Paul Smith starts his journey x

Overnight stop near Cropredy

Staying in an off-road lay-by near Cropredy so I can arrive at the festival campsite early. Several other motorhomes & campers seem to have the same idea.
Cropredy

Got here early! The field is nearly empty. Let's see how long it takes to fill up.
Mirfield, step 1 of the holiday

Handycon 2018

Dover Harbour

Setting off soon !
On the ferry

Got to the docks a bit early and we got on the earlier sailing
France

Belgium

Just having lunch while passing through. Lovely weather.
Luxemburg

long day ..
Luxemburg

Passing through and filling up with diesel. It's very cheap here. €1.11 per litre, and that's at a motorway service station.
Germany, now

Heading for Saarbrücken for the night.
Saar Therme, Saarbrücken, Germany

There's a Stellplatz at Saar Therme thermal baths, so we're staying here tonight and we'll pop into the baths tomorrow morning
Also, look at what you can get from the ice cream van that visits theLeggi altro
Ice Cream !

Thermal Baths

Went to the thermal baths. The Stellplatz was €18 for the night, but it included 2 hours per person at the baths, which would have cost €17.50 each, so it was a good deal!
Friedberg overnight

Overnight parking by a lake used for water activities. There's a water-ski pulley thing with jumps etc.
Mirabell Park, Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg

Fabulous mini Sound of Music tour, cycled all the way up to the castle !
Austria

avoiding the motorway and the €150 euro toll !
Slovinia !

A long day of driving, but we made it !
Lake Bled campsite !

Glad we booked ! People are being turned away, 20 yards from the lakeside, food is cheap but roads are scary !
Vintgar Gorge

Bike ride

Bike ride and Bled Castle

24 mile ride around Radolvjika, Begunje, Zirovnica, and back to Bled, stopping off at Bled Castle for a visit (and big hill climb on the bikes - glad we have e-bikes!)
Italy

Decided to return via Italy, because we haven't been to enough countries yet. So, Italy is country number 8 for this holiday.