Bath to Herne

I'm a bit apprehensive about today. Over the past few weeks i've been getting used to driving or being driven. Today we're driving roughly 500 miles on the first leg of our trip to visit friends and family in Germany. The trip will culminate next weekend with the wedding of Claudia's younger sister Insa in Bielefeld.

It will be interesting to see how my body copes with a completely different daily routine, different beds and different food. But hey! nothing ventured, nothing gained.

on route

Friday am - somewhere in Belgium..

Well, good job we have european breakdown cover! We'd driven no more than 150km from Dunkirk when our fan belt broke. It was 9pm UK time and by the time we were rescued, it was 11.30pm. The boys coped really well and the kick of adrenaline was enough to help me cope with a nasty bout of nausea. Claudia (superhero) held everything together.

We were recovered to a lovely hotel, with Koi Carp in a pool outside the reception. Max wanted to feed them bagels.
Our car should be ready in an hour or so and as i type this, Claudia and the boys are enjoying the hotel pool!