As part of my ‘Grand Tour’ I’m at Malaucéne (Fr) where I joined my old-buddy Wilke who organised ‘Tour du ALS’ @ Mont Mentoux. Obviously I donated as did many other to ‘fix’ his and others ALS.
…. A few days and I’ll be crossing the border to Germany…for the next venue and romantic routes
Taking my VW-T5 to events…..
-Tomorrow prep for sponsor at 12 June ALS bike at Mont Ventoux —
- 14 June at border Germany … getting prep for ‘romantic road’ germany first, then to Bad Kissingen and ‘nice places’ going north …
Can’t be 2 places …. Now in France for my friend Wilke who has ALS. At MtVentoux a biking event is organised to sponsor ALS disease research. I’ll be spending time with him & his wife.
After that I’m reaching Germany and the Bad Kissingen with some OB campfire meeting others.
Going north...
Why is it/ How to….
Seems there isn’t a mechanism to ask questions e.g.
- Ham radio cost/ where (EU), brands
- Allow ‘promotion’ to start a group of drivers into a venue (as ALS - to gather money for finding a fix for the illness and losing the brain) … The venue at Mont Ventoux 12th June in...
Hmmm Status update: Back home from VW-Bus event @ Camping “De Muk” … wow, some 100 VW-Bus owners with all-kinds and ages of their ‘beauties’ … and on other park-spot a VW-‘kever’ (beatle)that was as-if rusty … but close-up the painting made it so…. Awesome too!
I did some fixing the VW-T5doka ‘camper’, and planning place/date of my “Grand Tour” covering south of Spain until Scandinavia (twice to get into Iceland & sell the VW - and fly..)
Hope to meet some of YOU trough the process.
Went to VW-team @ Tolbert/ Groningen/ NL. Nice VW Tech-Team and excellent interaction with the ca 20 VW-T2…T5 owners…. All different works and all same spirit of learning & helping each other. Loved the ‘vibe’ going on!
Testing various elements in my VW-T5 Doka. I also had a campsite testing (3days) and found that the diesel-cabin-heater for a warm temp was not working. Cold nights with extra clothing…. It’s going to be fixed by the VW tech team in a few weeks (…while better weather is coming, and more meetings)
Had a good meeting with the NL group of VW-bus owners. Good enthousiast, in a few days they’re helping me to get the cabin-heater in order. and a few other checks…
12th to 14th I’m in France (Mont Ventoux- biking event & a sad goodby to my old IT friend due to ALS..♂️)
And after that I’m also heading to the Alps, and then to Germany .. south to north through the forest, and the Luneburger dunes…
Perhaps we can join part of your trip?
I (Gerard) will be there.!
First Overland-bound meeting in EU.
I’m from the Netherlands and will use my VW T5-DokaAWD which I’ve setup to enable sleeping either in ‘back seat with Fuel based Heating’
Hope to meet & join with some of you all
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