going North

[Christoph]

As you all know, i did some smaller adjustments
till yesterday evening....

 

[Christoph]

Enough time to do lots of test-driving
and pack stuff to head north today.

 

[Christoph]

Great weather and the URGENT need for some hollidays
forced us to leave.

As i had no further parts (U-joint) to built in, we have to handle
an ammount OF STRANGE NOISES.
If it wont go anymore, we will have have to ask ADAC (AAA) to
pick us up and bring us back home.

Will tell you , how far our wounded A will bring us.

 

[Christoph]

We started late morning and managed to drive to Hofgeismar.
(200km).

Im just able to post a small Navi-printout....
A larger scale, would show the awkward ciyrcles we did

 

[green30coupe]

Haben Sie eine gute Reise!

 

[Christoph]

Thank you

Will go on north tomorrow towards Gifhorn to meet friends there .

Will be in great surrounding of Weser-Bergland

Looking forward and will tell yo uabout
(got to sleep now- good nicht)

Christoph

 

[700rpm]

Looks like a great trip. We drove the Romantische Straße about 20 years ago, but didn't get east. Beautiful country and charming villages. Keep us posted!

 

[glenn in camino]

Try to get some 4 point jack stands. Those cinder blocks are dangerous,

 

[Christoph]

Day 2
What a nice day, what a perfect spring.
Left Hofgeismar this morning

 

[Christoph]

not allways visible, but we followed the river of Weser
in the wonderfull surrounding of Weser-Bergland.

 

[Christoph]

There is some Skywalk available
(not Grand Canion, but still impressive)

 

[Christoph]

we loved to be there.

 

[Christoph]

Engine runs great
still ugly noises from "behind the gearbox"

We passt Bodenwerder, nice city of "Baron von Münchhausen"
(lived 17XX and told te world he was riding a cannonball
through the air...)

 

[Christoph]

Seems we flew to low too.
Polizei cought us with Radar while speeding.

Good effect -
We arrived in Gifhorn on early afternoon

Will keep you updated

 

[SHEC]

Christoph -

Haben eine tolle Reise meine Kolleginnen Ford Kerl! What a splend little Tudor you have there....enjoy your springtime roadtrip. My family came from Heidelberg bound for the U.S. back in 1824. Germany is wonderous.

Be well -

Chris in California

 

[robw]

Christoph,
Great reporting! Keep them coming...

rob

 

[Christoph]

Thank you for your nice comments, which i really appreciate.

After a nice evening with Motorcycle-friends
in Gifhorn, we had a short night.

Getting older, means to know that in advance
which made me plan a short leg on our Day 3 .

Heading north again, we passed the big flat area,
which was caused by last ice-age.

High average speed and no more
overeager-all-german-money-hunting-Polizei.

 

[Christoph]

From time to time you might see german "Atomausstieg"
which caused energie-prices to rise 30 % (just last year)

 

[Christoph]

Suddenly i got to hit the brakes to do this pic.

 

[Christoph]

Up to now we did 602km and are back to a bigger city.
lots of traffic and lots of odd trafic lights..

Worldfamous "Landungsbrücken" (just ahead in his pic,
where your grandgrandparents might have left this continent)