Stadt Hamburg Gutersloh

... whose wellfare is looked after by a melodious female voice inside my head telling me to take a turn to the left, go straight ahead despite the bad condition of the road...

I`ve come to trust this voice completely...It belongs to Nong, after all, who looked after me all last winter while I was living it up in Thailand. She would drag me upstairs after collapsing early morning at the foot of her stairs blind drunk on cheap Thai whisky, guiding me back to a hangover ...

So the Landy is all ready. Now we have to concentrate on the camping gear, and all the stuff needed for the rally itself.

We wanted to ...

... and then it was time for lunch. We finished packing up, and then it was time to head to Herford, where more relatives awaited us.
We weren't too sure when they were expecting us, and we didn't want to be early, so we decided to stop along the way. Near Dortmund, there was a fabulous museum describing the coal mining business in the Ruhrgebiet. The kids thoroughly enjoyed scampering over the playround, over the outdoor displays, and then going through a ...

So Derek is in the UK, and I am in Germany.
The Landy has had a good service free of charge from Gratech, we are very grateful for that.
Derek is getting stickers and advertising organised, and I am concentrating on the quiz, and making sure we have all the ...

... hört sich toll an und wird es hoffentlich auch. Einen genauen Reiseverlauf gibt es eigentlich noch nicht, aber, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivien, Chile, Brasilien und vielleicht auch Kolumbien stehen ganz oben auf meiner Hitliste. Welche Länder ich schlussendlich bereisen werde könnt Ihr in den nächsten 365 Tagen verfolgen, wenn Ihr hier regelmäßig vorbeischaut. Am 22.08.2009 gehts los, Lima ich komme!!!
Demnächst mehr.....
Juergen

... so that was really neat. Then we went to the cafeteria, where we met Annabell again, and then received our food from conveyor belts that came up from the floor below. It was a neat idea, but it was no Lozzi! Next we went back to their office, and I got to practise my German. My hallo and dankeschön was so convincing, one of their friends thought I was German, until I ignored him because I couldn't understand him. Success! We spent the rest of the afternoon in the petting ...

Another foggy morning, and I really do not want to leave. However, we are off. Me back to Houston, Claudia back to work. A big resounding "BOO" from both of us! Germany was wonderful, and I highly recommend it to anyone ---> great food ...

... the Rathaus again, and started to go in and out of some shops. I bought a shirt at Jack and John's, thereby perfecting my "Euro Look". We went to a cafe for some coffee and an ENORMOUS piece of cake. We each got one - my favorite was the Schwarzwelderkirsch (Black Forest Cherry Cake) but the other cake with raspberries was good as well. You can tell which one I liked the best because I remember ...

We got up fairly early and had breakfast, then decided to head back to Paderborn. Claudia drove out of the city and then I drove for a couple of hours. We arrived in Paderborn around 15.00 or so, and went out to do some shopping for food. We swung by the Post Office to send out some postcards, then we hit the grocery store so I could buy some chocolates and things to bring home with me. The day ...

... we realized after we paid that we would have to drink ALL of the liquid - coffee, water, apple juice - prior to going through security. Yikes! So I hustled through security to get to a bathroom. . . Our plane was . . . you guessed it . . . late! So we waited more. We did finally get to Paderborn on a cold and rainy night around 21.00. Long day, but tomorrow it is fun with family, a German barbecue and some real German beer!!