Another trip has come to an end. We have a pretty good routine down for the last day. We put away the last few things that we need to get the day started. Have a cup of coffee and relax until 11:00. Then we head to a truck wash near our storage place to give François a good bath before putting him into storage. We then go to a grocery for one last shop to pick up any essentials we want to take back with us. Around 1 pm we head over to our storage lot and leave François with the owner. It is a quick Uber to the airport hotel we stay at the last night. The day ends with a McDonalds meal as the hotel restaurant is both expensive and not very good.
This trip was the first one with no new countries or regions involved. The highlights for me were the week we spent in western Belgium enjoying the laid back lifestyle, small towns, and beer there. The other region that I really enjoyed was Rioja/LaMancha another rural and small town area. Ton does a fantastic job finding interesting places in these less traveled areas. In both cases we found ourselves extending our stays beyond what we planned.
Again (knocking on wood) the trip was smooth and there were no unpleasant surprises. François has been a sturdy companion on our travels.