Germany calling ...and I didn't even know the World Cup had kicked off !

Friday 25th June 2010 I'll have to fully update my blog when I get home...next week. Briefly in the last week I continued around Molina de Ledro, near Lake Garda in Italy... the 'free music festival' was washed out,it poured down all weekend, but managed to finish my books, and doze... Then it brightened up Monday. so tackled a (what I would now describe) fairly gentle Via Ferrata from Briecesca, Tuesday took a nifty climb on the road bike in the hills, nearly wiping out a mountain biker, who didn't bother to look behind him as I was about to whistle by him at 30 mph, and he decided to wonder whether his path meandered all over the road - like him- anyway a wonderful 2 wheel slide, bald patches on both tyres...and wonderful judgement...managed to avoid him..and keep me upright !! and it was supposed to be an easy day ! Wednesday a great, and aptly named Via Ferrata 'Ernesto Che Guevara'was tackled in ferocious heat, and blinding sun, up a 1200 mts rock face, of sheer limestone, draining every drop of fluid from my body.. and testing the endurance of the mighty 'Jotown', who having completed this feat...promptly got lost on the way down, and ended in the wrong valley...a $25 euro taxi ride saw me back with Wally !! Thursday and Friday saw me travelling across the high mountain passes from Italy, into and across Austria, and then up through Germany,arriving in Munster early Friday afternoon, (thanks to TomTom) for a weekend with Grandchildren Ethan and Elijah, and their Mum Sarah..whilst Dad Gerard was 'swanning'in the Dessert heat of Afghanistan !! Of course it's only when I got here that I realised why all the cars were sporting the German flags...it's England V Germany Sunday afternoon ... should be an interesting weekend !!