THE SECOND YEAR STARTS! The summer flew, as did we, first to Anchorage where we had just time enough to be amazed at how much all five grandchildren had grown, and then to the East Coast for a couple of weeks with a stop in La Conner on the way. Pau…
Beer on the Beach
Our jaunt to the beach for Happy Hour was a sweet change of pace. Once we figured out how to tie the whaler off so it didn't bash up onto the beach and become high and dry as it was a receding tide, all was calm and peaceful. To our pleasant surpri…
October at it’s best!!!!
We sure are not the only ones on the Mosel!!!Only these guys are on land. Some even dare the “late summer” waters. Never saw someone take a swim carrying his briefcase.Nice enough to take out the BBQ(First time in Germany)
Grape harvest up close.
In Kues, just across from the marina we stayed they were harvesting grapes. Hey….. can we help????Sure…. strap on the ” back pack” and come on up!!!OK…. Fill her up!!!!!And dump it in the cart at the bottom of the hill….OK… take it to the win…
Cross Island
One evening Donnie got a call from Wayne, a good friend who had stopped by earlier to chat. Wayne wanted to know if we would like to go with him to his cottage on Cross Island the next day. Is the Pope Catholic? Of course we said yes! Morning dawned wi…
Contrasting colors
Climbing ivy seems to turn the most brilliant red, whereas grapevines only turn a little yellow.This picture shows the contrast between the two.
Mechanical harvest
Where ever possible mechanical means are used to harvest the grapes. However by far most of the harvest is done by hand because of the steep slopes.
Fields ready for harvest.
One other sign that fall is upon us is the fact that everywhere there are workers in the vineyards harvesting the grapes, and tractors and wagons taking the grapes to the wine presses.
On route to Bernkastel-Kues
We have come as far as “Bernkastel-Kues ” which is at KM 131.Metz is as far as we wentup the Mosel and is at KM 300. So we are over 1/3 back to where the Mosel flows into the Rhine (KM 0).We are waiting here for the arrival of our guest (the Disl…
On the way back.
We are on our way back to the Rhine. It is clear now that fall is upon us as the colors start to change more and more and the nights are getting cooler.However we are enjoying beautiful fall weather with temperatures in the lower 20 deg.
