Leaving Drawsko Pomorski we meandered south using the small roads and passed through the tiny villages seeing the lovely churches and often wooden houses. We stopped in Poznan for the night and marvelled at the vast outdoor centre that included a lake at least a mile long and a huge ski slope. The swimming complex was vast and had several outdoor heated pools and jacuzzis. There were people running and walking and cycling. Canoeists on the water. Jaw dropping !!!...

Setting off from the ferry on Wednesday morning we had a leisurely drive up the coast towards ostend before heading to brugges. We spent a wonderful few hours wandering around here and then back to the motorcaravan park by the bus station. No facilities but it still cost 22 euros!!! We motored across Germany and went to a town south of Dusseldorf where we hoped to meet up with Alex who came to stay with us a few years ago with his son. He still works at the land...