The Beer Race

Saturday it was finally there – the big beer race in Dresden. We left the garden at 9 am and were at the location at shortly after 1030 am. At first we helped with all the preparation – nailing start numbers to the ground etc. I did the check-in while Ted was a bit bored, because nobody talked with him that would change soon. Because Axel had to work and Teds new partner didn’t show I run with him. Here again the rules. A team of two had to run a track of 5 miles with a crate of beer filled with 20 bottles (16 oz.), during the 5 miles the team had to empty all the bottles. We carried the crate for about a mile together and than Ted decided it would be easier if he carries it himself on his shoulder. So he got out of his shirt and lifted the crate on his shoulder showing of his American belly and his muscles. Everybody was quite impressed and by the time we were done everybody knew the “big American” from Kansas. We drank about half the beer and the other half we dumped but once we were back there was no lack of beer and we had our share of it. We finished in the first third after about two and a half hours. We had a great time and a lot of fun. Photos follow soon.

But after a day like that we were rather tired and sore on Sunday. Teddys shoulders are bruised and hurt and we feel the pain every time we move. According to our hang over, very autschie feeling the weather on Sunday was cold and gray and rainy, so we spent the whole day on the garden and hung around. Ted helped Pe and Axel repairing the water pipes in the kitchen, that were leaking.

Today we are going to Dresden, I have to work and Ted for exploring. Unfortunately the train is packed with kids – I guess around 4th graders – and it is rather loud. So I decided to write the blog and upload it later. The kiddies a very impressed by our computers (Ted is doing whatever with his) and that we speak English – I feel a bit like in a zoo.

Ok that’s for today – more later, I hope Ted will do the updating next week, because I will spend the week in the library in Dresden and I don’t think anything exciting will happen there.