After the Brachts returned to the states Corrie and I went to Hamm to visit Basti who was feeling better after missing the New Year party with a bad fever. The Autobahn was a lot of fun with Basti because he likes driving as much as I do and knows the rules in Germany. He showed us around Hamm where he grew. Then Simon joined us for a couple days and we toured Munster.
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| Basti, Corrie and I on top an old coal mine tailings pile near Hamm. |
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| Basti with his car. This is the antique he rebuilt not the one we drove the Autobahn at 220 in. |
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| I'm still not really sure why Hamm made the elephant it's official animal. |
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| Seriously they have a thing for elephants. |
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| This bus was set up as an American style hamburger shop but we opted for German instead. |
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| Coffee break in Munster where Simon and Basti went to University before UNM. |
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| Germans take water parks a bit more seriously. The one we went to had two slides with near vertical drops and one with a full loop in it. The one with loop had a laser run timer for competitions They must take lawsuits a lot less seriously though because there were no lifeguards babysitting any of the slides and riding double or triple was allowed. The combination makes for awesome water parks! |
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