Through the Czech Republic...

about 1700 km Bratislava, Slovakia
It has been a crazy journey so far, and so much to tell in one small post.
In short, we moved on from Chemnitz, after making new friends with Ana and Marco and being spoiled by Anas amazing cooking, we left for the Czech Republic. Soon after we cross the border we started to smell burning, so we pull over.The tires are steaming, and the brakes are not what they are supposed to be. Feeling very down in the dumps (Not again!!!) Resa tries to find a bathroom, when a guy comes running out of a shop wondering what she is looking for. He became a friend. Pavel leads her to a toilet and then does the following:
* Helps us find a cool campsite for the night complete with lake, nice bathrooms and showers and mini golf!
* Gets his mechanic friend to fix our brakes, and finds out that there was some problem with the cylinders, which he fixes, explaining the high fuel usage and the thunk-thunk while shifting gears.
* Picks us up and drives around Chomolov to find a Bankomat for us.
* Invites us to his place for a barbecue with his friends, mostly from the Czech Army.
* Lets us use his house (gives us the keys and everything) for the night before we leave.
We later found out that in addition to his four jobs, (owning a pub, running and ISP, owning an internet cafe and another job) Pavel is also a videographer for skzdiving jumps.

We made it through the Prague traffic without stopping and were hungry by the time we got to Brno. Krister brilliantly drives us through the city center and through a richer neighborhood. Just outside the Brno city limits we found a dirt road going up an amazing hill. We tested Mr. Blues off-roading abilities and found him quite capable. We stopped the van and cooked our dinner just on the edge of an amazing wheat field on top of rolling hills. Beautifully done God. The sunset was nice and while cooking we could see a hot air balloon and two people parachuting in the distance.

We continued on after dinner, even though it would have been nice to wake up in that field. We made the Slovakien border at about 11pm. We stop the engine while they check passports and Mr. Blues is overheated and could not be started. So, Krister and Resa get out and then with Eva push Mr. Blues over the border. Classic!!

Mr. Blues was fine 10 or 15 minutes later and with it being so late we stopped in a parking lot outside a motel in Malacky. Now we are in Bratislava. Keep reading for more adventures with Mr. Blues.