NB this is now a couple of days out of date – somehow blogging is always at the bottom of the to do pile…oh well…

We’ve spent the last three days mainly travelling, about four hours a day with at least one long stop/leg stretch. Doesn’t seem a lot but we’ve found it’s about the most we can pleasantly manage. We’re also getting better at entertaining Jess/getting her to calmly nap while driving, which is helping!

After leaving the Bodensee we followed the Deutsche Alpenstrasse for a couple of days. Some great high roads through the meadows and villages of Allgau with views of the Alps to the south. We tried not to get too annoyed by slow campervans and tractors! We paused in Bad Hindelange to walk to a viewpoint for lunch, then ended up driving later than intended because none of our target campsites had any space, but we found a small friendly one and even had time for a lake swim and a beer (the downside was the entirely gravel pitch, which meant anything Jess touched was a potential choking hazard…)

Next morning we spent a couple of hours getting almost nowhere (wrong turns and slow traffic) so we hopped on the Munich-Salzburg motorway and were soon within touching distance of the Berchtesgaden national park, where we planned a long lunch stop. But we were thwarted by a closed road and ended up walking along the River Saalach at Schneizlreuth (we just liked the name) instead, followed by Eiskaffee and Apfelstrudel – not a bad exchange. Onwards to Zell am See (unfortunately missed the See due to accidentally driving into a 4km long tunnel) and a campsite in Fusch at the bottom of the Gross Glockner pass.

The main excitement of the next day (other than ending up in Slovenia) was driving over the pass. We went for a wander at the top and reintroduced Jess to snow, had a slightly random lunch in Winklern, then powered on east and crossed the border via the extremely badly maintained Wurzenpass.

We’re now settled in at Dovje in the main valley north of Triglav national park and plan to stay here several nights exploring the area.

First use of the rucksack carrier at Bad Hindelange

View from our lunch spot

Jess in carrier

Gravel galore at Bad Tolz

Meadow at Schneizlreuth

Wander along the Saalach river

Carrier selfie

Heading up the Gross Glockner pass

Van in its natural habitat

Higher up

View back down the pass

Casual wander up a scree slope at the top of the pass

Spot our van

Plateau-y at the top

The Gross Glockner itself

Heiligenblut?

Nappies washed and drying at Dovje

And another one just cos they’re pretty in the evening sun (I may have gone a bit nappy mad)