Still using the gifts the veg garden provides. After Pumpkin Gnocchi on Tues' 😋 Pumpkin, Coconut & Poppy Seed Curry Wed' 😋 it was Courgette Rotolo with Lemon and Herb Stuffing last night😋. However you can tell I got a bit fed up with rolling them when you look at the last one on the left 🤣.

Wordle 1,559 3/6 Almost an eagle 🦅 today but I'll settle for a birdie. ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

We stopped at the open air bar at the ski slope, it was great fun, schlager music blasting away 🤣, now at Panorama Café for one more before a 50-60 mins walk home.

A hike from home to our nearest peak Brotjacklriegel, a beer at the top was needed. Cheers all 🍻

Just got back from Plzeń, forgot to pickup a few cans of unfiltered from the shop so making do with the regular version today.

Ah so the 3-4 chickens 🐔 🐥 from next door who merrily wander around our garden have found a new place to lay. We've been certain they're laying eggs but they've moved from their regular two places.

Back in Plzeń and after nipping into the excellent Klub Malych Pivovarû, no guesses where we are now. We're off to Purkmistr beer festival this afternoon, fab' weather.

Well that was a fab' night at Zlatá Kráva. Loz had two IPAs I had an APA and Choco Stout (all large) plus they only did simple food so we shared grilled sausages and grilled cheese with bread, mustard etc, and two packets of crisps that'll be €21.30 fantastic 😍

Frank is on his travels again and we find ourselves at Zlatá Kráva brewery and taproom, Nepomuk, Czech Republic. Cheers all 🍻

Wishing all who are going to the last ever Borefts beer festival a fantastic weekend. Have a great one 🍻

A strange thing happened yesterday. Had reminder to call the chimney sweep (lovely guy, but his Bayern dialect is tough & I dread phone calls in German). I was putting it off… then 5 mins later he just randomly turns up, saying he realised it was time for the flue & chimney check. That’s service🤣

Wordle 1,551 2/6 Pleased with an eagle 🦅 today 😃 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Phew Frank passed TÜV (MOT) test today 🙏🏼. He's almost 14 years old now & I've developed a slight waiting room anxiety when taking to VW, last months €1,700 bill for new battery, alternator etc the last thing we wanted was a TÜV failure. Tbf the battery & alternator were both original & 14yrs old.

A v. interesting place Helga's Biergarten, north east of Plattling, nr little airstrip & gravel pits & close to Donau Radweg. Almost like a private members club, I was handed an ashtray & beer mat on arrival 🤣, I don't smoke, v friendly, 8-9 campers behind but this not showing on any camping app 🤔

Cycling Plattling & Straubing area by the Donau, suddenly thought Irlsbacher brewery are around here. Popped by to pickup a bottle, to have with my sandwich sat by the Donau. Me: Can I buy a beer please Staff: A bottle, really just one 🤔 Me: Yes one 😄 Staff: Goes to fridge, just take it cheers 🍻

Wordle 1,549 4/6 Not posted for a while. However I am pleased with a par after a slow start. ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The garden has gone crazy since we've been away, sunflowers🌻 probably 3+metres, lots of pumpkins, courgettes, plums, curly kale and beetroot. I'm busy making spicy pumpkin soup, pumpkin gnocchi and Loz is making a garlic and beetroot soup. Anyway time for a beer, cheers all 🍻

Back home earlier after a six hour drive from Samobor, Croatia close'ish to Zagreb, good ol' Frank managed 7.2l per 100km today which I think is closing in on 40mpg 🎉. First beers of the evening and we're back on German beers. Happy Friday all, cheers 🍻

1st beer stop in Zagreb, Valhalla a fab' place great beer list, cheers to beer buddy Marko our Croatian beer guru who resides in Prague these days. Here I am seeing where the next stop is on our self guided walking tour & how I can tie that in with the next beer place, this is important work 😉

The sunsets here are quite stunning, even photos taken with my very average 2yr old Google Pixel phone and unedited look amazing 😍

We've driven 1hr 45mins further up the coast, now in Primošten (well actually 5-6km north) at a tiny site only room for seven campers. Walked along a stone path to Primošten and back, gorgeous coastal walk.

Back to one of our favourites from yesterday and a bit of Belgian, it's fab, though actually I was craving a 500ml of draft Pilsner Urquell.

