Tuesday 13 August 2013

Woke up in France

Well after quick tunnel crossing it was a case of parking up and getting to bed.

After a good 6 hours sleep I woke to light rain in Calais France so an ideal day for driving, by 10 am it was in the 30s so not so ideal. Stopped off in Luxemburg to top up with fuel at a cost of €1.22 and four ice creams.

After this we headed to Merzig in Germany where we had a very pleasant night at a stelplatz based at the swimming pool and a cost of €6.50 including hook up. The girls went for nice swim while Lorraine and I just chilled in the sunshine.

Sat 27th
 Woke up at six to a beautiful sunny day so Lorraine and I went for a nice run along the river while the girls slept. Once all up fed and water we decided to head for Munich where we arrived at Munichs football stadium about 14.00. This cost €15 including hook up and water 

So it was a quick change for every one then 5 min walk to the train station and in to Munich for some lunch and shopping and a nice cold beer

Sun 28th -Wed 31st
Woke up to another roasting hot day and ready for our drive to Lake Bled. We headed for Salzburg and where held up for about 30 mins due to road works, eventually arrived in a really busy and stunning Lake Bled. Drove to camping Bled and enquired if we could stay for either 2 or 3 nights receptionist said if you can find a suitable pitch your more than welcome to stay. After a quick walk and with the choice of several we opted for one on the hill with a nice view.

Had a very restless night due to high temp and thunder storm so got up at 6 and went for a run round the lake with Lorraine joining me for the second lap, i think the first lap was more enjoyable as i happened to pass a naked lady going for a swim. very warm with the temp well into the 30's by mid morning.

After a day of sunbathing at the lake side Lorraine and I decided the next day we would walk round the lake and visit the castle wasnt really that good apart from the views,the girls opted for a morning of sunbathing. 
View from castle of church in the lake.
Good looking couple sitting on the castle wall
After a nice walk and a small lunch in Bled its self we headed back to the campsite to get the girls then row out to the island and visit the church.
Sophie and Emma taking the long way to the island 
Think I might take up rowing instead of running 
Once at the island the church is at the top of these stairs but don't worry they sell beer
 
So quite a active day today with a jog round the lake then a nice walk round with Lorraine before rowing to the Church so time for a nice BBQ and a few cold Magners.
Woke up early again on Wednesday morning so went for a run round the lake a couple of times and it was again very warm so after my run I jumped in the lake boy was that nice. Once every one is up and had breakfast its time to head to our friends in Ljubljana, decided I would stick to the back roads as we where in no hurry and wanted to see some of Slovenia, that was interesting.
Very expensive campsite cost us €151 for the 3 nights and that included 10% cc discount.

We'd 31st 
Arrive at Marco and Matje house by lunch time to a very warm welcome form them and their extended family. We had a few drinks and a snack then headed into the city for a guided tour by Marko. I would highly recommend a visit to Ljubljana as its a lovely little city with 3 rivers and lovely little pavement cares and bars.
View from Ljubljana Castle over the city.

After a nice BBQ cooked by Marko we all went a walk into town at night for a few beers and more sightseeing, up a little later than normal tonight and probably more beers that I should have had they where nice at the time though.

Up early on Thursday and went a nice walk round the local houses while the girls had a lie in, then after breakfast it was off for a game of golf with Marko Sebastian and a Londoner called Andrew we needed the Slovenians to translate for us as couldn't understand a word each other said. I have never seen so many trees on a golf course in my life and must have managed to land behind everyone of them. So after a very hot game of golf it was time for a bit of dinner and some cold beer.
Pre meal drinks at the golf club.
Now if you haven't fell asleep and can remember the Caxton card issue Lorraine felt this would be a good time to tell me she had hers in her purse all the time.

Friday 2nd August 
Woke up again to a very hot day and after saying our goodbyes we headed for the sea side resort of Izola where we parked up for €10 a night no facilities but right on the beach so ideal. While there I noticed another two Motorhome stopovers one was a nice grass area belonging to a hotel and the other was in the marina with hook up and water and dump, not sure on the prices though. 
Once we arrived in Izola it was quick lunch then a dip in the sea before dinner and a nice stroll along the marina for a lovely big ice cream.

