Adamanda's Easter '04 Ring Trip

We hadn't been to the Ring since September '01, and were missing the socialising. Friends offered us the back seat of their tourenwagen, so we went just to wander around the track, spectate, and of course sample the rich and diverse cuisine.

As usual I caused trouble by hurting myself, this time well in advance during a snowboarder vs. planet incident at Serre Chavalier three weeks previously. The bones hadn't started to heal, and it was a bit uncomfortable, but I managed the return trip and some gentle passenger laps.
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Travel
Martin driving, and driving, and driving Mand & Adam passengering
More than 24 hours of our Easter weekend were spent like this! I spose it's a long way to go just to drink beer and eat piggies, but it's worth doing once every few years :-)
Spectating
Pics in trackular sequence, for want of a better way of organising them.
Adenauer-Forst
Adenauer-Forst
The end of Metzgesfeld, with the Nurburg in the background
The end of Metzgesfeld, with the Nürburg in the background
Martin at the end of Metzgesfeld
Martin at the end of Metzgesfeld, wondering what that "Danger de Mort" sign was trying to tell him
The bit between Kallenhard and Miss-Hit-Miss
The bit between Kallenhard and Miss-Hit-Miss, which should probably have a name
Wehrseifen
Wehrseifen
Looking back to Wehrseifen at dusk
Looking back to Wehrseifen at dusk
Breidscheid & Ex-Muhle
Breidscheid & Ex-Mühle
Looking back along the last bit of Wipperman
Looking back along the last bit of Wipperman
The last bend of Wipperman.
The last bend of Wipperman -
it still makes me nervous.
Looking back to Eschbach from Brunnchen
Looking back to Eschbach from Brünnchen: I hit my head on that armco 4 years previously
Pflanzgarten
Pflanzgarten: I slid my bike into that gravel trap 2½ years previously :-(
From Pflanzgarten looking back to Eiskurve
From Pflanzgarten looking back to Eiskurve
Artier Spectating
Kerbular studies at Adenauer-Forst Kerbular studies at Adenauer-Forst
Kerbular studies at Adenauer-Forst
Blurry things approach Pflanzgarten Blurry things approach Pflanzgarten
Blurry things approach Pflanzgarten
Spectators
Nicky & Phil and Astrid demonstrate that it's cold
Nicky & Phil and Astrid demonstrate that it's cold
Ian & Adam model hats and ski jackets
Ian & Adam model hats and ski jackets
Martin & Karen, Amanda & Adam at Adenauer-Forst
Martin & Karen, Amanda & Adam: cold and wet at Adenauer-Forst
Rachel & Martin flaunt their long lenses
Rachel & Martin flaunt their long lenses
Phil handles his little one
... while Phil handles his little one
Random
A mural/sculpture thing in Cochem
A mural/sculpture thing in Cochem
Amanda's eye, using Martin's extension tube
Amanda's eye, using Martin's extension tube
The photographing of Amanda's eye
... "The Making Of" :-)


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