Jerman Hepbach

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  • Hari 8

    Rückreise nach Hause

    16 Mac 2024, Jerman ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Heute fahren wir nun wieder zurück nach Hause. Die relativ lange Busfahrt ermöglicht es das erlebte ein wenig zu reflektieren. Es war die erste reine Busreise in unserem Reiseleben und es hat uns durchaus gefallen mal mehr über die Inhalte als das eigentliche
    Reisen auf der Strasse zu sprechen. Auch wenn wir uns nun eher wieder aufs Campen fokussieren, könnten wir uns im nächsten Jahr wieder eine ähnlich aufgebaute Musikreise zu neuen Zielen durchaus vorstellen. Schön wars.
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 30

    30. Transit to Germany + Sledge Photos

    5 Mac 2024, Jerman ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Both aching a little today after yesterday ! It was so worth it though. We had an early start this morning so we could leave the campsite for ten . The van was tidied and we topped up our water supply before setting off to Germany .
    It was a 5 hour drive to do 85 miles.... as we were being super stingey and avoiding all the toll roads (would have meant spending another 40 quid ) - we've already spent way too much in Switzerland !
    The journey was very pleasant ( well done James ) and we stopped off to give Maddy a walk about half way . It was nice to get some fresh air and stretch our legs too.
    Once in Germany , we bought some really nice food for the next few days before finding our next park up. It is lovely being back in Germany , the roads are so much nicer and we generally feel much more welcome here . Everyone is very nice and bubbly in Germany , often smiling and saying hello when you pass them.
    The first park up was at a really muddy woodland area , so we decided to move on to a really quaint town called Engen . James recieved some great news when we arrived , his boss from Hayley called and said that James has work for when we get home , which is fantastic ! I had a lovely catch up with Arnie too .
    Maddy had a walk around the park before we started cooking supper .
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 1

    Und los gehts…

    10 Ogos 2023, Jerman ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Heute nochmals alles aus- auf- und wieder eingeräumt. Dann ging es endlich los in Richtung Norden. Wir machen einen Zwischenstopp in Geisingen, wo es den weltbesten Wurst-Käsesalat gibt.

    Hier gibt es auch einen wunderschöner Stellplatz direkt an der Donau, den wir von letztem Jahr bereits kennen. Er ist aber voll und wir wollen eh noch weiter fahren nach Heimsheim zur Firma Woelcke, unserem Kabinenbauer, wo morgen an Rocky noch einige Reparaturen und Optimierungen gemacht werden.Baca lagi

  • Hari 1

    Bad Dürrheim

    2 Jun 2023, Jerman ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Wir sind auf dem Stellplatz in Bad Dürrheim. Freitag noch ein bisschen mit dem Fahrrad zur Donauquelle. Am Samstag und Sonntag dann das erste Treffen mit der Organisation PanamTour. Unser Womo wird im September verschifft und wir fliegen im Oktober dann nach Argentinien und holen es im Hafen ab. Bis dahin haben wir noch sehr viele Anpassungen am Auto zu erledigen.Baca lagi

  • Hari 5

    5. Etappe

    14 April 2023, Jerman ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    5. Etappe
    Donaueschingen - Tuttlingen
    37km, 117hm
    Wir starten an der Quelle der Donau, 7 km später ist sie schon ein beachtlicher Fluss. Etwas weiter versickert das Wasser der Donau im porösen Kalksteinboden und sucht sich seinen eigenen Weg durch ein unterirdisches Höhlensystem. Anscheinend kann man in den Sommermonaten sogar trockenen Fusses durch das Flussbett wandern. Heute gurgelte es lediglich ein bisschen und die Wassermassen wurden ein bisschen weniger. Die Donau ist wild und romantisch.
    Unsere Beine sind erstaunlich gut und wir freuen uns über ein paar Sonnenstrahlen.
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 2

