Waiting for the Schleuse Bamberg
Guten Morgen,
Because we’re a sports boat and not a commercial boat we had to wait for a commercial ship to come along for the lock to be opened for us. Is that fair? We certainly pay nothing towards the upkeep of the locks and commercial shipping probably does. But it’s the way it works so there’s nothing to be done other than to travel with a commercial ship so arrive at the lock at the same time.
Though we’d planned to visit Bamberg, we’d aimed for the Trosdorf Yacht Club. They very quickly told us we were Too Big, TOO BIG!!!!! So we turned back just a bit down the river and tried the MSCC Motor-und Segelboot Club Coburg and “Charly” guided us into the spot just next to his boat. We stayed an extra day because the welcome was so warm. Not only the welcome, but the weather too. It was over 90 Sunday and Monday. We’d arrived Friday at 4:15 pm and learned from Charly what was open when and what to see and how to get there. Saturday was chore day with a huge hall from the grocery store. I got some new walking sandals too and Randal some shorts, socks and unmentionables. All of that should hold us for a while. At least until the next grocery store.
We shopped Saturday, attended the local barbecue Sunday and visited Bamberg Monday. It was a very full few days. And did I mention hot!
So though our time in the area was full of activities, it’s Charly and Erika I’ll remember most of my visit.
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Karl “Charly” and Erika Heinritz, the heart and soul of the Motor-und Segelboot Club Coburg at Bischberg am Main. Either Karl or Erika mentioned cherry trees up on the hill near the marina so we had to make a plan to pick some Saturday morning. |
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Most of the cherries were up too high but there were enough for us to each pick more than we needed. For me it was one for me, one for the bag…. Mary wanted to make cherry cobbler so we really didn’t need many and there are still some in the frig now several days later.
Erika leading us along the farm land back to town. |
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And for my friend Martha who told me she once mixed up kirche, which is church with kirsche, which is cherry so asked for a container of church. And Charly pointed out to us that cherries were .59 Euro at the store in Bischberg where the yacht club was located |
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Sunday was barbeque day; an occasional bratwurst won’t kill me. I opted for the fizzy water rather than the beer.
Karl, Rick, Randal, me and Erika |
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Music, of course, and this young man playing loved every minute. So did the crowd that sang along. The small keyboard was activated by blowing air through the tube.
Everyone loves Karl. Karl and Erika have a “winter home” in Florida near St Petersburg where they’ve gone for the past 20 years I think he said. |
