From Rat Race to Road Trip: Overlanding With Four Dogs!
A hazard of which we were unaware until a friend living in Spain told us about it is the Pine Processionary Caterpillar. Awareness seems to be low and it was difficult to find information about the caterpillars, so I felt it would be useful to share my research here.
A second species, the Oak Processionary Caterpillar is also a hazard.
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There are many things I love about the indie author community, not least the many wonderful friends I’ve made around the world, and the fascinating newsletters produced by such a bunch of truly talented writers.
As is always the case with a community, everyone helps each other. I am thrilled that besides a feature on exploring the Blue City, Chefchaouen in a day, Philippina author Mitos Ming Suson interviewed me for her newsletter, Ming’s World.
Sheer Drops, Hairpins, Tunnels, & A Bridge Made of String…
At 8 a.m., a rap on the door shot us out of slumber straight into the day we were dreading.
“It’s fine,” Mark had assured me when he showed me the Sedlo Pass on Google Earth. “It’s narrow, but it’s paved, and it has passing places.”
It looked okay to me, and I trusted his judgement, even though the website Dangerous Roads warned, “Do not rely on signage to tell if the road is passable.” The write up also mentioned, “multiple high points with massive drop offs,” cautioned it was “not suitable for bigger vehicles”, and concluded with, “Due to its dangerousness, this road will be bypassed in the future by a motorway.” I tried to ignore the, “unlit tunnels.”
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