Mon 1 May - PnP, MayDay, sunny, prepare van, CdS comments, rainstorm, sunset

Tues 2 May - packing, Lost Trades, Pont à Mousson, last spot, jobs, Gouramdin

Wed 3 May - cold, town coffee, 4 countries, Maastricht, Meuse view, eBike trial

Thurs 4 May - ride to Oud Rekum, Arnim&Heidi, lunch, Botticelli, dinner, fullmoon

Fri 5 May - Botticelli breakfast, ride to Valkenberg, parting, Ronald McDonald

Sat 6 May - sleep in, water tank lock, Ulrike&Miguel, tour of Aachen, drinks, dinner

Sun 7 May - Wurm forest walk, MayPole, border street, birthdays, Saareguemines

Mon 8 May - public holiday, Bern, Eichholz campsite, timber shelter, river walk

Tues 9 May - clowns, dancers, Tiergarten Zoo, Regina, Turbo, Frank's, rain

Wed 10 May - rainy night, sleep-in, Felix, Hang

Thurs 11 May - rainy, van blogging, Rita visits Sarah, Kuno, Regina, eBikes

Fri 12 May - last Bern day, Theresa, Marian's JazzRoom, Morrison, border, Besain

Sat 13 May - up early, Auxonne, ducklings, phone cases, tasks, SGP, sunset

Having got things sorted out on the boat, we embarked on our first serious trip in the campervan, up to Belgium and The Netherlands, then across to Germany and down to Switzerland before returning to France. This should be a good test of how we can handle living in the closer confines of the campervan for several weeks.