Monday 19th September After bragging about the weather in the last blog we really copped it with heavy rain, it was going to be a long driving day. 125 miles in all mainly down autobahns so easy driving and by…
Sneaky Camera Man
Saturday 17th September We seem to have missed most of your rain, we had a couple of spots overnight but another lovely day. We’re moving on tomorrow so thought it best to stock up with some food and drink since…
Ladenburg
Friday 16th September I mentioned before that our planning is a bit non existent and this trip has taken even less time than any other trip we have made. For a year or two we’ve been saying Dusseldorf and Oktoberfest…
The Middle Rhine
Wednesday 14th September We arrived in Koblenz at the coach park and shared with another 50 odd motorhomes. There was plenty of space which would explain the number of huge, huge motorhomes there. 100 yards away was a large supermarket…
Route planning disaster
Sunday 11th September The alarm on our clock is set for 9am so sometimes when I am felling naughty I will press the button and display the alarm time instead of the real time. Using that method this morning resulted…
Eltz
Saturday 10th September Another day of wall to wall sunshine. My I-Spy book of Top Ten German Castles lists two good examples just over the hills and in the Mosel valley so we let Stella plan a route and then…
Alright Geyser
Friday 9th September Another hot sunny day. Following our little tour guide we headed off to the old town of Andernach. Next to our stellplatz is the Bastion, built in 1659 and as far as we can make out is…
Not so Bonn
Thursday 8th September We took another bike ride into Cologne, Lucy had a target in mind and only her lack of speaking in foreign tongues was going to mess things up. If only you knew how close we came to…
A Splash of Cologne
Tuesday 6th September Another short hop south along the Rhine and we’re in Cologne. It’s a dedicated stellplatzen with water, waste and rubbish priced at €10 per night. Immediately in front of us is a very busy cycle track which…
Don’t take the cheque book
Monday 5th September Day two of the Motorhome Show and we’re raring to go as soon as my hangover passes. I only had four small glasses of Schlosser Alt, maybe one of the glasses was dirty. We start off with…