As we were riding back to stay with Georg and Cora last week, we were talking about things we would like to do while we are here. Apart from enjoying the farm and visiting with our friends, we were content to stay put. But Barry did say that he'd like to go to a tractor festival again as we had enjoyed attending one with Georg and Cora a few years ago. And as luck will have it, there is a tractor festival scheduled for this weekend at the next village, Fussingen, 2 km away.
We really enjoy events like this as they are truly a community affair. Tractors, new and old, will be on display as well as activities showcasing what they can do. Tractors are important equipment for these rural communities and it is great to see the pride and care given to them.
Food and beer will be available with the local band providing entertainment.
Georg and Justus are members of the Traktorfreunde Waldbrunn Westerwald and they will be working today at the booth selling food and beer tickets.
We'll ride our bikes over and check it out.
We enjoyed watching these kids, and especially this guy (aka Bam Bam!), pound nails in to the wood by any means necessary.
We always enjoy seeing Eicher tractors as there are two Eicher tractors on the farm where we are staying, one of which is a restored 57 year old tractor.
We admire the care and pride that is given to these working tractors. Featured at the front of the picture are the distinctive blue and red Eicher tractors.
Kaffee and kuchen (coffee and cake) are also a very important part of any German gathering. We shared a piece of traditional cheesecake with a layer of chocolate - yum.
