Van life.
And so it begins.
Maiden voyage.
Newbies on the road.
Our first weekend with the van to see how it is, to test it, to (hopefully) enjoy it.
A weekend in the nature.
The only rule: no autobahn.
We just decided Friday night where to go.
Hubby is afraid we could break down. Iβm in a happy camper mood. Charlie is on board, too. Of course.
Fresh water, gas cooker, espresso machine, bedding, sunglasses, hiking boots, raincoat & two bottles of wine on board – sounds like a brilliant weekend to me.
We are off to the southern part of the Black Forest.
Corona times make it a little more difficult to be flexible. And to find a campsite. Or make reservations for one (or we are just beginners so far…). Therefore, the first night was in the wild. Pure nature.
We arrived just in time for a Black Forest sunset. Wow!
Our restaurant: dinner for two. A table & two benches. A board of cheese & wine. And just us. Watching the sunset, later the moon & the stars – could we wish for anything else? (No!).
Hubbyβs favorite part: making espresso with a fire lit by pine cones.
Good morning! Waking up with the birds. Survived the first night (with 2 little interruptions). That beautiful smell of flowers and grass. Hmmmm!
We are still discovering important features in our new van.
Packing up & our road trip continues to the southern part of the Black Forest.
Hello gorgeous Lake Titisee!
Just beautiful!
Black Forest can be also culinary: Black Forest Gateau & local ham are a must.
Second night. This time at a camping place (testing what we like or dislike). The lake just two steps in front of us. Beautiful!
Our neighbors: other VW Bus campers.
And happy cows.
We were wondering how camper vans are greeting each other passing on the road? Like motorbikes?
Driving the Black Forest panorama street! Up & down and in the clouds (1125m).
We made it! Maiden voyage was passed successfully. With a couple of mosquito bites, our lungs soaked with fresh Black Forest air, slices of bread loaded with Black Forest ham in our stomaches and great hikes later we are on the way home.
Beautiful Black Forest not far from where we live (how lucky we are). I guess weβll be back soon.
We had a fantastic weekend and are already ready for the next trip in July π
Stuttgart547 
Wow, you almost reached Swiss! What were those 2 little interruptions? Charlie to go out?
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