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We woke up the next day in Wetzlar after our big day at Nürburgring and drove around 200km east to our next destination of Eisenach. We found the best 2 shady spots on the aire next to the Fritz Berger camping shop and motorhome repair shop. It is very comfortable here with good toilet and…
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Our next objective was to get to Nürburgring historic race track as Sean is booked in to do a lap of the 21km Nordschleife track in a Porsche GT race car driven by a racing driver. There were many famous races on this track from the 1920s including Fangio winning an epic from 3 places…
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We got up early and went to the swimming pool with Angela. It was a nice pool but quite busy with swimmers in the lanes. We did quite a few laps then headed home via the bread shop to pick up fresh rolls. We had a leisurely breakfast then headed into the centre of town…
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From the overnight car park spot we moved up to the Wiltz castle carpark. The castle was started in the 13th century when the lords of Wiltz built a replacement for the old castle on a higher promontory. In 1631, under the rule of Count Jan, construction began on the Renaissance castle that still stands…
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After breakfast we moved our van out of the Urban Gardens campsite to a free parking area and caught a bus into the middle of Ghent. The buildings all looked incredibly old and beautiful- it was a bit like being in a Disneyland city. The city has experienced a lot of upheaval with Franks and…
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We woke up in Canterbury aire and were soon on the road to Dover to get our ferry to Dunkirk, France. We were glad we had left early when we saw the queue – nearly back to the roundabout approaching the ferry terminal. It took us 2 hours to get to the ferry loading area. …
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Nye had a special breakfast made by GG – his Gorgeous Grandmother. We started off the day sorting out our new bikes. Lisa had her new electric bike and I bought Lisa’s old electric bike. We were soon off on our cycling trip to Bramber 9 miles from Hove – mostly along cycle tracks. We…
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We left at a reasonable time and wove through many country roads avoiding the M25 to get to the National Trust Winkworth Arboretum. We had lunch there and had a short walk through the trees before getting back on the trip. We soon arrived at Hove at Kate and Rob’s place. Lisa, Glenn’s sister and…
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After breakfast at the camp site at Capesthorne Hall we went on the circular walk to check out the estate. We started in the forest then looped around to the pond beside the hall. There was an old icehouse where they stored ice during the winter wrapped in straw that lasted until the summer. A…
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We woke up at Langdon Beck Hotel in the north Pennines in the middle of moors and sheep country. We got going and parked nearby at High Force Hotel for a walk by the river and to have breakfast. We couldn’t get up to see the waterfall there but we enjoyed the peaceful walk beside…