RAIN

Oatmeal with hazelnut cream

Spinach ravioli in soup

August 16, 2012 Thursday

Our sleep wasn't the best, so I was already awake around 8 to go and pay for the night of camping. That's when the rain started and it didn't let up until the early afternoon. Alex had the right idea to just sleep as much as possible (since we both felt pretty tired) The small bar (and possible restaurant) we figured out was not open on Thursdays at all, so we weren't thrilled with the idea of staying there another night.

We made a delicious brunch of oatmeal with hazelnut spread and soup with spinach ravioli. It was a great day to test out our waterproof and windproof matches.
The rain let up in the afternoon and it was sunny by the time we hopped on our bikes to put in a few km to arrive at the next campingplatz. Though maybe our shortest leg of travel, it was probably the most breathtaking. Due to the recent rain, everything felt fresh and green, especially in the last bit of rolling hills that we rode through.
When we checked into the campingplatz, the woman working there told us that she sold beads and was getting ready to go to a huge show in Hamburg the next day. She also told us that she had been to Tuscon before for bead shows and had traveled to California to visit friends.
We settled in, showered, and cooked up more food- the rest of the ravioli and scrambled eggs with tomato and mushroom in the small frying pan. While getting utensils and a beer, Alex befriended a young couple camping in a wohnwagen and smoking hukkah, and they invited us to hang out for a bit. Turns out they were from a town, Sittensen, that was 10 to 20 km away from where we camped our first night in Zeven. We compared lifestyles, pros and cons of the German and American experience and overall had a great time hanging out.