Ah, my homeland.  Yes Blog readers I was born and spent my younger years growing up in Germany.  It is a country that offers much more than many people think and one that is very motorhome friendly.

We are currently sat in our incredibly comfortable van, Luke is making a cup of tea and I am here updating you.  Ten minutes ago things were very different.

We had forgotten to check the levels of our waste tank, it was only when we noticed some water on the floor that smelt ever so slightly of our dinner just a few hours ago that we realised our mistake. So we rushed round, removed the spare wheel, boxes of stuff and offending waste tanks in haste, sprayed everything with some Dettol and soaked up the water with some tissues.  Well – we have learnt our lesson.  The real killer though is that we have put our electric heater on to dry everything out, but it is so bloody warm already!

We have had some really brilliant weather here.  From our first overnight stop in Belgium, where our lie-in until 10am not only meant that everyother van had already left the services, but also meant that we were swelteringly hot!!

Anyways we have not done too much sight seeing, we have been on a few errands, getting used to the camper lifestyle, finding out where we are going, getting used to the van (particularly the dodgy steering) and just settling in.

We’re currently in NeuMunster, in Northern Germany (on the little bit that connects Germany to Denmark), In a brilliant Stellplatz that costs us 6euro per night, and includes free wi-fi internet, awesome!

We would love to stay here, but we’re unfortunately limited to just one night.  Tomorrow we head off to the port city of Kiel.  Staying in a free camping place.  Unfortunately no internet there though.

So till next time -  Tcheuss!

Hang on – don’t forget to check out my flickr account for all the photos…. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11431278@N07