Camping Martina
By dusk last night, camping Martina was absolutely packed. It is in a pretty little village with an imposing building, looking a bit like Colditz, dominating the scene.
Pic to be added later. I’m having troubles transferring photos transferring pics from my phone to the blog!
All day yesterday it had been looking as if it was building up for a storm. During the afternoon we had a few showers, but in the evening it was very humid and I thought we wouldn’t get a dry night. We didn’t, in the middle of the night we had thunder, lightening and rain.
The morning dawned sunny and still hot, so the tent dried out quickly. The campsite sold coffees, bread and croissants. I ordered a cappuccino and expected to get a paper cup. Instead I received a large ceramic mug on a small tray with a napkin and a small pot of smarties. I suppose that justifies the 45 Euros camping charge. For a change, I also ordered two croissants, which we saved for lunch time.
We set off with the sat-nav taking us through tiny back lanes missing the centre of Salzburg. It was slow going but pretty. The houses in this part of the world like to have lovely flower displays.
2 pics To be added later.
Just before crossing out of Austria we decided to top the tank up as diesel is dearer in Germany. There was a long queue for the pumps as other people had the same idea or this station was offering cheaper diesel. Dennis pulled in alongside the pumps and must have been confused about which pump was offering premium diesel and managed to put 3lites of premium petrol into the tank before realising it was not diesel. What to do? Putting petrol in a diesel engine can be catastrophic, but he reckoned that 3litres would be well diluted in 72litres of diesel. Here’s hoping.
German Border
Once we crossed into Germany it was a very different driving experience. Heavy traffic and motorways. In Germany there are no tolls for motorway use. It was a tedious day’s drive from here. Particularly as we approached Munich and on the ring road around Munich. Traffic speeds up and then comes to a full stop repeatedly. It’s caused by merging motorways, or joining traffic, or lane reductions. I have learnt a new German word because of it. “STAU” it means traffic jam. It was just as slow as using small, non-motorway roads.
Pic To be added.
Bavarian Countryside
The Bavarian countryside is pretty, but for the whole day we have suffered from the unpleasant smell of manure. It is obviously the season for the farmers to apply manure to fertilise the fields. As the day wore on the weather changed. It became much cooler and overcast. Several times during the afternoon we had rain.
Tonight’s camp is very different to the last 2 evenings which were very regimented but with excellent facilities. This is refelectrd in the price 40 and 45 Euros, respectively. Camping Winkelbachtal is much more informal. Spread out with all nationalities and some long term stayers. At 24 Euros, much more reasonably priced, but still has good sanitary facilities.
We are camped next to a Dutch family and had a long chat with them after dinner. Tonight it is going to be 13 degrees. At the moment while I’m writing this, it feels almost chilly. It’s great after so many boiling days.
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