Dries Buytaert

Photos from September 2022

Making our bed in the van
First order of business when we arrive at our destination: making the upstairs bed in our van so we are ready for the night.

· Heidenburg

A person sitting at a portable camping table, preparing food with various ingredients and utensils outdoors.
Our kitchen island when on the road.

· Heidenburg

A person rides a Onewheel at a campground, with another Onewheel resting on the grass in the foreground.
Exploring the campground by OneWheel.

· Heidenburg

A person rides a Onewheel electric skateboard on grass at a campground, balancing with bent knees and hands down.
Exploring the campground by OneWheel.

· Heidenburg

Rows of green grapevines in a Riesling vineyard in Trittenheim, Germany, with grapes growing on the vines.
The vineyards in Trittenheim, Germany where the Riesling grapes are grown.

· Heidenburg

Climbing out of wine vat
I climbed in and out an empty wine vat. If your glass of Riesling tastes off, it might be my fault. No further comment.

· Heidenburg

A camper van is parked next to an apple tree with fallen apples and two bicycles leaning against it.
We had an incredible apple tree next to our van.

· Heidenburg

Moselle valley
We hiked 19 km (almost 12 miles) and had some great views of the Moselle.

· Heidenburg

A pear tree branch with ripe pears hanging, set in a rural landscape in the Mosel region.
Other than grapes for wine, there were a lot of apple and pear trees in the Mosel area.

· Heidenburg

Cooking eggs and brewing coffee in the van’s kitchen, with apples from a nearby tree visible outside the window.
Preparing eggs and coffee in our van at a campsite in Heidenburg, Germany.

· Heidenburg

A worker on scaffolding removes old mortar from a brick wall during renovation.
Old mortar being grooved out. Because we added new windows and enlarged existing windows, the new mortar would not match the old mortar in color. Bottom right: construction on the garage has started.

· Belgian barn

A roof with new dormer windows, gutters, and tiles installed.
New dormers, new roof, and new gutters.

· Belgian barn

A long, weathered stone trough beside a brick wall, previously used for feeding livestock, now considered for reuse.
The trough that was used to feed the cows or pigs in the barn. We want to incorporate it somewhere in the design of the house or garden.

· Belgian barn

Underfloor heating is being installed in a renovated living room with exposed beams and unfinished walls.
The floor heating is being installed in the living/dining room. They enlarged the windows, added dormers, prepared the electrical, and made recessions in the walls for invisible speakers.

· Belgian barn

A wrought iron skylight with raindrops on the glass, partially open, replacing a modern Velux window.
The original skylights (modern Velux windows) were replaced with traditional wrought iron windows.

· Belgian barn

A window covered with plastic sheeting, temporarily sealed while waiting for the actual windows to be installed.
The windows are covered with plastic as we wait for the actual windows to be installed.

· Belgian barn

Underfloor heating pipes are being installed in the bathroom, with plumbing connections for the bathtub already in place.
The floor heating is being installed in the bathroom. The plumbing for the bathtub is in place.

· Belgian barn

Coiled electrical and communication cables hang on a brick wall, with more cables laid out on the floor.
Cables everywhere! For the electrical, audio, video, alarm system, and more.

· Belgian barn

A calm river flows through a green landscape with trees, a wooden bench, and distant hills in view.
The Semois river in the Belgian Ardennes.

· Bertrix

A group of people playing a board game inside a tent, chatting and laughing together.
Eight people playing a board game in a tent. Small but cozy.

· Bertrix

Guido, the owner of Camping Maka, behind the bar
Camping Maka has a small bar with La Chouffe on tap, and apparently, a white fox on the ceiling ...

· Bertrix

Vanessa enjoying a beer
We had to wait for rain to pass, so we enjoyed a few beers at Camping Maka's bar. La Chouffe for me, Karmeliet for Vanessa.

· Bertrix

The word 'Maka' spelled with large logs, standing next to a river.
The famous sign of Camping Maka in Bertrix. The sun after the rain makes everything a bit more dreamy.

· Bertrix

Two vans parked side by side with connected awnings, creating a sheltered outdoor space with chairs and decorations.
We put two vans next to each other, and tried to connect their awnings. It rained 70% of the time so it allowed us to hang out and stay dry.

· Bertrix

A woman in a gray hoodie sits at an outdoor table, laughing with her eyes closed in the afternoon sunlight.
I love the afternoon sun in September.

· Bertrix