Well, it was supposed to have been,
And here we are, travelling through Europe on such a day as this.
Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany today.
What things did I think about for this momentous day
Meaningful vote.
Another referendum.
The night spent in the hotel was great, after the disappointment of not finding a campsite. 100 Euros up my shirt, but when you need a place for the night, any stable will do.
We got in the lift to go for breakfast, only to find that it was a glass lift, on the outside of the building, with views across the street. We didn’t even notice that, last night!
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| Near Yvoir, Germany. |
We made the decision to drive as far as we could today. The aim was to get to Ulm, in Bavaria, South Germany.
Ruth was allowed to drive, until she made a mistake coming out of a contraflow on a motorway in Luxembourg. We ended up having to leave the motorway and drove through a little village.
As I said the other day, “every sliver lining has a cloud”. Despite the irritation of an enforced detour, we realised that diesel prices in Luxembourg were CHEAP, so I did a handbrake turn with the van after passing a petrol station, and pulled in for fuel. The price was 1.08 Euros per Litre! In real money that equates to about 90p per litre.
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| Diesel price in Luxembourg today |
We filled up!!
After that, I drove!
The rest of the way to a campsite just south of Ulm, in Bavaria, Germany. We had a few comfort breaks, but none of them for very long. A bit of traffic round Stuttgart, but other than that, it was plain sailing (or driving).
We had phoned ahead to the campsite to make sure they were open. We didn’t want any of the problems of the previous night.
We pulled in to the campsite in Illertissen. No one was about, except a bloke on a heavy roller machine, tamping down some gravel near a swimming pool. Ruth went and had a chat to him. He was the campsite owner. A youngish guy, probably in his 40s, bronzed by the open air, with a lovely wife. He told us he spoke English (phew), and took us to the reception for us to pay. He worked out the bill,…. 6 Euros per person, 2 for the van, 3 for electricity, etc, etc, and managed to come up with a total of 21 Euros for the night.
We were well happy with that!
Then he said he would give us a 10% discount! We weren’t quite sure why, but certainly weren’t going to complain.
We ended up with a bill for 18 Euros! Call me stupid, BUT, if you take 10% off 21, you don’t get 18. Do you?
Anyway, given 18 Euros in real money, you get to about 15 quid for the night! Easy money!
The site was just the ticket for us. Immaculate and warm wash blocks. Next to a river. Peaceful, calm, - and cheap!
Life is good!
And tomorrow is my birthday!
And tomorrow is my birthday!
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