The end of a fabulous journey

As  we commence the descent of our journey in our motorhome , we are filled with mixed emotions. Rejoice and happiness for the great time we had, yet tears and sadness to be parting with our motorhome. Duca, our lovely home on wheels , we hope will go to a warm and loving home. He certainly deserves it.  Under 12 months we have managed to do a total of 14309kilometres. We travelled through mainland Europe from Germany, down the epicentre of France and along the French Rivieria.  Though the middle of  Italy and westerly  into Venice. Trieste, Slovenia and the Istrian coast. Serbia , Greece and then back in through Austria and home to Munich where we began the journey of our dreams in April 2012.

We have no regrets just wonderful memories of every city, town and village that we visited. Carrying our most valued possessions with us where ever we went we didn’t feel home sick or nostalgic.  Stopping to enjoy breathtaking views of oceans, lakes, mountains and rivers was what made our road trip most memorable. Parking alongside the Adriatic sea on the Island of Krk was one of our most memorable moments. Or driving through the Austrian Alps and seeing mountains of snow will be an unforgotten experience.

The downfall of the travel was entering into a city and finding a suitable parking space for our  small truck.  That was the most difficult part of the journey but towards the end of the trip we have no fear of small cities and their narrow roads. We just enter and turn as the locals look on and scratch their heads in bewilderment.  It was fun playing with the mind of a parking attendant on the foot of Ludwigs castle in Germany He attempted to explain  that parking was not allowed where we had parked and wanted to speak to “The man”, when I asked him why, he said to explain where to park the car. I then proudly said I was the driver. He looked at me and smiled, the conversation was instantly reversed from frozen to welcoming. No fines to be paid for the overnight parking just movement of the vehicle and ready for the days sightseeing.

There were two not so pleasant aspects of the trip which I don’t want to revisit in this part of the story.  Go back and read the blog on roadside robbery and all will be clear. We have absolutely no regrets and will recommend Europe by motorhome or RV to anyone. We can help you investigate your options or answer any questions that you may have. It was a pleasure doing the trip.  I feel that I am a wiser persona s I have travelled. I have learnt  about people and that we are all the same in many aspects. We live to survive and don’t live to live! This journey has helped me live to live. My life has taken a new turn and I am now not quite sure which path to take.  Much reflection and time needs to pass in order for me to know what the best journey is now.

If you have the means do a Europe by motorhome or RV journey. It’s one of the best life experiences.

We have had a ball. Enjoy life and live it to the fullest. Thank you Duca for making this a memorable journey, you are the best house on wheels that we have ever had and we will remember you for as long as we live. Thanks to the Gluck team for its great service we will be sure to recommend you.

Bon Voyage wherever  life’s road may take you.