After quite a good night's sleep I awoke to the sound of thunder and rain, normally one of my most favorite things to listen to...... Anyway, I had a good breakfast, packed up and then left to find free parking for the next weeks. On my short walkabout around Donaueschingen, I felt I had to go and find the source of the river that will be at my side during my trip. I found the Danube in a small spring in the grounds of the castle. Hard to believe that the small b...

I have just arrived at the source of the River Danube here in Donaueschingen, Germany. I hadn't planned on doing the whole drive in one day but having set off from Teià at 6.30 I was able to get a good start. The journey up to La Jonquera was stress free and before I knew it I was over the border and into France. I was greeted with rain which didn't last too long as I made my way up the western side of France. Sunflowers and lavender made the drive that much mor...