German Heatwave

We travelled to Munich to collect Homer and get servicing and inspections done. The campsite at Thalkirchen is now a familiar home for us. We caught up with admin and friends. The beergardens were just fantastic with all the sunshine and the bbqs and el fresco dining  continued.  It was so hot we had to replace our broken fan, which is usually only needed in Spain, Greece etc. On Monday 29 July, we started out on "Homer 6". And it rained! We went to Ulm. The Cathedral has the tallest spire in the world. We spent the night in Tubingen, a nice uni town on the river Neckar. And the sunny weather returned. We travelled through the Swabian Alps to Stuttgart for a visit to the Mercedes Museum; amazing architecture and cars! We camped in Maulbronn. The next day we visited the Cloisters here, a world heritage site under massive renovation at the moment. It was fascinating watching the restorers at work. We then headed to Frankfurt for dinner with Andreas and Cristina. We spent the next day travelling along the Rhine. The scenery is marvellous, with vineyards, castles and villages lining the riverbanks. After the night camped next to the river,we traced the Mosel down into Luxembourg to spend the weekend with Anique and Charles. She is recovering from ankle surgery but being a little housebound suited us. We drank plenty of wine, listened to great music and caught up on sleep and admin. And the best thing was that the heatwave had followed us all the way to Lux.