Another Peugeot Expert Conversion

Just found this: an excellent conversion of a Peugeot Expert into a campervan.

Very exemplary!

Ferry Dunkirk-Dover

After that unfortunate start in the morning, the rest of the journey went smooth. Continuously driving on the Autobahn, passing Cologne (Koeln), then towards Brussels, then Dunkirk (Dunkerque). The DFDS ferry from Dunkirk to Dover was £20 cheaper than from Calais, and also one gets to be longer on the ship. And for me, the drive to Dunkirk is a bit shorter than further on to Calais.

Everything went well. Again one hour sleeping in one of the chairs of the ferry. Then the remainder of 5 hours on the road on motorways in the UK. I arrived "at home" around 01:00.

MrPercy is stuck!

After a few days in Italy, first skiing in the Dolomites, then sightseeing in Venezia, MrPercy returns back to Germany. A few days rest, visiting Wuerzburg, family and friends. Then, on Friday morning, just before the long journey back, a small incident happened.

When rolling backwards out of a hilly driveway, I missed a slight left turn of the downhill winding path and headed straight. I almost did not see anything on that non-illuminated way, but I had assumed that I would just stay close to the fence and slowly roll down following that path. But when the way turned left, I did not realise this, in the darkness of the early morning. And so I headed straight into a few trees. Very slowly, I heard a scratching, but thought that would be the tree branches on the roof. When I tried to back out forward, MrPercy did not move: the front left wheel dug itself into the soft mud, and even with some rough material there, the car was not able to pull itself out forward up that quite steep hill. The clutch even began so smell burnt, so I stopped all maneuvers - and called for help.

With the help of a tractor from friendly neighbors, MrPercy was pushed upwards out of the stuck-situation and then could continue to roll down as originally intended. In the process, unfortunately MrPercy received a dent in the left back door, when the tractor slipped off MrPercy's bumper. But at least I was able to begin my return journey and catch the ferry in Dunkirk.

In Venezia

The next few days were spent in Venezia (Venice). Parking in the Tronchetto parking structure.

Of course, MrPercy was not able to go onto the Canale Grande and enjoy the real sights of Venezia.