Sadly all the tiny little campsites we tried to go to on the Peljišac Peninsula were full so headed to Makarska. Ok it's a bit touristy for us, but campsite good & two craft beer places in town 🥳. First stop & we're on a v.decent Pils & West Coast IPA at Hops Beer & Food Factory. Cheers all 🍻

Wordle 1,538 2/6 After a bogey yesterday, an eagle 🦅 today. I had numerous options but stuck with the first one that came into my head. 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Stumbled upon a craft beer place Čep & Chill Pub in Korčula Old Town, wasn't expecting to find anything so quite a nice surprise. Cheers all 🍻

Lumbarda is very nice, very small place, less than 2,000 people. Did a 10km hike, swam in the sea, then because there are eight wineries in town, we decided to visit three of them and did tastings, and why not. Loving the Grk grape, only grown here, produces a fab' white wine.

Wordle 1,535 2/6 Super happy with an eagle 🦅 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

After a 5-6 hour drive, two short ferries, we've reached Lumbarda and our campsite for a few days on Korčula Island, Croatia. So let me crack open a Thornbridge Mango Smash, and very nice it is too. Happy Sunday evening all 🍻

Go to Croatia they said, beautiful country they said, fabulous weather etc... Guess what, a biblical storm yesterday as we crossed the Slovenian/Croatian border, everyone had to pull onto hard shoulder, incredible storm. Today it's rained constantly without interruption since 12:30 😢☔🌧️⚡

After a 6-7 hour drive reached Zmajska Pivovara, Zagreb, Croatia. Nice little taproom and some very good beers. Cheers all 🍻

Wordle 1,532 5/6 A bogey today 😐 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Lovely morning here. Lot's of plums in the garden, plus more blackberries and kale to pick

Wordle 1,531 2/6 Another eagle 🦅 that's two on the bounce 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅💥💯🎉🦅

Spent three hours cutting grass today, as had to do it on my own 😐. Shattered so a beer at the top of the garden it is. Cheers all 🍻

Wordle 1,530 2/6 Well I must say I was pleased with an eagle 🦅 from nowhere today 🥳. ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Cheers all 🍻

Vegetable patch update. Operation Courgette continues, another 5-6kgs 😱, so more Courgette Lasagne made & frozen this time with addition of N'djua, + Courgette Soup, Courgette Fritters, + 2.5kg runner beans blanched & frozen & blackberries, Loz also informs me that we have 17 Hokkaido Pumpkins 😱

Obstwiesenfestival at Dornstadt near Ulm was fab at the weekend. Apparently it's one of the largest free music festivals in Germany, you only pay to camp and even then they give you €15 back in vouchers to spend. Nice line up with a good mix of acts from Germany, Austria, UK and elsewhere.

Wordle 1,528 3/6 For the second day on the trot I had multiple options but went with the first one that came into my head, phew... A birdie 🐦 it is. ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,527 2/6 Very pleased with an eagle 🦅 today. 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,526 3/6 That's the 100 streak up and second birdie 🐦 on the bounce. ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another day another B̶a̶y̶e̶r̶n̶ Baden Württemberg brewery. This time it's Pflugbrauerei, Hörvelsingen. Though I am driving so I'm on a non alcoholic beer & Loz is on a Radler. I'll buy some bottles for taking away with me to this weekends music festival nr Ulm. Cheers all 🍻

Wordle 1,524 6/6 A double bogey but at least the streak of 97 or 98 remains intact. ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another day another (new to me) Bayern brewery. Cheers all 🍻

Using the glut of fruit & vegetables in the garden is always a bit of a challenge but yesterday used nearly 4kgs courgettes, plus gherkins & blackberries & made. 3 x 2 person Courgette Lasagne 6-8 portions of Courgette Soup 2 x jars of Pickled Gherkins 1 X large bottle of Blackberry Vinegar.

Lovely morning here 🌞😎. Morning all 👋🏻

Wordle 1,523 5/6 A par Monday and Tuesday followed by a bogey today. ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Beer at the top of the garden on a lovely sunny early evening, cheers all 🍻.

Can anyone give me a heads up on beer places in Ypres, Loz's sister and her husband head there today for two nights and I promised to give them a few beery pointers, however I'm a bit out of touch. I mentioned Kaffee Bazaar unfortunately it's not open today though. Thanks in advance.

Cooking in the wood oven, Greek Meatballs (we made up our own recipe) in a Tomato Sauce with Orzo. Drinking a Slovakian beer courtesy of Marko, cheers mate.