MORELO bound (again) (3 Viewers)

[funflair]

Bit of a trip down memory lane today, or should that be memory river

This is the Augsburg canoe slalom course built for the Olympics in 1972, I have been down the course in a C2, that’s a Double Canadian, a bit like a tandem version of the one in the above photo as that is a C1, I will add it was a lot of years ago and I was much younger and quite possibly dafter.

I didn’t say I paddled down though as we spent more time swimming

So these two photos are kayaks, double ended paddle as opposed to single for the Canadian C1 and the big difference is that in a Kayak you are sitting but in thh Canadien you are actually kneeling which gives you much greater reach but more difficult to balance,

This was just a training/practice session for an international event next weekend.

 

[nicholsong]

Fluming Heck!

 

[Flairy]

I didn’t know you were so adventures

 

[funflair]

I didn’t know you were so adventures

All a bit of a distant memory now Brian, we drove to Merano in Italy for the canoe slalom world championships taking in Augsburg and a trip down the Sanna to Landeck on the way, sleeping in the back of the car alternating between camp sites and car parks, a car park day we could afford cream cake and coffee

 

[funflair]

I picked this up for you jongood

The museum visit is by appointment, luckily I telephoned this morning so they were expecting us, we had it all to ourselves

Did you know that what is now MAN started making printing presses,

They then manufactured the engine designed by Rudolph Diesel,

Conventional piston and con-rod assembly with articulated oil cooling to the piston.

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[funflair]

A bit more in MAN,

And then another wander around the town and a beer

This church was quite impressive,

A lot of the centre of Augsburg is virtually traffic free unless you count the trams, they have a great system and works really well, we are on the Stellplatz at Königsbrunn and the tram runs 3 times an hour into the centre and then every 10 minutes around the town.

 

[BillandHelen]

Martin, we arrive in Germany on Wednesday and are heading down your way, thank you for all the tips and stellplatz recommendations!
What’s the weather been like, bit mixed?

 

[WESTY66]

A bit more in MAN,
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And then another wander around the town and a beer

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This church was quite impressive,

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A lot of the centre of Augsburg is virtually traffic free unless you count the trams, they have a great system and works really well, we are on the Stellplatz at Königsbrunn and the tram runs 3 times an hour into the centre and then every 10 minutes around the town.

Oh I’ve been down that street a few times (Maximilian Straße)

 

[funflair]

Martin, we arrive in Germany on Wednesday and are heading down your way, thank you for all the tips and stellplatz recommendations!
What’s the weather been like, bit mixed?

In general the weather has been pretty good, cold to start but that was 5 weeks ago, it rained a week or more ago so we moved from Füssen and the end of the romantic road towards Munich and Augsburg where we are now, raining tonight but had nothing during the day so can’t complain, yesterday was hot hot hot, but the evening cooler so good for sleeping, Wednesday I think we will be at Nuremberg before heading back to MORELO for a free night or two and then possibly Wurzburg and towards the ferry and home.

Enjoy your trip

 

[jongood]

Martin, we arrive in Germany on Wednesday and are heading down your way, thank you for all the tips and stellplatz recommendations!
What’s the weather been like, bit mixed?

I don't know if you ve motorhomes in germany before but hundreds of great stellplatze. We frequently pick riverside ones, so if we want a lazy day we can watch the boats go by and there's usually some good cyclepaths and a ferry or two involved. 2nd favourite are the small brewery ones, and then if we re passing we drop into N&B Polch for a look and a meal at the imbiss.

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[funflair]

Moved on to Nuremberg today but couldn’t get into the Stellplatz (predictably as it only had 7 spaces) so decided to try the campsite as recommended by the Caravan Club I think they only do that to make their sites look good value I am too embarrassed to tell you the price but we got a € change from €100 for two nights.

Very close to the Zeppelin fields and documentation centre but the main exhibition is closed and something temporary is in its place and not really worth €6, I think we came out more confused than when went in “why is it called the documentation centre as I can not find any explanation”? I can sort of guess possibly but wanted to read it.

 

[nicholsong]

Moved on to Nuremberg today but couldn’t get into the Stellplatz (predictably as it only had 7 spaces) so decided to try the campsite as recommended by the Caravan Club I think they only do that to make their sites look good value I am too embarrassed to tell you the price but we got a € change from €100 for two nights.

Very close to the Zeppelin fields and documentation centre but the main exhibition is closed and something temporary is in its place and not really worth €6, I think we came out more confused than when went in “why is it called the documentation centre as I can not find any explanation”? I can sort of guess possibly but wanted to read it.

I thought the main Zeppelin base was at Friedrichshafen on the BodenSee.

[I have flown there with tank gun aiming sights for repair - if anyone does not want to know ]

 

[Nirvanauk]

It’s a shame that Sabine is no longer with us or you could have had the fastest taxi ride in the world.

