View from/of your van.

[Nick.C]

Sitting outside the van in the Dordogne in May, beer in hand, when this hot air balloon came over

 

[TripleBee]

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I’ll take the first guess - The Rhône Glacier and a post office van just coming out of a tunnel.

Certainly not the Rhône Glacier. Or it must be molten that fast that even the green is coming out already. Been there in 2010 for the last time and it doesn't look anyway near the Rhône Glacier.
Try again.

 

[TripleBee]

Sitting outside the van in the Dordogne in May, beer in hand, when this hot air balloon came over
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Oh, they still have those hot air balloons?
Have seen this one (or a new one, or his brother) back in 2014 when I was there.

 

[Ta51tac]

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Can’t really compete with the amazing places some Calis are! Our first day away and we made it to Great Bircham Windmill, and the sun is shining too!

 

[TripleBee]

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Can’t really compete with the amazing places some Calis are! Our first day away and we made it to Great Bircham Windmill, and the sun is shining too!

Doesn't really matter.
If you have a great time, being wherever you are, and not regretting you are there with your California, then your trip is the best thing that could happen to you that moment.

I'd like to go to all those places of the pictures I really love, but on the other hand, when working, not having enough time to travel more than 2 days in a row to reach a destination that I like to explore, I am not jealous.
Just making the best out of it, wherever I strand.

 

[BayCatOne]

Naturpark Lüneburger Heide, on our way to Venice from Sweden.

 

[Skewif]

Picturesque old military track. Meyronnes France...



Ended up at this great wild camp spot. 360° of unspoilt nature. So so wonderfully quiet, only seen 5 people in 2 days. 2 on horseback, 2 on mountain bikes and a charming shepherd who came to let me know his flock was coming past. (I shut the doors)

At one point could see 10 eagles all at the same time circling in the updraft above. Some came so close that the rushing noise from their gliding wings was startling. Their size and the colours and gradients of their feathers so beautiful I was in ore. Did wonder if they were coming to check the dog out for possible lunch, but hey thanks the show. Magical place. Will stay for a third.

 

[Pro moochers]

I am waiting....


What are you looking at? (And now we too?)

Glacial Lake high up on the susten pass in Switzerland.


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[Pro moochers]

Post #3000

I’ll take the first guess - The Rhône Glacier and a post office van just coming out of a tunnel.

Post office van


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[Amarillo]

Certainly not the Rhône Glacier. Or it must be molten that fast that even the green is coming out already. Been there in 2010 for the last time and it doesn't look anyway near the Rhône Glacier.
Try again.

I knew it wasn’t the Rhône Glacier - but that was the only glacier I could think of and I was trying to spark a guessing game.

Similarly, I knew it wasn’t a Post Office van coming out of the tunnel seen in the wing mirror.

 

[TripleBee]

Glacial Lake high up on the susten pass in Switzerland.


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Been in the surroundings, but never had the chance (not really the chance, but I never did) to take the Susten Pass.
As I have always stayed way down the valley (Valais) at Gampel/Steg and Raron, the way to the Rhône Glacier is already quite far enough when you visit the glacier, you have not much time left over for doing more than returning to the campsite.

 

[maxandcali]

Our first morning in our first California at Masons Campsite, Appletreewick (Yorkshire Dales).

 

[Pro moochers]

Our first morning in our first California at Masons Campsite, Appletreewick (Yorkshire Dales).

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Perfect


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[threetone]

Packed up the Cali yesterday after coming home late.
Heading out on new adventures today

 

[TripleBee]

Sitting outside the van in the Dordogne in May, beer in hand, when this hot air balloon came over
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which one of the two is it?

 

[Redrick Esq.]

Our first proper day and night out in Ranulph

VW California 30 years by Rick Midgley, on Flickr

 

[BayCatOne]

Made it safe and sound down to Italy and northern Lake Garda. For those of you who added thoughts and comments prior to going, thanks! The kids are loving it (even though it’s currently homework-time)

 

[SimonMc]

Picturesque old military track. Meyronnes France...
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Ended up at this great wild camp spot. 360° of unspoilt nature. So so wonderfully quiet, only seen 5 people in 2 days. 2 on horseback, 2 on mountain bikes and a charming shepherd who came to let me know his flock was coming past. (I shut the doors)
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At one point could see 10 eagles all at the same time circling in the updraft above. Some came so close that the rushing noise from their gliding wings was startling. Their size and the colours and gradients of their feathers so beautiful I was in ore. Did wonder if they were coming to check the dog out for possible lunch, but hey thanks the show. Magical place. Will stay for a third.

That's a stunning location!

 

[andyinluton]

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which one of the two is it?

Looked like they were calling in for a toilet stop when we were there.

 

[JohnF]

A night in Uig before catching ferry to Lochmaddy.

 

[andrejab1]

Corsican sunsets

 

[andrejab1]

On the way down Cap Corse...

 

[Bellcrew]

On the way down Cap Corse...

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I know it is not a view from the van for obvious reasons but Venezia Camping Village is a short €3 bus return from the city, Another ACSI €20 site adds to the joy.

 

[BayCatOne]

A Grand view at Marina di Venezia

 

[sapto]

Ready now!