Sunset at Izola marina
Sat 3rd
Very warm night again and the discussion about air conditioning crop up several times not sure how much use it would be in Scotland so will forget about it until next years holiday. Woke up nice and early and went for a fast 5k run decided I wasn't going far due to the heat and even after 5k at 6.30am I was knackered and just jumped right in the sea fully clothed oh so nice.

The girls decided they wanted a lazy day by the sea so walk to San Simon hotel and beach resort about 400 yards from or parking place and even managed to empty the cassette after carrying it in my ruck sack thanks for the tip JB. The resort was free to enter you just paid for sunbeds if required, really was a nice place and they had free activities on through out the day with the 3 ladies taking part in aqua aerobic in the Adriatic Sea 

Due to the heat we used this as an excuse to eat out so went to a local restaurant away from the tourist area and had a lovely meal and a couple of cold drinks then a nice walk back to the motorhome and off to bed.

Sun 4th
We had planned on staying another night but due to the every increasing heat we decided to leave and head for the hills, so we headed to Bovec via Italy and stayed at a lovely little campsite on the edge of the village.
View from our pitch.
  Arrived at Bovec just after lunch so had a bit of a lazy day and then walk the 5 mins into town for a lovely big ice cream and a look at the rafting companies. After visiting several we where quoted prices around €48 per person and after a bit of bantering managed to get it for €30 per person.
Mon 4th
Up about 6 am and went for a lovely 12k run round the village, even at the time it was roasting hot and I was totally knackered as pic shows.
Once fed and watered Sophie, Emma and myself head of for some white water rafting while Lorraine had a nice relaxing few hours reading at the van.
The rafting was a great experience and would highly recommend to everyone to try, the best part about it was the water temp was only 6degrees and so refreshing just jumping off the raft into this.

We all had a relaxing evening after our busy day. A few cold Magners and a lovely BBQ.

Tues 5th
Woke up on Tues and did a nice 5k run with Lorraine at 6.30 then decided I would do some hill work on my own, bad idea well the up hill part was the down hill was fine.
Campsite cost €80 for the two nights
On my early morning run I discovered a motorhome stopover at the other end of town with hook up, waste and water facilities for €12 a night.

Decided we would head for Munich today as the girls fancied a shopping day, so it was over the alps on a nice windy road that would not suit you if your scared of hights.
Just drove over this

Again a very hot day and as we entered Italy we came across this lovely lake so decide to stop and go for a cool down, lovely and cold.

Back in the motorhome and off to Munich when we arrived the rain just started and had a little storm over night which resulted in it being nice and cool, bliss.

Wed 6th
Woke up to a nicer temperature than any other time of the holiday, my first thought was great ideal for a walk round the shops. Spent a few hours in the city and had lunch before coming back to the van and then doing the stadium tour of Munich ground. This is one of the most impressive grounds for the outside and the most boring on the inside. Due to the fact two teams share the ground they can't paint it any colour apart from grey, very dull

After our tour we decided to drive to Luxemburg to miss out the traffic jams caused by major road works on the motorway, after a couple of hours we decided to stop at a stelplatz in Ettlingen.

Thurs 7th
Nice relaxing day just drove to Luxemburg and filled the tank up before stay at a campsite for the night so the girls could go swimming.

Fri 8th
Drove all the way to calais and used the aire near the ferry terminal which cost €15 a night and well worth it due to the location, 
some advice if your buying chips don't go for a large portion as the 4 of us struggle to eat it.


Sat 9th
Woke up to a lovely morning and did a nice 11 mile run before 8am. After everyone was  and dressed we went for a bit of shopping and a nice meal in Calais center. On the way back to the motorhome some pervert and his two friends started to make very indecent and lowed gestures towards Sophie and Emma who where walking about 50 yards in front of us, while I'm not an aggressive person this French perv and his friends certainly got the message that I wasn't to pleased with their actions.

Sun 10th 
Tunnel booked for 8.20 am, I woke up early so drove round at 6 to see if I'd get offered an earlier train which I did but just before we where due to board they announced there was an incident in the tunnel and we where delayed and never got on the train until 8.45 so that was a waste getting there early.
Off the tunnel and a long drive home.

Well if you got this far you must be falling asleep with boredom.

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