    Über alle Berge

    12 April 2023, Jerman ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    Gefahrene Strecke: 264 km

    Unser Balù ist ab 8.00 Uhr früh in der Werkstatt und wird funktionsmäßig wieder auf Trab gebracht. In der Zwischenzeit schauen wir uns Stockach an. Die Kreisstadt am Bodensee hat aber nicht viel zu bieten und so warten wir einfach nur auf unser Auto. Das Wetter ist regnerisch und dämpft daher auch unseren Unternehmungsgeist.
    Um 14.00 Uhr ist es endlich soweit. Wir bezahlen ein halbes Vermögen und stürzen mit topfittem Balù Richtung Süden.
    Über Chur in der Schweiz, Autobahnen vermeidend gehts bei strömenden Regen und ein paar Verirrungen Richtung Julierpass auf ca. 2300 m, wo aus dem strömenden Regen starker Schneefall wird. Zum ersten Mal sind wir froh, im Herbst Ganzjahresreifen gekauft zu haben.
    So langsam wird es dunkel, wir fahren wieder ein paar Hundert Höhenmeter hinunter Richtung Maloja-Pass. Aus dem Schneefall wird wieder Regen, aber das ist bei Dunkelheit auf einer Passstraße auch nicht lustig. Eigentlich wollten wir heute noch die Schweiz verlassen, aber wir schaffen die Fahrerei nicht mehr.
    Kurz vor Maloja, bei der Ortschaft Sils, sehen wir links dir Einfahrt zum Beachclub am Silvaplanasee. Zu sehen ist ein großer Parkplatz mit Verbotsschild für Wohnmobile. Dennoch fahren wir hinein, erkundigen uns im Beachclub wie ernst die Verbotsschilder zu nehmen sind. Ja, sind ernst zu nehmen. Wir riskieren es trotzdem.
    Es schüttet immer noch in Strömen. Wir kochen uns Gemüsenudeln und machen uns gemütlich. Die Heizung im Wohnmobil läuft zum ersten Mal wirklich auf Hochtouren.
    Bei den Fotos gibt es nur ein paar Eindrücke von Stockach. Andere Bilder gibt es heute leider nicht
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 17

    Day 17 - parkrun day!

    21 September 2024, Jerman ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Before we arrived at this site, I’d had a look and mentioned to Charlie there’s a parkrun less than 30 mins away. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to go for a nice, flat run so we made plans to head over to Hockgraben parkrun. We checked out the parking situation days ago, so last night in preparation we just did a double check on Google maps, and what do we see..:.. a 1.8m height restriction and we are almost 3m. We messaged the parkrun team who were super helpful and suggested a side road we should be ok to park on. Alarms went off at 5:45 (shock to the system!), Marla had an early breakfast and we packed the van up and off we went. The site owner flagged us down as we got to the exit, he bought our bread rolls to us so they wouldn’t have to sit around on our pitch waiting for us. Very kind of him. We found the area easily enough, and did find a space but there were a lot of signs about limited and restricted parking, with signs that you will be towed away. We couldn’t see anything else suitable so left the van and hopped over to the start to check with the RD - they said it should be fine…
    The volunteers were all very nice welcoming, the pre event brief was held in German then English by the Canadian RD, Gina. 3, 2, 1 and we were off. Charlie ran with Marla (handheld lead only) and I ran on my own - and I really was on my own. There was only 39 participants and finish times ranged from 20 mins to 50 mins, so we were al spread out. Charlie and Marla came 4th in just over 21 mins and I came 31st in 35 mins.
    We made a quick get away once I finished just in case there was any issue with where the van was parked, thankfully all fine!
    One cool thing we’ve noticed in Germany is they have some bridges they’ve built just for animals to cross, they look absolutely beautiful. Charlie managed to snap a photo as we went under one.
    Back to camp for showers and do a load of washing, then the rest of the afternoon was spent hiding from the sun - it’s boiling here! Marla enjoyed laying in the road in front of our pitch and sunbathing.
    Dinner tonight was supposed to have been a curry, but it was far too hot for that so we had some veggie bratwurst that I’d picked up.
    We’ve packed up most the van stuff tonight ready to move camp tomorrow.
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 16

