Day 9 Salzburg and ‘The Sound of Music’ Up early and drove into Salzburg to indulge Kim’s guilty pleasure , the love of his life Julie Andrews and the Sound of Music. We wandered around the pretty old town and saw where Mozart was born, and the Mirabell Gardens where they shot the scene for the ‘Do Re Mi’ song. Took the coach trip to the other Sound of Music scene places, with many other (sad) people. Had a very good Austrian /American guide who put a lot of dry humour to the trip, which I think may have been lost on the Korean’s! .Visited a beautiful church in Mondsee, where Julie married Christopher Plumber in the film. Then of course sampled yet another apple strudel! Back in Salzburg we were in the Bongo and off ... read more

Day 5 Fussen and Castle Neichwenstein This was an amazing visit to the Castle that was built by King Ludwig II and was used in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and was the inspiration for the Castle on the logo for Walt Disney films. It was built around the 1880’s and took 17 years to build. The King only lived there for 172 days before he died in suspicious circumstances! We had a tour by a guide. which I think you might agree if you were with us, must have lived too long in one of the remote areas in the top of the castle. Walked over the Marionbrucke which offers a great view of the castle - not great if you hate heights Walked round the quaint town of Fussen. ... read more

Day 3 Paris to Belfort France Had a lovely drive from Paris to Belfort which is not far from the German border. Slept in bongo for first time on this trip, realise that we have too much stuff and not enough storage! ... read more

We’re off! Keston to Boissy-Saint –Leger Paris We took the 6.30am Sea France ferry from Dover to Calais. From our friends advice we thought we would have a look at le Tourquet on route. We wasn’t disappointed. The town and surrounding area is wonderful not to mention the beach it is one of the cleanest beaches We’ve seen. After a brief stop outside amiens we sped onward towards Paris where we intended to spend two nights on the outskirts with our friends Margaret, Laura and Jimmy . Kim used be neighbours with Margaret but she also lives in France . Alison who unfortunately was at the helm of the Bongo when we entered the heart of the Paris motorway system, had to negotiate the Parisienne rush hour. Thank goodness for SatNav. When we arrived at the ... read more

All is going well with the preparation for the Journey, Bongos been serviced, spare parts ordered bike carrier assembled. first 10 days camping sites booked. Only worrying thing is lack of storage, trying to keep things to a minimum,but still need to know where the guitars going to go.... read more