Since ages I’m asked by a guy, I know from work issues, about whether or not I would like to do a bike trip with him.
So far I always refused and mostly just pretended to be to busy to do. The truth it that he,  nearly being 10 years younger than me, for  my feelings is very talkative, which is something I can not really cope with always and especially not when I just want to ride my bike instead.

This friday now we phoned for some work issue again and following a spontaneous  intuition I offered him to ride with him today.

Shortly a quarter past nine I left home heading to the spot we were commited to catch up. Out side it was still humidly and misty after the heavy rain and lightnings we had yesterday, but I felt very alive and happy on the bike.

Fifteen minutes later we catched up and have a short lifting of the helmet, some warm words and a handshake we immediately left for the ride. Early this moring the roads were nearly empty and cruising the small and narrow streets of the Palatinate Forest nearly alone on your own was like a big pleasure from life. And I nearly felt like a horse or dog rolling over in the grass …

120km later, right when we headead out of the fores now driving into a valley with a small village called Annweiler (you might not know about, but close by is the famous Castle Trifels were once in medival times King Richard Lionheart was arrested) the sun came out and everything looked bride.

Seeing that, I immediately decided for a quick CIC (coffee, ice cream, chat) and surprised the guy on the bike behind me by straight heading into town and a final touch down at one of my favorite ice cafe.

But I guess, he most was impressed by me being welcome by the waitress  with my first name!

Hey!! No wrong thoughts about that!! …. It’s just me being addicted to ice cream for sure!

After coffee, ice and an interesting chat about a difficult upgrade of some database he has to do this week we left again going for another 80 to 100Km, where at there end we splitted up again still driving with just a short waving!

That my friend …. Thats Tops!!