacts.com/ftopict-132910-.html

And

http://theportugalnews.com/news/tornado-causes-pandemonium-in-algarve-city/27216

dickwod1

cipro 55 wrote: »

We were hit by a tornado here in Silves yesterday. a lot of vans overturned.
If anyone is interested in pics, I'll put some up if someone tells me how to.

AFAIK you need to ...

upload the images to imageshack (create an account if you dont have one)

then click 'get code for forums'

then use the insert image tool above when replying

dickwod1

cipro 55 wrote: »

Came over at the end of October, We had five one night stops on the way down. It rained every day through France until we got Northern Spain. In Silves now, Weather warm and sunny.

Hi could you say where the stops where so I could look at your route and see your progression through your journey down please

cipro 55

dickwod1 wrote: »

AFAIK you need to ...

upload the images to imageshack (create an account if you dont have one)

then click 'get code for forums'

then use the insert image tool above when replying

Thanks Dickwod, I'm afraid that's to complicated for me.

cipro 55

dickwod1 wrote: »

Hi could you say where the stops where so I could look at your route and see your progression through your journey down please

Yea, stayed in Cherbourg the first night, Then on to Nozay, and Blaye, Hondarribia just over the border in Spain, then on to Caceres, next stops were Beja and Silves in Portugal. Hope this helps.

dickwod1

cipro 55 wrote: »

Yea, stayed in Cherbourg the first night, Then on to Nozay, and Blaye, Hondarribia just over the border in Spain, then on to Caceres, next stops were Beja and Silves in Portugal. Hope this helps.

Thanks for that, looks like a good adventure

cipro 55

Just came a cross this today. The camera work is not great but it gives an idea of the force of the thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3UFhMQXSg

dickwod1

Holy sh*t that looks scary, the roof ripped of the stands in a second and the noise, jeez glad they dont happen too often.