How the last 7 months have flown! A flight from Brisbane to Singapore, followed by a day spent meandering the city’s streets. An uneventful 11 hour flight to Helsinki and we are now enjoying a warming cappucino as the sun shines through the window, whilst awaiting the final leg. This week, in between preparing Big […]
Preparations for placing the ‘Running G’ rig into winter storage are underway. We depart for Berlin at the unimaginable hour of 2am Monday morning. OUCH!!!!!
Well, here it is! With the aid of books by Tom Sommers (http://eurocanals.com/), the initial route planning options for our 2017 tour through northern Germany and the Netherlands is completed. By Car: Mecklenburg Lakes in first Gratis, then Little G2 Canal River Route Take 2 through the Netherlands. Take 3 Distances.
I have just completed planning our Thuringian Wald journey. The Mecklenburg Lakes will be played by ear once we get to Zehdenick. Probably a Little G cruise. Mecklenburg to Emden done and that for the Netherlands is almost there. We are on a role!!!! Now to work on some more pics.
From Mittelland Kanal to Havel Canal through lake district to Potsdam in August, then Potsdam to Zehdenick, September. Car journeys Nancy, France to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and return Potsdam, Germany to Poland and Return
Preparing this year’s route from Spandau, Germany to Basel, Switzerland. We thought the mapping for last year was a bit tricky. Working out the best route through Holland and Belgium is even more difficult! It turns out, the shortest route is heading upstream via mostly rivers. Hmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! Maybe not the fastest after all. Need to […]
I have commenced working through the Polish pics. Hopefully, will have the first online tomorrow.
Yep! We have christened the van. In keeping with ‘Big G’, the it is now officially ‘Rolling G’. We are still thinking about a name for the pajero. A few quick snaps with the phone! There are times that one has need to travel some distance to find what they are looking for. With the local […]
It’s been a busy couple of days that have left us exhausted and falling into bed at night. Prior to collecting the van on Wednesday, we drove to Kedron Car Electrics (auto electrician) who wre situated in Kate Street, Kedron, in order to find out what the issue was with regards to the brake lights […]
A three and a half hour drive through lush green countryside, where large pools of water from the last of the March rains still lay, brought us to the outskirts of Brisbane. Our track led us through the exquisitely beautiful region of the Darling Downs and Great Dividing Range. A mix of endless paddocks and forest […]
12 hours driving interspersed with breaks and over 918km later, we arrived in Dalby. Beautiful country. Lots of trees, surprisingly green with a great deal of water still laying in the low areas, emus, cattle, a few goats, horses, and a couple of wedge – tailed eagles. Excitement for the day came when the lights […]
800km. A long day broken up by the changing landscape, goats, cattle, sheep, emus and ‘roos. Will sleep tonight!
So much has been taking place that it’s been a while since the last post. We purchased our new 4WD and love it. The Easter weekend is being spent at Balgowan, SA. A small coastal town, it really is a delightful place to visit. The last of the images for July 2016 have been completed […]
We had a delightful stay in Villa Nagaputih, Ubud. Everything you could wish for in a relaxing retreat in the peaceful surrounds of the rainforest: the sound of a rushing river, bird calls and even an occasional sighting of blue kingfishers, monkeys or squirrels below. Check out the link for a more in depth look […]
Over the past week, I have updated much of our 2016 journey through France. All that is left to add here is our sail from Sicily, Italy to Port St Louis, France. Check out the page: www.gratisaustralis.com/category/france/ I have just placed the details on our day in Blaubeuren, Germany online. Between its amazing early history of mankind, […]
We have almost completed uploading our 2016 French Journey. Return to Adelaide for a short while next week.
Bob loves to go out for a motor on a daily basis, whilst I enjoy relaxing and working in the blog. My beloved just rang. He is currently taking shelter atop one of the mountain peaks. The weather went from warm and sunny to rain pelting down like cats and dogs: so heavy, he can’t […]
