ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA Seen on motorhome. This 2 month trip I am heading for Baden in Switzerland to meet up with LSW hash from Hong Kong again. Then I plan to tour on to Gibraltar to tick that country off on my Most Travelled People list. From Cornwall I travelled up to Crowthorne (near Reading) and spent the night at my niece's place. Then drove to Folkestone to go through the Eurotunnel. I was very early for the train I was booked on, by the very effici...

Quick bike ride and a paddle for Sacha. My neighbour, Jean, made me an excellent cup of coffee from his special coffee maker. Packed up the van with difficulty because of my sore shoulder. Paid 21 Swiss Francs about £15 and drove to Bern. Negotiating the city was complicated and i haddifficulty parking in full car park. Drove on to further from the centre to park at spaces in the road. However the meter wouldn't accept my card so had to run to a shop to buy some...

Took Sach for a bike ride beside the canal again. Some Dutch people came over for a chat. Set the sat nav for Bern in honour of my son Bernard. The route took me through the Jura mountains. There was a notice saying French customs but there was just a little locked hut. Only became aware that I was in Switzerland when I saw the different price of petrol. At first things were not so interesting. There was a massive wood yard with loads of what looked like rail...