Trying to find our route around Bucharest Last night we were travelling around a motorway ring road, when it suddenly came to a full stop and was only under construction. Both the sat-nav and Google Maps were confused and kept trying to turn us around and send us back the…
Leaving our campsite just south of Sibiu We had a bad night. Woken and kept awake by barking dogs. Many campers had dogs and they had joined in with all the local dogs, so were a bit grumpy when we set off just after 10 am. We were about 50…
A change in the weather Yesterday the weather had been very humid and looked as if a thunderstorm might eventuate. While we were having dinner, surrounded by the high rocky walls of the Bicaz Gorge, a loud clap of thunder occurred. No more than this though, maybe just 2 drops…
Leaving Ungheni The Style Hotel in Ungheni was somewhat unusual. On the third floor of a multi functional building, with a large gym and cafeteria. It was only small, about 6 rooms, very modern, but despite air conditioning, it was still hot and I had a very poor sleep. I…
A Difficult Morning At 09.45 we were ready to go, but Poki wasn’t. Her battery was flat. The fan had been going all night. A quick application of the battery charger soon righted matters and we were on our way. The campsite owner, a lovely lady with excellent English, advised…
Leaving Chechia We were on the road around 10am. Our sat-nav was set to take us to Baka Mare in Romania via the fastest route, but not on motorways, unless they were unavoidable. The distance was 640 kilometres. We hadn’t been underway very long when we crossed into Slovakia. We…
It’s another hot, cloudless morning. It has been one of those days when some things just don’t go right, but others do. We started the day in the camp cafe overlooking the lake. Dennis finishing the blog, while I enjoyed a coffee, the first since leaving home. Delicious! Getting Poki’s…
From Dillenburg to near Gera We were a lot later leaving this morning, not waking, or getting up so early. Stopping in the town of Dillenburg for some quick photos, we were soon back on the motorway heading for Erfurt. Quick photo stop in Dillenburg Today’s driving was pretty tedious.…
Tonight we’re in Overijse, south of Brussels. It’s late in the evening and it’s been a long day, so this will be a brief update. The last week has been rather hectic. Poki had to go back to the garage. The new rear cross member must be made of Chinese…
We flew back with Thai Airways. The flight was long, 13 hours. A day flight, which I dislike as they always seem longer. Arriving at 7pm, our taxi driver, Jeff, was there to meet us. Heathrow was relatively quiet at that time in the evening and traffic on the M25/M23…