Leaving

Cassie:
The past couple of days with Gisela and Hans have been wonderful. They're exceptionally kind people and wonderful hosts. After a casual Sunday morning breakfast of fruit, bacon, eggs, toast and tea (we have been very looked after!) they drove us to the alps. What an amazing place! The mountains are out of this world beautiful. The scenery is like nothing I've ever seen before. We were so close to Austria at that point that over the other side of the mountains we were looking at was an Austrian village. We couldn't see it, but Hans assured us that it was there.

Graeme and I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of Gisela and Hans during our stay with them. We were really sad to have to say goodbye to them this afternoon. They made us feel so comfortable and welcome. It made me realise how much I miss home now.

Graeme:
We think they were a little shocked to hear we were leaving. We're a little sombre after leaving. I think they genuinely enjoyed our company as much as we did theirs. We do however need to push on and cover some distance. We've driven maybe 50-60KM down the road, had dinner and fueled up. We had planned to visit the Porsche museum tomorrow in Stuttgart, but only just realised it will be Monday... the only day they are not open. fiddle-dee-dee. That's SO annoying! We missed out on the factory tour, now this. Far out!

As we were trying to find a camp tonight, we pulled over to let a car past while we looked for spots. After we drove up the road, he was stopped with his hazards flashing. We drove around him because it was only narrow and there was an intersection. It looked like he was trying to figure out his GPS. We drove down the road a little further and he put his lights on high beam. I pulled over, a little hightened, thiking, oh here we go. He drove beside us and asked in a broken german accent 'Do you need directions? I live around here', No thank you was the reply and he went on his merry way. Again, the generosity is staggering.

We both had a great sleep last night, and with all the 'mountaineering' today, we're looking forward to a good sleep again.
The autobarn's are impressive. They are much better now that we're on a three lane one. Two lanes was too difficult to overtake. You could never gain enough speed to make a gap in the fast lane without inconveniencing anyone.
Picture: Launch pad for hangliders. No turning back.


Position: 12-09-16 21:29:18 +0200 +0000
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