2022

The trip home was uneventful which is always great. We arrived at the airport 4 hours early as Delta requested and were thru security and

Today we left Athens for Amsterdam. Everything worked exactly as it was supposed to. The highlight of the day was our taxi ride to the

Today we took in the highlight of every tourists trip to Athens the Acropolis. There are historical sites, but besides the Pyramids and Machu Pichu

Yesterday we were a little disappointed in Athens, today she redeemed herself. We decided to spend one of our two days doing the Parthenon and

Today was our last day with François on this trip. We were both up early and did the final clean up and draining of all

While tonight is not our last night on the trip, it is our last night in François so today was spent preparing to put him

Today is going to be a short entry. We are on the outskirts of Athens in a very “interesting” campground as it is made up

Ton had specifically requested we stop at Delphi as she had visited it many years ago on a trip when she was in school. She

I am giving serious consideration to firing Greta our Garmin after today. The details on why will be below. After 9 days in Missolonghi with

We woke up to heavy rain on the roof of François so we both settled in for a lazy morning. Finally about 11 am the

We have extended our stay at Missolonghi because the weather forecast has taken a temporary turn for the worst. The first week we were here

The Greeks are really starting to win us over. We had very little planned for the day except for a walk to town. We spent

Today was a quiet day in Missolonghi. The highlight of the day was Ovi helping me repair a broken shelf in François, and by helping

Today we planned to visit the salt museum near town. Missolonghi has been a center of salt production for centuries, and the salt museum is

Ovi and Cory had been raving about a wonderful bakery they had discovered in town, so our plans for the day involved a trip to

We spent the day taking care of chores, including washing a huge load of laundry. After that was taken care of Cory and Ovi came

We have been in communication with our good friends and fellow Tiger owners Ovi and Cory for the entire trip to coordinate a meet up.

Meteora was on my list of places of visit to Greece, but while we were in Albania Mugi from the campground in Durres insisted we

We enjoyed our short stay on Corfu, but it was time to move on. We woke up early as we wanted to get the 10:30

We revisited Corfu today to take in a couple of spots we missed yesterday and to try a couple of food places that looked interesting.

Corfu is one of the hot spots for tourism in Greece, but we were hoping it would be on the quiet side today as a

Once again we are feeling like we are running out of time and having to pass on places that we want to visit. Corfu was

We spent a great deal of yesterday tapping on Matt and Mugi’s knowledge of the area for ideas of places to go. One of the

Last night we decided to stay another day and relax with our new friends at the camp ground. We had made some loose plans to

The night before we had gotten a thorough briefing on the town from Matt and Mugi the owners of the camp site on how to

As usual on these trips we begin to feel a little pressed for time so we made the decision to leave Montenegro and head into

We had a sleep in for the morning, and after a nice breakfast headed into Bar. Bar is interesting as the old town is far

Today was about taking care of two bits of business, we needed to see if we could get our Carte Grise from France, and find

We added our 6th country of the trip today. We are now parked in the marina in Bar Montenegro with a nice view of most

We thought we were going to go back into Dubrovnik today, but when we woke up we were lazy and decided to hang out at

On our second day visiting Dubrovnik we visited several of the museums in town. The highlight was the Regents Palace from the days when Dubrovnik

Like many visitors to Croatia Dubrovnik was high on our places to see. Ton recommended that we try to get there early before the cruise

We have settled into a campground in the small village of Orasac about 12km’s from Dubrovnik which will be our base while we visit the

Today was a down day for maintenance. Yesterday was a long day and on the way back to the campsite we decided we deserved a

Croatia is famous for its off shore islands. Running the length of the country are medium to small islands with very quiet and picturesque towns.

We are planning to spend a few days around Split using it as a base to explore some of the off shore islands as well

After our great day yesterday in Piltvice NP it was time to take advantage of a low traffic Sunday to move 280 kilometers south to

Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the most visited places in Croatia and like a lot of National Parks in the US it is

We have moved from the coast up into the mountains near Plitvice National Park. I told Ton I was feeling lazy so I allowed Greta

We are wrapping up our very short visit to Istria today as once again the calender is getting away from us. We visited two cities

Today we set out to explore Northern Istria. Ton had picked out a couple of towns she wanted to check out, and she told me

Today we made it to the Adriatic Sea for the first time. The next couple of weeks at least, we will be slowly driving down

The campground we are staying at is in a suburb of Zagreb about 11km’s from the city center. They run a free shuttle bus to

The weather channel got it right. After one more absolute downpour last night from about 9pm to midnight, the storm we have been in for

As you can see from the photo at the top of post there has been a lot rain in the last few days. Last night

The rainy weather continues to be an issue. Most of our trips during shoulder season we have pretty good weather, but alas not on this

We had decided we were going into Salzburg today no matter the weather. The weather was bad as it rained nearly all day and it

Today was another long driving day in bad weather. All together we covered nearly 400km’s (around 250 miles). The trip was all on the autobahn.

First a disclaimer, the picture at the top is from our archives, we both forgot to take any photos today. As you can tell we

The trip home was completely uneventful, with every flight leaving and arriving on time. Just like you like it to be. Our first trip in

We picked Bourges as it moved us in the right direction and had a UNESCO World Heritage Site we could visit. The drive over was

Today we are in Bergerac France which is a beautiful little city on the Dodrogne River. It is linked to the famous story of Cyrano

We had a very simple plan today, visit a winery. The Ribera del Duoro area has enchanted us. The river valley with rolling hills is

We woke up to Dutch being spoken all around us. The campground here is a mini-Netherlands village. It is a relatively small campground with about

We had been debating whether to try to go into Madrid. We even looked at hotels as camping wasn’t a good option. But ultimately we

Toledo is a beautiful city perched on a bluff above two rivers. It has been settled since pre-Roman times. It is a great city to

Today started with us continuing to chase Don Quixote in La Mancha. We headed to the town of Consuegra to check out their windmills to

Today was our Cervantes day. Cervantes is the author of Don Quixote and this region is the setting for the book. It is one of

Today we spent most of the day in Cordoba. Yesterday we bought tickets to visit the Mosque/Cathedral of Cordoba. The building is a World Heritage

After 13 days in Portugal we headed back into Spain. While we enjoyed our time in Portugal and had some good experiences, some countries resonate