 

[nicholsong]

It’s a shame that Sabine is no longer with us or you could have had the fastest taxi ride in the world.

???

 

[Mr porky]

???

She was the driver featured on top gear going round the nureberg ring

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[funflair]

She was the driver featured on top gear going round the nureberg ring

Nurburgring as opposed to Nuremberg, no connection as far as I know, the former is the race circuit although they did actually race touring car on the roads around the Zeppelin fields but that was called the Norisring, Sabine would have been quick there as well though I am sure.

I thought the main Zeppelin base was at Friedrichshafen on the BodenSee.

[I have flown there with tank gun aiming sights for repair - if anyone does not want to know ]

I am sure you will be right Geoff, it's called the Zeppelin field as it's a field where somebody just happened to land a Zeppelin, the area was a sports and recreation area but was further developed as a parade ground for the National Socialist Party and where Hitler addressed the masses.

 

[Peavy]

Ive often wondered whether we will see the return of the rotary to power hybrids

Well, you were right wondering.
They have used the rotary to charge the electric engine in the MX30
Great pictures funflair

 

[funflair]

Thinking back to the MAN museum, alongside the traditional diesel engine which they are known for there was a section about future energy and their technology to produce hydrogen,methane and methanol as a fuel but also an interesting reference to an ammonia engine, now I'm no chemist but hydrogen combined with nitrogen produces ammonia which is much easier and safer to transport than hydrogen alone,

https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/sto...mmonia-is-the-more-efficient-hydrogen-carrier this is an interesting read on ammonia as a hydrogen carrier,

Or the alternative approach is to just use the ammonia as a fuel,

MAN B&W ammonia engine development

The MAN B&W two-stroke ammonia engine will meet future market demands for green ship propulsion including retrofits.

www.man-es.com

 

[nicholsong]

She was the driver featured on top gear going round the nureberg ring

We do not get British TV and I would not watch Top Gear, so that is why the reference was obscure to me.

 

[funflair]

Enjoyed the day in Nuremberg, it’s at least a mile to walk to the Messe U-Bahn but nice city when you get there,

We did a tour of the castle which was interesting,

They call this the “marriage go round fountain”

I will leave you do work out the various stages but I do recognise a couple

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[Flairy]

Martin you like your cities good pictures as you travel back were on our way ,we will catch you somewhere

 

[funflair]

Martin you like your cities good pictures as you travel back were on our way ,we will catch you somewhere

We like getting out on the bike especially when the weather and scenery are nice but a city visit makes a change now and again,

I just got the latest Morelo newsletter yesterday and we made the photo round up from the "open"

You should have been there jongood and we could have had three in a row

 

[Flairy]

Fame at last

 

[funflair]

Somebody has been treating themselves

Factory handover, red carpet treatment and a red bow, two MORELO caps on the dashboard what more could anyone ask for, somebody did say they weren't doing factory handovers for UK van since brexit but not asked.





No not us BTW we are waiting to see the new vans at Dusseldorf as we have been promised some big changes

 

[Flairy]

What a nice way to receive your new motorhome

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[Jev88]

All a bit of a distant memory now Brian, we drove to Merano in Italy for the canoe slalom world championships taking in Augsburg and a trip down the Sanna to Landeck on the way, sleeping in the back of the car alternating between camp sites and car parks, a car park day we could afford cream cake and coffee

Were you in to kayaks and canoeing in the 80's?

I remember watching Paddles Up every week on TV in summer holidays and was pleasantly surprised when my favourite Auntie's next door neighbour popped up and won an episode. Melvyn Jones?

He competed for many years for GB but none of my school friends believed me that "I knew a man on the telly"

 

[Peavy]

Somebody has been treating themselves

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Factory handover, red carpet treatment and a red bow, two MORELO caps on the dashboard what more could anyone ask for, somebody did say they weren't doing factory handovers for UK van since brexit but not asked.





No not us BTW we are waiting to see the new vans at Dusseldorf as we have been promised some big changes

I noticed they placed a defibrillator in the "delivery room", for the fainthearted, I guess

 

[funflair]

Were you in to kayaks and canoeing in the 80's?

I remember watching Paddles Up every week on TV in summer holidays and was pleasantly surprised when my favourite Auntie's next door neighbour popped up and won an episode. Melvyn Jones?

He competed for many years for GB but none of my school friends believed me that "I knew a man on the telly"

Yes I was paddling around the same time as Melvyn Jones, I was in C2 and my brother paddled Kayak in the youth team, Melvyn lives out near Augsburg now I believe.

 

[funflair]

I noticed they placed a defibrillator in the "delivery room", for the fainthearted, I guess

Well spotted

 

[funflair]

What a nice way to receive your new motorhome

You get a factory tour as well but we have done three already or might even be four.

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