Van-tastic!

On the road again for another van-tastic weekend. This time with ivory painted wheels (wohoooo!) & hubby’s self-installed disco LED lights (he’s so proud of them) and much more included in the van life upgrade 2.0.

This weekend is all about German wine & German castles (a perfect match). Discovering places we both have not been to. And making this weekend all about wine… similar to 6 years ago. Happy (5 day early) wedding anniversary to ourselves! Cheers!

In fact it’s pretty awesome. Pick a spot, grab wine (and some food), get in van, drive. Arrive & enjoy! And that’s what we did.

Cruising along the “Badische Weinstraße” to Heidelberg – the city of students and bikes, bars & a beautiful castle (only 302 steps & return).

Hmmm… It’s the season of chanterelles/Pfifferlinge.

This time we are trying something new: staying on farms (& vineyards) along our route we hadn’t planned so exactly. And that’s the deal: camp one night free & go grocery (or wine) shopping in the farmer shop. Excellent idea & a van-tastic experience!

Our first idyllic afternoon/night in the middle of nowhere somewhere around Heidelberg. Wild & free & wonderful on a goat & sheep farm.

Good morning, Heidelberg!

Our road trip continued towards the river Mosel. Wow! Stunning!

At 4pm: surrounded by steep vineyards (in fact the steepest in Europe). Time to check out the Vinothek: tasting the white & red gold followed by a hike. We truly arrived in wine heaven.

Sleeping in the vineyards (biggest advantage to drink and immediately fall into your bed). Peaceful. Beautiful! Enjoying the early vineyard walks with Charlie.

Enjoying a ride along the German Wine Road to the next destination for the night: another beautiful vineyard. Sipping German-made style Aperol Spritz. Loving it!

Sunset over the vineyards to end another chilled day.

This farm is not only about wine but lemon trees and flowers – very Mediterranean. The secco & wine: delicious. Again in wine heaven.

Charlie got stung by a bee. First time. Ouch!

Cruising home via the German Wine Road all the way to the French border. Those green views – gorgeous and a feast for the eye!

And again we are impressed about the beauty of Germany!

We love summer and our Bulli. We had another van-tastic trip.

Bulli did great again and is now ready for a service check: getting ready for the big trip soon: all the way to Ireland! Wohooooo!