Thursday 24th May 2018 If you have had the enthusiasm to read yesterday’s instalment yet, you will know that this week Wendy and I have become wrapped up in a search for ‘authentic’ Croatia. Well (spoiler alert!) today we found it. Our early morning walk (before it got too hot for Alf) took us up the … Continue reading ‘Authenticity’ Discovered!

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 I am sorry I haven’t been in touch recently; it’s been a bit harum scarum this side of the Adriatic, let me bring you up-to-date… You left us in Kamp Njivice on the island of Krk. We liked it there very much, but we had places to go and so on Tuesday … Continue reading Six Campsites in Three Days

Sunday 20th May 2018 Yesterday, I signed off just as the rain and hail began pelting down on me, under the awning where I was exiled, as Wendy was ensconced in the van watching the royal wedding. The rain didn’t let up until late in the evening when, to fight the cabin fever, we strolled down … Continue reading The Sunshine After the Rain

Saturday 19th May 2018 Today’s blog is sponsored by Daren Fasey, as thanks for baling us out with a blip at home yesterday. We have been in Camping Blednow for 48 hours and a jolly nice place it is too for not doing too much but having a good time. It is so nice in fact … Continue reading Beautiful Bled

Thursday 18th May 2018 The sun is slowly setting behind us, casting fingers of shadows across the lake towards the island church that is glowing in the dusk. We are sitting at a table on the deck outside the Camping Bled Bar enjoying a well-earned glass of local wine and making the most of a memorable … Continue reading An Eventful Day

Wednesday 16th May 2018 It rained all night and it rained all day. The emergency brollies had a good work out today, from Alf’s early morning stroll to his evening jaunt. The only good news is that the rain from my tame cumulo-nimbus seems to have washed any Narrativium out of the works, otherwise Wendy would … Continue reading Into Salzburg We Did Go

Tuesday 15th May 2018 I have often wondered if I might be a modern-day incarnation of a rain god? Back in ancient times, people would have prayed to me or offered sacrifices in the hope that I might bring rain to water the crops or ruin a neighbouring village’s cricket match. In the twenty-first century it … Continue reading From Switzerland to Salzburg

Monday 14th May 2018 So the chief blogger is having a night off and it’s the return of the ‘lady in the van!’ I’ve been allowed this responsibility as today didn’t quite live up to expectations because Howard wanted to take me back to Lake Bodensee as it was full of good memories from his time … Continue reading Monday is Washing Day

Sunday 13th May 2018 We got back to the van thanks to the help of three bears and a woodcutter and I had a job to do. Armed only with a Leatherman and a hairgrip I managed to change the water pump that powers our taps and the flush. We have been carrying a spare pump … Continue reading Springs, Waterfalls and Lakes

Saturday 12th May 2018 ‘Narrativium’ is one of those, as yet undiscovered elements, that Terry Pratchett envisioned so clearly on Discworld. On Discworld Narrativium is the most common element on the disc, although not included in the list of the standard five: earth, fire, air, water and surprise. It ensures that everything runs properly as a … Continue reading A Walk in the Black Forest