The last six months have been good fun as we’ve settled in to a new way of life again. We’d spent the last seven years working within the camping industry, but as you will be aware the time came to go in a new direction.
Both of us have been working over the summer and enjoyed getting our free time back. As much as we enjoyed the campsite work for the most part, it is definitely a challenge living and working in the same place, with the same people. Towards the end it felt as if you were never able to escape and you were constantly on duty…the joke was everyone became a meerkat as you were finely attuned to anything unusual going on!
On the train
Waiting to board
We have been so excited about this forthcoming trip as we’ve not been able to go overseas for the last two years. This meant we’ve not seen family in Germany for all that time, so we booked the Eurotunnel and off we went.
On our route down we called in to Steinhagen to visit a good friend. We were given such a warm welcome by Steve and Elka, who are just brilliant.
Old friends
He is one of Dean’s old army mates and we spent hours eating, drinking and talking. We were probably not very good guests as Dean had driven about nine hours and we were just plain shattered, their hospitality was brilliant and the bed we slept in though was absolute bliss!
After a good nights sleep and a lovely breakfast the next morning we said our goodbyes. We headed off to Schneverdingen (about two hours away) to spend a couple of weeks with family.
Despite the weather turning colder, we spent a wonderful two weeks with my brother (for about three days), Heike and their gorgeous dogs, Tessa, Murphy and Piper. The ‘top dog’ though is Oskar… the cat! It was hilarious seeing the dynamics between them all, as soon as Oskar came in the room everyone was on high alert. Tessa sloped off out of the vicinity, Murphy (being a terrier breed) curled up out of the way and looked like he didn’t know what to do. Brian thinks it is because his instinct is to chase him though he knows he is not allowed, but Piper constantly stalks him as if she was trying to herd him.
The Christmas Markets were in full swing so we visited Bremen, Lubeck and Hamburg while we were there. Many days we spent with the dogs walking around the village and surrounding countryside, then the evenings with Heike and the animals.
It has been so lovely to spend time with our wonderful family and we won’t leave it so long next time. Sadly though it was then time to leave to head to Spain and the sun…
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- The Three Amigos
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- Lubeck River Bus
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- Lubeck
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- Lubeck
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- Trier Weinachtsmarkt
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- Heidegarten
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- Piper on watch!
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- Café Schnittchen
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- Café Schnittchen
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- Lubeck Weinachtsmarkt
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- Piper, Tessa and Murphy
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- Oskar
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- Murphy AKA Dobbie!
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- Perfect fit
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- Piper
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- Rheinsalen Camp
