First International Forum Trip To Germany

Just for the record your honour,,,,,,,The motorcyclist, four of us went on a 7 hour ride out, the bikers had a much better time shopping locally in Cochem

 

On way back today. Stopped at services near Mons - still 2.5 hours to Calais!

 

I am home. Going was good and now I need a power-nap!

Nikki is out of hospital. Nothing broken. @BonnieCat , I hope you get home safe!
And I also hope that you can look back on the tour in a couple of days with a smile on your face.
Even though you were in pain, I am so glad you joined us for dinner last night!

Best wishes and greetings,
Daniel

 

What have I missed? Nikki in Hospital ???

 

Jeeesus!!! Post pics of shopping sprees but nothing said about our bestest Anglo-dutchie what’s happened to @BonnieCat ?? FFS Priorities pullease

 

Ok guys. Firstly photos later when I'm back home. Secondly yesterday after returning from our Rideout (the one without the shopping) I caught my foot and the bike on the kerbs, lost my balance and the bloody thing landed on my foot. VStroms are heavy even the 650 ones. My knights in shining armour Daniel, Dave and Steve, hauled the bike off me. Throbbing pain ensued as did throbbing hand and ribs. Managed to walk slowly to our last dinner at the Schnitzel house but during the night and this morning my foot had swollen up like an elephants ( or Big Foot. Thanks Daniel). So I decided I needed to try out the German Hospital service. After an ambulance trip and several x-rays I was released with a pair of crutches. I'm staying on here in Bad Bertrich for another 3 nights in the hope my swollen foot goes down and I can ride home. Really don't want to leave without the Wasp. She certainly stung me this time.
Big thanks to Daniel for arranging ride outs and translation services and for just being Daniel.
And for the rest of you guys. I loved every second in spite of the mishap.
Till the next one.

 

Bummer, but easily done... Hope the swelling subsides quickly! Good thing you were accompanied by such gallant chaps!

 

Glad it was only a minor one. More importantly, what was the damage on the bike? You never mentioned. Hope it was just bars or a peg.



Seriously tho', glad your OK, and Winglad lives up to his name. Daniel, we salute you and all who fly with you, and then maybe empty the AA guns at you as you fly home

 

@BonnieCat Wish you all the best.
Hope you'll recover soon, and I'm glad you weren't on a trip all by yourself (as we tough ladies sometimes do) in this case, so glad you had the guys to help you.

 

Just a few scratches on the left side crash bars some other scratches and a slightly bent clutch lever. I haven't been to see the bike since the mishap, but that's what i remember.

 

Yes now I'm worried about my trip next year to the Nord Cap. Just a stupid little mistake and suddenly everything changes

 

Glad it’s not bad Nicki, hope the foot gets better and the wasp gets you home

 

True, but the initial shock will wear off. I wrote off a bike some years ago, and was slightly quivery for a bit. Don't let it dishearten you too much!

 

Nikki, I am glad to see you back at the chalk-board

For the others: Nikki told me this morning, she would tell the story here on the forum, so I just posted the ‚out of hospital‘ update.
These were rather eventful 4 days with certainly not only one tale to tell and it was quite unusual for me to sit in my local pub tonight (open after 9pm ) and only speak German...
I told Heartlander (the new member and my bestest mate) about our adventures and just realized, how colourful and exciting this Intl. Meet Up was for me; and probably the others too.

It was a great pleasure to have you all over here in Germany and show you around a little.
Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. Looking very much forward to seeing you all again.
Until then: Ride safely and godspeed