We sure are not the only ones on the Mosel!!!Only these guys are on land. Some even dare the “late summer” waters. Never saw someone take a swim carrying his briefcase.Nice enough to take out the BBQ(First time in Germany)
Grape harvest up close.
In Kues, just across from the marina we stayed they were harvesting grapes. Hey….. can we help????Sure…. strap on the ” back pack” and come on up!!!OK…. Fill her up!!!!!And dump it in the cart at the bottom of the hill….OK… take it to the win…
Cross Island
One evening Donnie got a call from Wayne, a good friend who had stopped by earlier to chat. Wayne wanted to know if we would like to go with him to his cottage on Cross Island the next day. Is the Pope Catholic? Of course we said yes! Morning dawned wi…
Contrasting colors
Climbing ivy seems to turn the most brilliant red, whereas grapevines only turn a little yellow.This picture shows the contrast between the two.
Mechanical harvest
Where ever possible mechanical means are used to harvest the grapes. However by far most of the harvest is done by hand because of the steep slopes.
Fields ready for harvest.
One other sign that fall is upon us is the fact that everywhere there are workers in the vineyards harvesting the grapes, and tractors and wagons taking the grapes to the wine presses.
On route to Bernkastel-Kues
We have come as far as “Bernkastel-Kues ” which is at KM 131.Metz is as far as we wentup the Mosel and is at KM 300. So we are over 1/3 back to where the Mosel flows into the Rhine (KM 0).We are waiting here for the arrival of our guest (the Disl…
On the way back.
We are on our way back to the Rhine. It is clear now that fall is upon us as the colors start to change more and more and the nights are getting cooler.However we are enjoying beautiful fall weather with temperatures in the lower 20 deg.
Life’s2Short 2010-10-06 17:05:00
Ten Days in DeltavilleBy Friday, October 1st, the rain from Tropical Storm Nicole had blown through but it was still very windy and unpleasant. Since we had no idea how long we were going to be stuck in Deltaville, Todd’s parents, who we were suppo…
The North Channel
Tuesday August 10thKillarney is considered to be the end of the Georgian Bay or the beginning of the North Channel. Bit of fog this morning and just as we started to move to the pumpout the brigantine (a Tall Ship) Playfair took up most of the dock. Wh…