    Day 16 - Hiking in the heat

    20 September 2024, Jerman ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Today we explored the trails and hills behind the campsite. From looking at different maps we could tell there were a lot of official footpaths and even some ruins of a castle to explore, so once breakfast had gone down, we set off. Up, up and up was how I would describe the first couple kms of the route. All the trails are very obvious within the forest and well signposted. There was no one else around so we let Marla off lead for a good chunk of the walk. It’s the first time since being away she’s had a proper off lead walk and she needed it! She did ruin it for herself when she found a stinky mud puddle to roll in, thankfully the camp has a warm dog shower and we bought doggy shampoo. We were trying to follow the trails to the ruins, unfortunately we came up against a blocked off path and lots of warning signs confirming the trail was closed. So we followed some other signs for a circular route to explore the woods a bit more before retracing our steps. All in all, a good couple of hours in the woods where it was lovely and cool! Back to camp for lunch and the sun was really starting to warm up, so the afternoon was spent hopping around the pitch trying to find some shade.
    Marla made a friend in the enclosed doggy fields a chocolate Labrador. I’ve no idea what his name was, the owner was very lovely but she didn’t speak English and I don’t speak German so we just smiled and watched the dogs chase each other around the field. With some sign language we managed to say how old the dogs were, they were both three - but the chocolate boy seemed a bit more playful than Marla, so I called time on them after 10 mins. The heat didn’t really ease off, so I treated Marla to a doggy ice cream from the camp shop. They also have a great selection of dog treats that I’m sure we’ll stock up on before leaving. Our dinner tonight was red cabbage, spätzle and frikadellen (vegan). That was super tasty, although we are having some issues with lighting the oven, so it all had to be cooked on the hob. Thank goodness we had enough pans! Our new LPG adapters arrived today, we have double checked and they will definitely work so we will try again and refill our tanks tomorrow while we are out and about or Sunday when we are moving camp.
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 15

    Day 15 - camping among the apples

    19 September 2024, Jerman ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Day 15 and we are one sixth of the way through our trip! We have moved further east today, not a massive amount as we found a campsite we really wanted to visit. It was a late checkout this morning, we didn’t have to be off site until midday so we took it nice and easy. I made the most of the amazing showers, even though I wasn’t stinky yet! Then we packed the van up then headed out for a dog walk to make sure Marla was tired out for the short journey and supermarket stop.
    We have been spoilt with being able to walk from site on footpaths into the forest, so we took advance of this and did a good hour out and back. Then off to the supermarket, driving past a convoy of old school tractors!) where it was Charlie’s turn to go in. My only request was for sushi for lunch and some Black Forest gateaux as we’d not managed to have some so far - he did brilliantly. The cake was so light and airy, it was absolutely delicious! And the sushi was super tasty.
    Then off to find some diesel and LPG, this is where we hit our first problem of the trip. We had bought a pack of LPG adapters after doing our research, unfortunately none of these are actually any good for our van! They have the wrong diameter thread… so LPG refill was aborted and the right adapters (we hope!) have been purchased from Amazon and would arrive tomorrow.
    The new site is quite different from all others we’ve been to so far. It’s set among a huge orchard and is a bit smaller and fuller than we’ve stayed on so far. It’s nice, but I feel like we have been squeezed in a bit. There is a small enclosed dog field with a loads of equipment in, so we’ve had a few off lead blasts in there and Marla had the biggest of zoomies when another dog said hello to her through the fence. I think she’s missing regular interaction with other dogs….
    We had a nice light dinner this evening of cous cous, falafel and salad - which was lovely as it’s been a lot warmer this afternoon than we’ve been used to!
    After dinner we had a little stroll around some of the orchards and into the edge of the woods, where we let Marla have some more off lead time - and she promptly found a giant mud puddle 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ thankfully no face rolls, just some muddy paws to deal with.
    Baca lagi

  • Hari 7

    Ausfahrt aus Deutschland

    25 Julai 2024, Jerman ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Das Quintett ist voll. In Kreuzlingen überqueren wir die Grenze in unser fünftes Nachbarland und geniessen dort die pure Natur. Nach kurzem Aufstieg zu einem lauschigen Seelein entdecken wir einen herzigen Laden mit lokalem Kunsthandwerk und Verpflegen uns köstlich in der Almhütte. 🥺 Hilfe, wo ist die Ausfahrt? Wir wollten doch nur eine Badehose kaufen. 🙃Baca lagi

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