Day 51 and 52 - Ravensburg to Campingplatz Schloss Kirchberg on the Bodensee!
Achim and his hospitality really saves us
By the time we had finished dinner with Achim, we were starting to feel desperate about all the things that needed to be done to get our financing in place for the two houses that we will own shortly after our return to Victoria. Suffice it to say that we had a whole list of things that our mortgage broker needed and we needed to sit tight and work on it until we had tracked it down and made arrangements. Achim graciously and generously offered his home to us for an extra day or two if we needed it and so it was that we stayed an extra day at his place. We didn't even leave the house, we just worked on corresponding with everyone and all the agencies that we needed to and working on catch up on the blog. So Friday night we slept once again in the comfortable roll out sofa that Achim had provided and he was off on his climbing trip.
Saturday morning we got away somewhat earlier than our usual because we wanted to arrive nice and early at a campground on Bodensee and get a decent spot.
Steve Miller/GrampiesThat corn is also nicely presented, but at 1 euro each (ok, 2 for 1.60) it's awfully expensive for this time of year! Reply to this comment 6 years ago
Part of being in Germany is having a wurst and brotchen from a street vendor. Of course, having some good German senf (mustard) is part of the experience.
Ravensburg is known for the Ravensburg toy company. Throughout the old city are a variety of "toys". This was one of those things where you have to get the ball into the center of the toy by changing the angles of it.
Marvin Paxmanyes, bosch is very common here. we even find we are parked right next to victoria bikes with bosch every once in a while Reply to this comment 6 years ago
Marvin adding: To me the Bodensee is one of those places you dream of going to and so it seems kind of magical or maybe surreal when at last you are there
Steve Miller/GrampiesAccording to multiculturallywed.com: "Are you or your partner of German heritage and planning to take part in Baumstamm Sägen, the German wedding tradition sawing a log at your wedding ceremony? The log represents the first obstacle the newlyweds must overcome, in a lifetime of inevitable future obstacles. With a two-handle long saw, they work as a team (cheered on by their guests) until that log is successfully cut in two. I love it! You can’t get much more literal about what it means to be partners than that." Reply to this comment 6 years ago
I just forgot to remove this picture. It was taken for a comparison shot when we leave and then front desk at the campsite will know if we used enough electricity to charge us for it.
Our camping spot. The people next to us have headed home for the week but leave their tent here for their return next weekend. They noticed that we do not have chairs so kindly lent us a couple of theirs to use. We will put them in their tent when we head off.
Our very nice neighbors let us know that last evening was a special evening on the lake. Each year the city of Konstanz, right across the lake from here, has a huge fireworks display. The Germany city starts the show and the Swiss army joins in later. The entire firework display goes on for a half an hour. If would have known about it sooner we may have tried getting the ferry over to Konstanz and looked for a place to camp there. However, instead, we trundled down to the local beach just before 10 pm, found a bench and waited. At 1030pm the show began. The lake is quite wide so the fireworks were in the distance and we couldn't even hear them very well, but it was fun to watch and remember for the future. It is said to be the largest fireworks show in Europe. So glad we meet kind people who share their local knowledge with us.
Sunday has been a quiet day of relaxing, reading and blogging. Tomorrow we will head east and explore the area for one or two more days before heading to Bregenz.
Today's ride: 58 km (36 miles) Total: 2,071 km (1,286 miles)
