My son Bernard had told me of a good spot to wild camp in Heidelberg just across the river next to a grassy area. It was pleasantly busy with people enjoying themselves relaxing or playing games. There was no loud music, although there was a skateboarder doing his thing on a ramp under the bridge until 12am. In the evening I walked about 2kms to the old town. Had a really delicious meal. Hard to describe but it was a local mushroom dish made into a huge ravioli...

Slept reasonably well in my dark pine forest. Let Sacha go for a wander while I fiddled around with the attachment for my IPhone/sat nav. The bits had fallen apart again and were stuck inside the cigarette lighter. After I fished them out while trying to avoid an electric shock it still wouldn't work. Got out the big fat inverter and at first that didn't work and after changing the fuse I found more bits left inside the other 12 volt connection at the back of th...

This morning I had just started my breakfast when there was an almighty crash as Sach who had been tied to the table leg took off after a cat. The table collapsed and all my breakfast spilled on the grass. Drove on to Heilegen Blut and went into the information centre. The girl was weird and didn't seem to know anything. So I gave up. Along the road was a beautiful waterfall So for some exercise I walked up the steep hill to the base for 20 minutes. Gross Gl...

Felt sad to leave Dolmiti Campsite at Cortina. Said my goodbyes and paid the bill. €167 for 13 nights. Beautiful journey via Diabucco to Austria. No border formalities but noticed immediately that fuel was much cheaper. I filled up later at €138 per litre whereas around Cortina the cheapest was €173. Also the little garage shop was even cheaper than Italy. It felt more comfortable knowing that I could communicate and understand the signs. Still managed to...

I can't believe that I have been in one place for so long and done so little. The excuse is that my shoulder was very painful and I tried to rest it but it made no difference. Eventually I asked at reception to see a doctor but he said go straight to the hospital which I did. They were very efficient although the doctor didn't speak English. He decided to give me a cortisone injection and told me to rest the shoulder. This is difficult as even dressing is painf...