We always try to minimise the amount of time that we spend
on motorways as then are normally very busy and there is no opportunity to stop
to admire views or investigate interesting villages. This journey is different
as we need to get back quickly and motorway travel is a necessary evil.
We travelled up to the Austrian border without using the motorway and really
enjoyed the views of the mountains. It was the same going through Austria,
although we did use motorways. The weather was still very good and the views
were clearer than they had been when we came through the mountains before. Even
though we were driving for 5 hours, it was a very enjoyable journey.
We chose a campsite just over the border in Germany after we had come off the
high mountain roads. Chiemsee Strandcamp is on the shores of the Chiemsee lake
and although the pitches are small, the position is great. We watched a
wonderful sunset over the lake before settling down to a meal in the van –
having just come from Italy we couldn’t face having a pizza in campsite
pizzeria! We would both like to spend more time here at some time in the
future. It looks like a great place for some bike rides.
Photos: Burg Hohenwerfen castle taken by Jane as we drove past on the motorway; The beach at Camping Chiemsee Strandcamp – the dots in the lake are people swimming; Sunset over the mirror-like Chiemsee lake.
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