Rothsee Trip #1

About 30 minutes by car from Nurnberg is the Rothsee (said rot-see). It's a super cool and pretty lake with a sandy bottom, snack bars, boat launches, etc. Suzie, Iain, Bandit and I went to check it out one Saturday.



At Mueller (the local CVS type store) I picked up these inner tubes for 2 euros each. Best 4 euros I spent all summer as everyone has used them at both the pool and the lake.



Iain manning up and holding both a tube and Bandit.

We went over to the area where dogs are allowed, so it was less crowded than the main part.

Mueller did not have inflatable airplanes available when I went shopping. Very dissapointed.

Suzie, Iain, and Bandit.

Bandit had a great time playing in the water. He swallowed a bit of water before he remembered that he should proly just let his toy sink and us get it for him. But, since the lake involved sand and water, he was more than happy to get filthy.

I learned how to fix a bike tire!

My bike, which I LOVE and use all the time here, got a flat back in June, but due to all the traveling and running amuck I hadn't been able to get it fixed. A lot of the guys here are 'bike' guys, so Tom R gave me his bike repair kit, a youtube video link and said I could do it myself.

Watched the video and felt prepared, but what should have taken 10 min took 2hrs. The bolts holding the tire together were completely jammed and my wretch is a bit ghetto. After the men in the cafe downstairs watched me struggle with it for about an hr, they finally came out and gave me one of their tools. Then it took 2 minutes to get it off. In the end, it wasn't the tire at all, but a faulty valve.....arrrrrr.
But, I learned a new skill and am now inspired to build my own roadbike so I can start doing triathalons as a winter project. We'll see if that gets off the ground - i'm already struggling between a color story...purple or hott pink?!

You must have front lights, back lights and a bell to ride a bike in Germany. Also, bikers are considered the same as cars, so you have to follow all the road signs. Break driving laws and you can get the same penalty.
My bike lights are powered by my tires.

Extremely dirty hands.

Ripped apart knuckles, thank you lame bolt and lame wrench. Knuckles and bike spokes are not friends.

Nail job destroyed.

And did I mention I did all of this post pool trip still in the bikini (+sun dress of course!). I had to walk all the way to the pool and was not pleased upon my return - so immediate bike repair was necessary since it was going to be +30 the next day too!

But at night it's a different world....come on, come on dance all night

Night out w/ Suzie & two of her friends from home (england) and T. Murph at a new club that opened here in Nurnberg called Indabahn. Literally it's in the train station. Def the biggest and coolest looking, but we really need to work on their choice of music.

Suzie

T. Murph and Me.

Access Forbidden......sadly. The only way to get to the DJ is to climb to fire-escape looking ladders. It's a shame because he really need to take requests. Suz agrees.

Here you can see one of the ladders. The girls are debating making a run for it!