Big bends, bendy sausages, mind bending schnapps. There’s a short distance, but a serious drive, to be done today. We pack up early and leave the site at 6.30am in heavy cold rain. It’s going to be hard, but at least we’re out before the mad Italians get on the roads. Today our destination is […]
Cortina D’Ampezzo
Italy. If the mention of Cortina conjures up thoughts of your salesman dad’s old Ford you’d be delighted to see several in town. The Cortinas to Cortina has been a rally for the dedicated and the unhinged that celebrated the 30th, 40th and even 50th year of the once iconic company car. Hopefully all the […]
PollyDog v ArchieVan
If Polly knew how many people asked about her wellbeing while on tour she’d be flattered. I’m not telling her though as I don’t want her to know that she’s the star attraction. She’s only a dog after all. Even as I was approaching Brighton a call came through asking to see Polly – it […]
ArchieVan Mountain Van.
A drive deeper into the Pfalz to Kaisersluten didn’t reveal the stunning town I’d hoped for – but it did take me through beautiful mountain roads with fairy tale castles clinging to the very edge of the hills they were built on. We tackle what we then thought were our first hills, but oh my […]
Autobahn. ArchieVan
Kraftwerk soundtrack as ArchieVan heads south on the Autobahn. The van will do a hundred, but that’s not comfortable. I try for sixty five, or thereabouts. Thirst then isn’t too bad and progress, while leisurely, is steady. Besides Kraftwerk, Spotify’s selection includes Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus as today’s standout bands. It’s too sunny for […]
ArchieVan – taking delivery!
It’s almost a year since this journey started. It’s that long since we bought Archie Van after seeing him on Auto Trader as a straightforward VW Crafter. We had big dreams. We talked regularly about “When we’ve got our van……..” And then one day he arrived. “Blimey” we said, “he’s big!” He soon had to […]