We all know living in the UK the stigma and effect that even a light fall of snow will have on our roads and transport system. I always grew up thinking that it was always going to be like that coz 'thats how it was' until we came to Germany and saw the other side. They really do cope so well with ice and snow here and I would put it down to a simple thing like the Government like to invest properly and can see the importance of keeping things moving for all concerned.
We woke up this morning to really heavy snow and had planned to drive 35km into Konstanz for the day to visit the Christmas Markets. Seeing that amount of snow and driving a motorhome would have been a big NO in the UK but the faith and confidence you have here in the German road networks makes the day carry on as normal. The Germans really do manage their snow with fleets of snow ploughs gritting all day long!. Even in smaller villages there are smaller ploughs and gritters driven by local farmers. The thing that really stood out was the teams of people clearing footpaths and cycle tracks..It would take a lot for this place to grind to a halt!
Short clip from our driving camera can be seen here.
A few have been asking how we are keeping warm especially with a weekend night low of minus -16 expected. The technology of motorhomes has thankfully changed with the times and we bought our Hymer as it was made in Germany and has one of the most advanced insulated body systems on the market. Linked to that dual fuel blown air central heating and we are as warm as toast. We can chose the source of fuel on a dial from electric if hooked up or gas if we are out and about. Also we can choose both gas and electric to work together and then it gets really hot!, we have only used that once but had to set the thermostat very low!.
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