Quick bike ride and a paddle for Sacha. My neighbour, Jean, made me an excellent cup of coffee from his special coffee maker. Packed up the van with difficulty because of my sore shoulder. Paid 21 Swiss Francs about £15 and drove to Bern. Negotiating the city was complicated and i haddifficulty parking in full car park. Drove on to further from the centre to park at spaces in the road. However the meter wouldn't accept my card so had to run to a shop to buy some...

Took Sach for a bike ride beside the canal again. Some Dutch people came over for a chat. Set the sat nav for Bern in honour of my son Bernard. The route took me through the Jura mountains. There was a notice saying French customs but there was just a little locked hut. Only became aware that I was in Switzerland when I saw the different price of petrol. At first things were not so interesting. There was a massive wood yard with loads of what looked like rail...

Took Sach for an early walk - it was only 6am. I bravely removed another van's electric lead so that I could plug mine in to boil a kettle for coffee. No one was awake to ask and, after all, it is etiquette at the aires not to remain plugged in for more than a couple of hours. Weather sunny again. Set off but after 3 miles took a wrong turn and turned back but Sat Nav took me back to where I had camped. After telling it off I set off again. Undulating hills at ...

The photo is of Blenheim near Oxford as i don't have any France pictures. I had left my table and chair under a tree and had visualised having breakfast with coffee and baguette but the weather had changed to a very damp mist which got into everything. With Sat Nav settings at scenic route and avoiding expressways, the journey is slower but so much more interesting. Some of the roads are good asphalt but only single track. The route today took me through fields...

After 2 glorious weeks gallivanting around beautiful England, visiting old friends and family, I have managed to tear myself away to go to France. Took the Folkestone to Calais channel tunnel again. Good old IPhone Sat nav helped me to negotiate the express ways out of Calais. I had set it togo to Trento on Lake Garda so it took me on a toll road which I found boring after 90 miles and drove off. That section cost £10. The minor roads are much rmore interesting...