Always make time to play!
19–20 kwi 2024, Francja ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C
Tedious start to day driving on busy motorways by Grenoble. Up to mountains again in afternoon to out of season ski resort, Praz sur Arly. Dead. Talking of which, watched Dan's funeral. Very sad. Czytaj więcej
Down to Lac Léman
19 kwietnia 2024, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Rest up couple nights Lac Léman
19–21 kwi 2024, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Campsite with hook up. Oh the luxury of heat at the press of a switch.
Nature reserve - Romantic swans and watching cormorants swoop with nesting material and then into tree
Independant republic of la Pichette
21–22 kwi 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Aye ok, Switzerland. New milestone. Thanks to Soph for heads up re this definitely non mainstream campsite.
Visit Chillon Castle en route.
No hassle crossing border. Guard was searching very foreign Czytaj więcej
Interlaken, Swiss houses/farms
22 kwietnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
A few nights in a campsite again. Heated toilet/shower block. What fresh heaven is this?
Been fascinated by old Swiss farmhouses, huge wooden buildings that house man, beast and machinery
Jungfraujoch 50 years on
25 kwietnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ -15 °C
Highlight of trip to date. Took day of research working out how to do it within bean level, but 'oh boy', to quote Dad, was it worth it. So, 50 years on from school trip in 1974, here I am again. Czytaj więcej
Fun funicular
27 kwietnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Still in Interlaken as it's so lovely, campsite is great and I can cycle everywhere
En route to Zürich & jingly cows
27–28 kwi 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
You're on a cycling/walking trail and a clean composting loo is provided. This is indeed civilisation. Also, wooden hut with table, bench seats, fire pit with logs and grill. I mean....
Zürich
28 kwi–6 maj 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Stay with Soph and Christoph for lovely chilled week. Bit sightseeing, blethering, walking, cycling, ping ponging, getting loads admin done (tax return, etc).
Not many photos taken, but Zürich truly Czytaj więcej
St Petersinsel
6 maja 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Dreich, cold, Scottish weather in Erlach. Nice cycle out to St Petersinsel, a long thin strip that juts out into Bielersee, in morning
Creux du Van and Jura driving
7 maja 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Arrived at these horseshoe cliffs the night before and could see bugger all but cycled up next morning. Spectac. Lovely driving after through Jura mountains and valleys
Through the idyllic, bucolic Jura
9 maja 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Great pitch up last night with setting sun giving cheer and warmth. Heading towards Basel today, a road was blocked, so let sat nav take me on lovely trek through Jura woods and farmlands. Visit to Czytaj więcej
Swiss thoughts
10 maja 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
It feels like the Swiss are the next evolution of our hominid family.
Family: hominid,
Genus: homo,
Species: swiss.
They're generally decent, considerate, civil minded. There is no litter. None. Czytaj więcej
Into Germany 🇩🇪
10–11 maj 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Overnight in St Blasien, awfie bonnie. Drive into Sud Schwarzwald also very glorious. Trees and rolling hills, up and down, up and down. Leaves all now out and weather warm and sunny
Waterfalls and cuckoo clocks
11 maja 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Good driving again, though roads busier as holiday weekend
Forests and open air museum
12 maja 2024, Niemcy ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Perfect pitch up at edge of glorious mixed forest in a strangers beautiful country...but, look, Scotland beckons! Head north my vagrant child!
All morning at Vogtbauernhof open air museum; Czytaj więcej
Baumwipfelpfad Schwarzwald
13 maja 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Tree walk with a difference. Great! As ever, got there as early as possible, so had the place nearly to myself. Glorioso. And got there before the rain.
Rest of day a bit meh ie. through heavy showers Czytaj więcej
Pitch up on the Rhine
14–16 maj 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Couple nights in campsite. Wee boatie trip an hour up the Rhine. It's a busy highway - huge barges, cruise ships, railways and roads on both sides. Very lovely but certainly not quiet
River Rhine to River Mosel
16–17 maj 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Enjoyed a wee cycle along the Mosel. Lots of ebikers, all in their 60's....
Luxembourg
17 maja 2024, Luksemburg ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Well, Luxembourg, you didn't show me your best. I suppose all days cannot be glorious. Pishing down all day, a forest walk in rain in Teufelschlucht Germany, cool, into Luxembourg for a couple of Czytaj więcej
High Fens and Huy
18 maja 2024, Belgia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
In and out of Germany again, across the High Fens and down onto busy motorway. Diversion because of roadworks took tedious amount tine at end of day, but decent pitch up by River Meuse
1970 - 71
19–21 maj 2024, Belgia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Memories. We lived in Overijse, Brussels, for a year. It was such an adventure for us all as a family. It was where Mum was so happy. We keep returning, albeit at ever greater intervals and fewer Czytaj więcej
West Holland....flaaaaaat
21 maja 2024, Holandia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Water, water everywhere, big skies, dykes, bikes. Horribly busy roads, a land for cycling not driving. An afternoon cycle at Kinderdijk olde windmills
Loenersloot - cat sit
23–27 maj 2024, Holandia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
South African couple with 3 Maine Coons. Treated to delicious meal out on first night. Tall narrow townhouse in quiet village, canals and ditches all around. Nice cycling
Peachy pitch up for last night in Europe
27–28 maj 2024, Holandia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Lovely pitch up by Middelharnis marina watching wee boaties glide by. Nice chat with some Germans and some Swiss folk..in German. Next day, park up a few miles from ferry terminal watching bigger Czytaj więcej