I enjoy my rest at the lakeside. I am on the second row to the lake so I have a magnificent view. I can see a small island with a castle and a bigger island. People can also spot me from the lake, but then I am also the only green camper on the site. Yesterday there was a storm, […]
Today we drove the last part to lago Iseo. The trip was heavy, before the Gotthard tunnel it was a long climb which I needed to do in third gear. After the long climb we had a long dark and warm tunnel, the Gotthard. In the tunnel it is 30 to 40 degrees, due to earth warmth. I thought because […]
The holiday is almost a month ago, and I still have sweet memories of my trip to Italy. I made some highlights of my memorable trip around Lago di Como. Of course it is not possible to capture 170 kilometer around Lago di Como in 10 minutes, so you have to go there for yourself. So many sceneries pass driving […]
This week I got an early Christmas present! Some nice parts for my new engine. A little history of this new engine, as this is a really long term project. I have 2 predecessors, the first I never met, it was 25 years before me. I heard many stories of him, he was his first love. That beetle was a […]
Last Wednesday I returned home with less power, that was a little worrying. After some rest it was still not ok and it was not related to the carburator as first thought. Today I got a check-up to find out the cause for my troubles. I got my valve clearance checked, all ok. So no trouble there. Then my compressions […]
This was a tough day. First of all I was out in the rain last night, that did not happen this holiday. Then when we left I hit my head hard. Some weird kind of speed bumps that I ran over too fast (far below speed limit). It hurt, but nothing was broken so we could continue to the highway. […]
I did not agree to go back, so this morning I refused to drive. I just gave black smoke when ordered to move. I told we have character. I do not want to go back yet so I do not go. I wish that was the case but honestly I got trouble breathing when power was requested. Idling was ok. […]
This morning started with a disappointment, the Gotthard tunnel was closed. So this meant that we had to take the Gotthard pass, or in this case the passo della Spluga. Again direction Madesimo and then some more height. I had to work hard and I planned for easy highway trip. Leaving the camping was great, so many people waved us […]
Today I had a rest and Timmy went for a hike. Only 12km and only to 710 meter altitude and he was complaining about the slope. Probably he forgot about yesterday, so we can conclude I am in a better shape then he is. He saw on the hike some relative of me, the VW Kubel. Quite rare and even […]
Today another great day of touring, although I do not know if this was adventure or just a little crazy for my age. We went to Madesimo, a well known ski area in Italy. It was a climb from 205 meter to 1550 meter Altitude. Narrow and steep roads with many hairpins. It was busy with cars, motorcycles and cyclists. […]