Hi All
Several people have suggested that I write about my life on the road so here goes. I will try and put things in chronological order but I do sometimes get dates and times muddled. It's an age thing but I'll do the best I can.
How it all got started:
I have been in and out of the transport industry for many years but the European side of things really got started several years ago when a friend of mine who is living in Spain asked me to tow a boat out for him. (I will add some pictures a bit later) This I duly did and spent a day or so relaxing in the Spanish sun but at the same time bemoaning the fact that I had come down with an empty van and not only that but I was going back empty as well. Not a commercially sound thing to do. Anyway, a few months later I had another phone call from my friend asking me to tow another boat to Spain. What, I said "have you sunk it already". "No". He replied "I've sold it"! A few weeks later the same scenario, relaxing in the Spanish sun and bemoaning the fact that again I had no return load. Back home to the UK grotty weather, even worse traffic and the usual grind and yep, you've guessed it a few months later another phone call asking me to do the same thing again. I couldn't believe it but wasn't going to refuse the chance of some Spanish sunshine! I duly complied but this time while sitting in the sun my friend suggested that he put an "ad" on the local Forum for me advertising my services. And that folks is how my regular runs backwards and forward to France, Spain and Portugal got started.
Several people have suggested that I write about my life on the road so here goes. I will try and put things in chronological order but I do sometimes get dates and times muddled. It's an age thing but I'll do the best I can.
How it all got started:
I have been in and out of the transport industry for many years but the European side of things really got started several years ago when a friend of mine who is living in Spain asked me to tow a boat out for him. (I will add some pictures a bit later) This I duly did and spent a day or so relaxing in the Spanish sun but at the same time bemoaning the fact that I had come down with an empty van and not only that but I was going back empty as well. Not a commercially sound thing to do. Anyway, a few months later I had another phone call from my friend asking me to tow another boat to Spain. What, I said "have you sunk it already". "No". He replied "I've sold it"! A few weeks later the same scenario, relaxing in the Spanish sun and bemoaning the fact that again I had no return load. Back home to the UK grotty weather, even worse traffic and the usual grind and yep, you've guessed it a few months later another phone call asking me to do the same thing again. I couldn't believe it but wasn't going to refuse the chance of some Spanish sunshine! I duly complied but this time while sitting in the sun my friend suggested that he put an "ad" on the local Forum for me advertising my services. And that folks is how my regular runs backwards and forward to France, Spain and Portugal got started.
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