Koblenz

We are off to see the cities and towns along the Rhine River, heading north towards Dusseldorf. I’m going to put these all under one entry as they are very small towns with not much to do, but offer great views and lots of charm. Koblenz is our first stop, as it has a Stellplatz (cheap parking). We drove to one that had a grocery store, showers and bathrooms. However, it turned out to be an Esso parking lot that reminded me of the Fifth Wheel in Milton because of all the transport trucks. It was 5 euros to stay, but we didn’t see anyone to pay, so we camped for free. We were woken up that morning at 6:30am because the trucker parked in front of us decided to start his day. Back to bed, and we were off at 9am to a campsite in the area. We needed to charge our batteries, shower, fill up on water and do laundry. We did all, but the laundry which will put us in a bind in the coming days. The campsite has a spectacular view of the Rhine and there is a huge statue of someone riding a horse with wings. We went for walk-about and found an internet café, we didn’t however head for the town square, though I think if we can we will stop by on our way back up north. You see our lovely GPS showed us all the Cities we wanted to see, and we thought that Koblenz was close to Trier and the most south. It’s the complete opposite.