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Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Last night in the van


Monday 30 July 2012 – Bamberg to Offenbach
Day 108 and 51 to go
With a good night’s sleep we were both feeling well rested and ready to take on our last day of driving. We had the last shower in the van, a quick birdbath with semi warm water. The pump is still not working right.
We finished off the breakfast cereal, packed up our things and then drove a short distance to what we thought was a post office. As it was before 9 we took out all of the things we were going to be sending home and began wrapping them in clothing. We then went inside the building only to find it was a bank. Hmmm.
I set the GPS to find a post office that it did only 500m away so we took the van through the town and over the small cobbled streets parking outside the Post office. This time it was what we were looking for. We bought a box and took it back to the van and filled it to over full. It was going to be a heavy one!
With the box taped up we returned to put the box on the scales. 12.1kg. Yikes! 91 Euros to send it home. Oh well. We sent box number 6 on its way and then we made it back to the van and onto the main road. We stopped a little further down the road for fuel and then it was back on the road.
Our intended destination was Wurzburg, however we really needed to be at a campground with full facilities so we could do a complete clean of the van, so I began looking for campgrounds. In the end we decided it would be better to be closer to Friedberg seeing we have to return the van at 9am tomorrow and I located a spot 45min away and only 10km from Frankfurt.
So with that decision made and the GPS sorted we travelled along the motorway for another couple of hours finally making it to the town of Offenbach. Just before arriving at the campground we stopped for a burger for lunch. It was great to have a relaxed and easy day.
When we had finished lunch we continued on a further 5km and we pulled into our campground. I paid up for the night and then we made ourselves at home. Paul filled the water tank and emptied the toilet while I got things sorted inside we then began the pack of the van.
Paul took out the suitcases and we filled them with our clothes and bits we wouldn’t need for tonight. The van was looking decidedly empty. With the job complete we then sat back and enjoyed a drink while we listened to the Ipod and enjoyed the sunshine.
We then cleaned the van floor sweeping it out and then giving it a wipe down with a towel to get rid of all the sticky and visible marks. I hope it will be satisfactory. Guess we will see tomorrow.
We then went for an explore of the area walking over the bridge and into a small centre. We walked the main street checking the shops. Hair dressers, bakeries and kebab shops seemed to be the go.
We stopped in at the local post office and bought a poster tube to send home some paper bits. We then bought some pastries for breakfast tomorrow before returning to the van to play cards for the next couple of hours.
When we finished the cards I did some more cleaning of the van making sure the stove, fridge and loo were clean so they don’t have an excuse to charge us extra when we return the van tomorrow.
With the cleaning complete we decided to go to the small bar / restaurant attached to the camp ground for dinner. We enjoyed the schnitzel they had on offer with a delicious salad as well.
With the bellies full we decided to go for a walk along the riverside path enjoying the evening light. It was cool but perfect for walking. There were plenty of locals out enjoying the evening too.
We returned to the van at 8.30 and completed the pack up of our things before playing cards and then heading to bed for our last night in the van.



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