Cevennes (5000 km) - Reisverslag uit La Couvertoirade, Frankrijk van Rudy Welling - WaarBenJij.nu Cevennes (5000 km) - Reisverslag uit La Couvertoirade, Frankrijk van Rudy Welling - WaarBenJij.nu

Cevennes (5000 km)

Blijf op de hoogte en volg Rudy

20 Oktober 2015 | Frankrijk, La Couvertoirade

We took our time to pack up and leave. Following again the non toll roads we crossed the border in to France and drove along the A75 through the middle of the country towards Paris. After 430 km it was time to find a camping spot. Jamaliah found one some 8 km off the highway near an old village. What a surprise! In the evening we had a fantastic sunset and the local windmill stood out against the sky. The next morning we realized that the village of La Couvertoide is one of the few Knights Templar fortified villages founded in the 12th century as protection for travelers on the pilgrim/crusade route through Southern France. The city wall is intact and the streets look straight out of the middle ages. It is now occupied by craftsmen selling articles to the tourists.

After the town visit we drove on along the A75 and made a stop at the Gorge du Tarn to admire the new bridge in the distance and the beautiful colors of the trees in the gorge. We followed the road further up past Clermont-Ferrand at which point Rudy was feeling dizzy and getting tingling in his left arm. Jamaliah took over driving the camper and later found an off-road reststop. When Rudy started throwing up we decided to visit the nearby hospital in Riom. The check-up showed fortunately that there was nothing

  • 26 Oktober 2015 - 17:31

    Jeanne:

    Ojeetje, Rudy... Ik hoop dat het allemaal weer wat beter gaat met je! Take care!

  • 26 Oktober 2015 - 20:06

    Elly Smulders:

    Jeetje Rudy en Jamaliah,
    Dat was even schrikken! Gelukkig viel het allemaal mee. Maar zo zie je maar weer: 'Pluk de dag!!!' Xxx

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We are a family of 4. Rudy Welling was a Principal Production Technologist with Shell/NAM's offshore team. He first went on sabbatical from April 2014 to April 2016. In that period he made a return trip to Vladivostok with his wife, Jamaliah, in camper Passepartout. This was followed by trips to New Zealand and Spain. In April 2016 Rudy re-joined NAM/Shell again in Assen for a year and then retired in May 2017 after 37 years with Shell. He and his family have spent some 21 years in various Shell locations around the world (NL, UK, Brunei, NL, USA, Nigeria, Oman, NL). Jamaliah Jaja is the Manager of the house and comes from Brunei. Anton (1993) studies Business IT in Groningen Bernard (1994) studies Mechatronics also in Groningen Both boys still live at home, but will have to run the household on their own when we start our trip. Our previous trip by car (Volkswagen Passat Station) was from Oman to Holland in 2007. Rudi's great plan is to travel with his wife in a camper around the world. The trips will be in steps. The first is from Amsterdam to Vladivostok. De second from Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina over the PANAM highway to Prudo Bay in Alaska. Australia and New Zealand will be separate side trips and Africa will either be done out and back from Amsterdam or just from the Cap to Amsterdam. Now as K/O of Rudi's retirement we are making this second step on a journey around the world. We hope you will enjoy our story Rudy & Jamaliah

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