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We're coming to the end of our Winchester house-sit - it was a nice long period (3 weeks), giving us time to get used the house and the dogs and we'll really miss them.
It has also given us time to look back at our trip and analyse some of the numbers.
We spent a total of 196 nights on the continent, 48 in Spain, 60 in Portugal and 49 in France.
We stayed in Bokkie for 146 of the nights as we house sat for a total of 51 nights. Bokkie stayed on campsites for 40 nights, Aires (both free and/or paid for) for 83 nights and free-camped for 23 nights.
Bokkie drove a total of 7,020 miles (11,232 km) and guzzled up 1,111 litres of diesel giving a average consumption of 28.72 mpg (9.89 l/100km).
We spent around €6,150 on direct trip costs (we keep our fixed costs and repairs etc. separate from our direct costs related to the trip) with the biggest expense of course being groceries at €2,233, second being diesel at €1,361.
We also used around 200 litres of LPG.
Our daily cost was around €30.50 per night in Spain and Portugal, and slightly higher at €32.00 per night in France. Diesel and groceries are definitely more expensive in France than the other two countries, but this was offset by the fact that we did a few house-sits and the wonderful Aire system means you save a lot on accomodation.
We have another two house-sits to do in the UK as it works well to keep costs down while we stay and help Charmaine cram for her re-sit exams (Toni helps and I do the housework 😂) and then we have pre-house-sit, sit (it gets complicated!) in Brittany before starting our 6-month winter sit.
What has been interesting from doing this analysis is that motorhome travelling, combined with periods of house-sitting, has been an enjoyable and cost-effective way for us to see Europe - so we will use the 6-month house-sit to plan next year (which we hope will include an extended trip to South Africa as well.)
Stay tuned....!
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