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| Could be in NZ, a couple of cockies having a chat. |
This is such a nice camp, very quiet with only two other
campers. Woke to a very cold grey morning which soon turned to a bit of drizzle
but by late morning it had cleared and the sun came out. Ian did some more
rearranging of the boot (or garage) in the van and seems to have found a place
for everything as well as the bikes. Shows how much space we wasted before! I
had a domestic time, even got some hand washing done and after a coffee decided
we would take our bikes for their first outing down to Rewe, the supermarket
not far away. The guy at the camp had said there was a bike trail on the other
side of the road so we got all geared up and off we went….as far as the front
gate with no sign of any bike trail. It was a very busy road, and not that wide
- we got cold feet, went back to the van and locked up the bikes, then walked
to the store to get a few supplies, feeling a little frustrated.
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The girl behind the deli counter was such a delight, and
played up to the camera when I asked her for a photo. | |
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| Enjoyed our chat with Karl |
On our way back we found a bike path through the vineyard
and we stopped and chatted to Karl who was cultivating between the vines. He
told us about the really bad frosts they had in March that had killed off many
of the new buds meaning that this year’s harvest will be well down on last
years. He has a winery in the neighbouring village and suggested we call in and
see it.
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| Such great bike paths |
After lunch we set off again on our bikes, this time through
the bike paths in the vineyards, a real testing time for the bikes….and what a
treat, just loved every minute of it.
The country is rolling and the paths went up and down, the e-bikes made
it just so easy. At one stage Ian clocked 35kph and had a grin like a Cheshire
cat. We headed into the next village of Schwabsburg and it was great being able
to meander through the little narrow streets, just a breeze, we certainly
couldn’t have done this in the motorhome. Found the Jung winery so stopped and
called in and met Johannes, the son. He mentioned about trying some wines,
which sounded a pretty good idea as we weren’t driving! He explained about the
different wines they made and a bit of their history. His family have been
making wine on this property since at least 1860. With a really nice bottle of Riesling
and a red in the panniers we headed back to the van. What a great way to spend
an afternoon, could get quite used to this!
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| Johannes in the wine tasting room, beside his photograph. |
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