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Too Much Excitement (whilst feeling rough)

Both woke up feeling rough as!  But it was time to hit the road as we wanted to spend a few days in Austria.  Before leaving Berchtesgaden though we agreed to drive up to Obersalzburg on the way to see…

A Big Catch Up

Our next destination was an unfortunately named mountain in Garmisch Partenkirchen for a quick overnight stop before deciding on our next move!  We took the cable car to the top for stunning views over the area & across to the…

Change of Mind

We have found that the beauty of travelling in “The Ranch” is that you can change your mind/plans at the last minute!  After leaving Rothenburg we intended to do a day of visiting other places on the “Romantic Road” then…

Southbound Autobahn

A rough plan has been formulated for the rest of our time in Germany!  Now done with the Rhine, we needed to cover off some miles to get us  further south to tie in with future plans.  The plan (subject…

Mission Accomplished

We jinxed ourselves by packing away the cold weather gear. The weather has changed again, mainly dry but a definite chill in the air.  Uneventful drive from Remich to Koblenz, although we did pass through another border checkpoint after entering…

We’re Back!

Feeling frustrated & going around in circles with our German adventure, we decided to “stay away” for a few days.   We had a massive planning session to plot our journey down south.   First stop though, we decided to…

The Interlude – Germany/The Netherlands

We hadn’t really formulated a plan/route for Germany!  We set off to visit the town of Xanten, which incidentally is the only place in German that has a letter X at the start of it’s name.   We visited the…

The King & Us – Arnhem & Beyond

We extended our stay in The Netherlands to experience Kings Day!   The celebration of the current kings birthday.   However we almost missed it.  We were all geared up to go to Arnhem in our “Orange Garb” on the…

Water Water Everywhere!

After a pleasant overnight stay in Stavoren, we set off first thing to visit the Wouda Pumping Station near Lemmer.   Opened in 1920 it’s the largest steam pumping station every built & still in operation!  We had our own…