It had been
so great to reconnect with KB who lived with us so many years ago and to see her
growing family – we saw them last in December 2012. We were up in time this
morning to take photos of the children before KB drove the girls to kindergarten. We were able to care for the baby while KB
was gone. After a leisurely breakfast together, Cal took care of the baby while
KB & I packed her glassware plus other items for their move. KB wanted to entertain us by taking us
someplace, but she has so much to do before moving that I would rather help her
and visit as we work – we did chat non-stop! Cal was an excellent entertainer for the baby!
I think we filled 5 boxes of items
before it was lunch time and we needed to be on the road. It was absolutely wonderful to see KB, her
husband, and her family again.
We were on
the road around 1:00, and within the first 2 miles a warning came over the GPS
that cars were “stationary stopped” on the A- 2 Autobahn. They gave us a detour around the stoppage
which we followed. Then there was a
detour though one of the villages due to street work. Back on the A-2 Autobahn there was another “stationary
stoppage” (we assume these stoppages were due to accidents), so we had another
detour! What should have taken us 1 ½ hours,
took us 2 ½ hours.
We final arrived
at the home of another exchange student.
This one (KT) did not live with us, but we have kept in contact with
her, she and her now husband visited Iowa before they were married. We have connected with them and enjoy
visiting them and see their family grow. In the last several years they built a
new energy efficient home in a new housing development of their little village,
which is using all the latest green energy ideas. It is a lovely home with wonderful amenities.
After a tour
of their home, Cal, I and KT went on a 5 km bike ride to the next town where we
had coffee and a dessert. It was fun
riding on the bike paths through the countryside. We rode past two fields with the blooming
yellow plants – they are canola plants used for canola oil. The village they
live near and this next village are typical German villages for this area. It was a lovely bright sunny day. While riding in the sun it was warm, but in
the shade it was cool. It was a great afternoon.
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| Canola Field |
Back at the
house KT’s husband just arrived home from work and picking up the children who
had been playing with friends. It was
great to see everyone again -as expected the kids have grown. After the kids
went to bed we had a delicious meal of fresh white asparagus, ham and potatoes. We visited until it was time for bed.
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| Our Host Family New House |
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| Raised Vegetable Garden |
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