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For those that like such things I have just finished the Blog of our recent trip to the Baltic Coast of Germany including Rugen Island.

http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/baltic_byways.htm

David

Great, David - thanks...

Is that your van, about 3 pics in? Looks superb - never seen anything like that...what is it?

Quote: Originally posted by nelmo on 19/7/2011

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Great, David - thanks...

Is that your van, about 3 pics in? Looks superb - never seen anything like that...what is it?

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Quote: Originally posted by nelmo on 19/7/2011

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Great, David - thanks...

Is that your van, about 3 pics in? Looks superb - never seen anything like that...what is it?

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Is that the grey and white one. If so that is not mine. It's a Fendt, and the model is the Brillant. Fendt's are an upmarket version of a Hobby. I agree it looks very nice and also looks like a new model. Depending on size they can be pretty heavy. I used the photo to illustrate how they completely cover the grass and destroy it for when mugs like me come along and have to pitch on a muddy patch. They just don't get the concept of hardstanding or grass friendly  groundsheets!

David

Quote: Originally posted by jaymac on 19/7/2011

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Well, that's the morning gone!  Very interesting reading. How important was it to have some knowledge of German on this trip? I feel that with no German skill it might be difficult to cope but perhaps I'm wrong.

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Yes, that was one thing I found strange about the blog - I always thought the Germans were very good at (and very proud of) their ability to speak English.

My wife speaks German and spent a year living there - she says the most annoying thing was trying to practice your German but the locals would immediately break out into excellent English as soon as they knew you were English

Another great blog David. Beautiful photos.They always make me want to rush off and visit wherever you have been. Better than any travel book. Thanks.

Carol

Quote: Originally posted by jaymac on 19/7/2011

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Well, that's the morning gone!  Very interesting reading. How important was it to have some knowledge of German on this trip? I feel that with no German skill it might be difficult to cope but perhaps I'm wrong.

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June and Nelmo

In the old West Germany I have falways found English quite widely spoken, especially on campsites, however on this trip we were well into the old DDR where traditionally Russian was the second language. I can get by with fairly simple requests like asking if they have room at a site and general facilities however its sometimes difficult when they start to rattle off instructions in German which are not straightforward. If I have time to prepare I do better! Sometimes you would wait until the person who did speak English was around but on one site near Berlin neither on the couple running the site had much English. I suppose in a way thats what makes a trip more challenging.

David

Just like to thank everyone for their kind comments about the Blog.

David