NiftyNinety

17/07/2025

Now we are talking. This gives you plenty new options as you design your overlanding fit out.

02/06/2025

Another nice trip to whet the appetite….

Spanish Badlands
1 vehicle 2 persons including all campsite fees.

Brief Itinerary
August 2025

10th Sunday: St Jean Pied de Port to start your camping adventure. We have time to explore this medieval town which is the start of Santiago Compostela way. The campsite is in the centre of the town, surrounded by excellent restaurants and shops.
[You may decide to drive through France, using the tunnel or ferry, this can be done in 2 days, for you to arrive Sunday afternoon]
11th Monday: we fuel up at the supermarket and pick up supplies before heading on to the trails and over the Pyrenees mountains to Lumbier at the foot of the Spanish side of the Pyrenees.
12th Tuesday: Leave Lumbier and head to the Bardenas Reales desert region, one of the places used when filming many spaghetti westerns. Camping on the edge of the desert.
13th Wednesday: On the road heading into the central region of Spain, traveling stunning gorges before arriving at out campsite for the night at Trasobares an excellent campsite restaurant and lovely village to wander around.
14th Thursday: On the road, and into some fantastic scenery, could almost believe you are in Arizona USA, before arriving camping Lago for the night, it is a large campsite on different levels looking over a lake, it also has a bar / restaurant.
15th Friday: Fuel up and buy provisions for the day and head on into central Spain where the backdrop is changing all the time, tonight we should be camping in a forest, and listening for the wolves howling in the night, and stags rutting.
16th Saturday: Today we travel higher and higher into the mountains, pass’s monasteries built into the side of canyons and across wild up plains, to reach our next campsite next to a Castle.
17th Sunday: Today we are back into the forests high up and the views are amazing with wild boar about, and deer abound, we finish the day at Kiko Park camping, and excellent site.
18th Monday: Today, is mainly tarmac, as we move from one region to another, before going back into the mountains again, tonight we are camping at Riopar camping in the Sierra del Mundo range, The day takes up on to high plateaus with refuges for the shepherds in winter, this day has some of the best views of the day,
19th Tuesday: Breakfast at the local café’ don’t be surprised if the local police are drinking beer with their breakfast!
20th Wednesday: Today is the climax to the adventure as we head into Gorafe desert and the village of Gorafe with cave houses, it is truly spectacular! The whole day is twists and turns, stunning wite washed villages, some river crossings, and a few technical bits as will be for clearing the desert and camping just outside Granada for our final evening together.
21st Thursday: Travel from Granada to 8hrs 500 miles Bilbao to Portsmouth sail at 16.30PM, on motorways with tolls. It will be an early start unless you’re driving back to the UK.

What to expect.
High Mountain passes
Lush forests
Wildlife, deer, Wild boar, Wolves, Ibex
Desert regions.
High Sierra pastures
Muddy tracks with some rocky technical driving
River crossings
Remote areas

This will be a very warm time of year!

Please remember this is a driving holiday, the itinerary is not cast in stone and can change.
Vehicles; Suitable for vehicles such as Discovery 2/3/4/5, Defender, Range Rover, Sh**un, Land Cruiser, Jeep Wrangler, 4x4 double cab pickup’s
Tyres: All-Terrain such as BFG KO2’s no low-profile tyres allowed, 5 full size wheels and tyres only, no space savers!
You need, good camping gear tent/cooking/table/chairs/fridge.
All season clothing needed; it will be hot.

We provide, guide vehicle with support equipment, first aid, recovery equipment, diagnostic, and tools, air jack, 2-way radios for comms, an experienced guide / first aider/ Fridge / Cooker/ Kettle/ table/ mechanical knowledge & diagnostics.

You need
1/ European Assistance for your vehicle and holiday/medical insurance
2/ V5 & MOT Certificate originals
3/ Green card / Vehicle insurance
4/ European Travel kit
5/ There are some high mountain passes, is you struggle with heights be aware! Description
Russ suffers from “Yorkshire Humour” there is plenty of banter.

11/05/2024

Quick Saturday night camp out in the Galloway Forest hoping for a clear sky for the Aurora

09/04/2024

Glorious evening camp at Lac Maider Auberge Lac Maider. Wind got up overnight into a bit of a sandstorm so had to batten down the hatches on the Autohome tent. Heading out into the Eastern desert this morning. Thanks Pete at Atlas Overland for another fantastic location.

15/03/2024

Getting ready for Morocco in an few weeks and as the touring season is upon us my thoughts turned to remember the many people still struggling in Morocco following the earthquake. We visited the High Atlas Foundation in December and the work they are doing is immense. So spare a thought for the communities you are travelling through and make sure your trip adds to the region and its recovery

We are working to provide immediate relief and long-term recovery support to communities affected by earthquakes.

24/02/2024

Getting ready for Morocco. Took the opportunity of nice weather to put the tent and awning back on Nifty ahead of leaving for Morocco in 4 weeks. Took some snaps of the awning mounting arrangement on the Frontrunner bars and the table slide under the tent for anyone interested. Rig is looking very solid but will shake it down for rattles and squeeks over the next couple of weeks.

13/02/2024

Nifty’s latest addition. Really simple and effective rear tyre accessory mount. Prep underway for Atlas Overland’s Moroccan Sandy Special trip in April and I needed to carry some sand ladders. With space at a premium I came accross this mount from Expedition-Gear. Easy fit, very reasonably priced. Needed to buy a heavy duty truck ratchet strap to complete the fit. Simple and effective.

18/11/2023

I’ve seen a couple of questions coming in on drawer systems for the New Defender and thought folk might be interested to share their solutions. In my 90HT I went for the Frontrunner 6 cub box dual slide. This is perfect for width and depth in the load space of the 90HT. I mounted it on two 2” aluminium extrusions. They bolt down on the tie down bolt holes and then the drawers bolt into the extrusions. This gives me a usable flat space under the drawers and above the water tank that can be accessed when they are fully out. Great for solar panels and my flat folding BBQ etc. I then also had a bespoke aluminium box made up with a sliding lid to replace 3 of the cub boxes which gives me a sturdy table as well. Suits my needs and works well.

06/11/2023

Here’s my Engel listing on eBay if anyone is interested. Faithful servant many years of life left.

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 12v campervan fridge freezer at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

04/09/2023

Great opportunity for any of us up here in Europe or further afield wanting to adventure in Southern Africa. I had the opportunity of seven years living in South Africa and if you haven’t had elephants or hyena in your camp you’ve never camped!! Can’t recommend this highly enough.

OWB Adventure Rentals is open for bookings:

Now that the first two vehicles are ready, I am now confident enough to start advertising. Please contact me through www.overlandingwithbruce.com

- Commissions of between 5% and 10% will be paid on any referrals resulting in a booking.
- There will be free gifts for everyone booking a vehicle.
- there will be lucky draws for all sorts of prizes monthly. All you have to do to enter is take a picture of any OWB vehicle and post it on social medial and tag me.

And I have one favour to ask please, if you see my vehicles, smile and wave at the occupants. Make our guests to Southern Africa feel welcome.

I would like to say a massive Thank you to everyone that supported me with this endeavour and to those that have already entrusted me with your bookings.

Escape . Explore. Experience.