Car probably not quite as heavy as it was last year, it is Spring Bank holiday Sunday and we are heading down to Marians B&B in Winchelsea for a couple of nights. Always a pleasant stopover in one of the best B&Bs we know!! Our route this time will take us down through Belgium and Germany for a change to avoid the French tolls!! The plan was early Tuesday ferry to Dunkirk, then through Belgium, into Germany and a couple of nights in the wine growing region. Then onto Innsbruck in Austria for a couple of nights before the drive to Venice for the 5 o’clock ferry to avoid an overnight in Venice.
The trip went well with a lovely stay in St Martin in Germany. Splendid camp site in a beautiful village surrounded by hills and vines. Well you have to try some don’t you, it would be rude not to. Very nice it was too. Innsbruck was just as lovely as it always is and we went on a funicular railway and cable car up the mountain to the snow line. The camp site we stayed on had been replanned and moved with super facilities. The site fees reflected this so that’s the last time there let’s say!!
The trip went well with a lovely stay in St Martin in Germany. Splendid camp site in a beautiful village surrounded by hills and vines. Well you have to try some don’t you, it would be rude not to. Very nice it was too. Innsbruck was just as lovely as it always is and we went on a funicular railway and cable car up the mountain to the snow line. The camp site we stayed on had been replanned and moved with super facilities. The site fees reflected this so that’s the last time there let’s say!!
We got to Saturday and the Alps crossing to Venice. Never fails to please with super views and roads through. When we got to Venice Port there were five huge cruise ships in. One of which we followed out of Venice only to be stuck behind it for half an hour whilst the police stopped it and were obviously up to something.
Finally underway with floor space bagged for the night and the last leg of our journey. We were sleeping in a semi covered area at the back of the ship with quite a few others. The night went well and we slept OK. The following day was a very long one. This was because the must slow the boat down as what we normally do in 23 hours we did this time in 29!! You can imagine the comments from sea faring Mrs D!! We docked in Corfu at 10pm on Sunday night from where it is 40 minutes to home in Kopsocheilades. Another interesting and safe journey across Europe accomplished, time for bed and some shut eye before it all starts again tomorrow!
Pix are - camp & village of St Martin in Germany, camp at Innsbruck, view over Innsbruck from snowline, high above Innsbruck & leaving Venice behind cruise ship.
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