A Few Days on the Reitz farm: Training rides, solving bike problems and lots of laughter
We have stayed a few days with our German friends, Georg, Cora and their wonderful children Justus and Clara. We met the Rietz family at a campground on the Rhine River two years ago. I saw the family relaxing in the shade of a tree surrounded by their four recumbent bikes. We talked late into the evening about recumbent bikes, bicycle touring and life in Germany and Canada. At the end of the evening they invited us to visit them on their farm near Limberg. A couple of weeks later we met them and stayed with them for a few days. Last year they picked us up the Frankfurt airport and we stayed with them at the beginning and end of our trip. They were kind enough to offer to keep our tandem for us so that when we return we wouldn't have to fly with our bike.
The Reitz family are problem solvers and we appreciate that they love to help us solve our bike issues...route questions...anything. Here Cora, Georg and Justus are replacing our rear disc brake and making sure we will be safe crossing the Alps.
We had a nice bike ride through the countryside to Hadamar and the Eis Cafe San Marco. The same Italian/German family have run this place for 3 generations.
Georg to the rescue again. We forgot a small connector we need for our solar battery. As a passionate ham radio enthusiast, he was able to create a replacement cable for us.
Putting on bottle cages - grrr, always a challenging task. Mary Ellen is probably smiling because Cora is having more success and is completing the task.
