Sunday, 5:45 pm: Weather wonders will never cease. Today it is a very comfortable 64° (F.). On our drive today to Presque Isle we saw three moose at different locations, and one accompanied by a deer. I don’t know what that’s all about – I think they are only friends.

The last and final installment of our adventures in Deutschland: Our last week was spent in Garmisch in the German Alps very near the border with Austria. Oberbayern, the part of Bavaria in the Alps, is a world to itself. It’s scenic, the people are picturesque and friendly, and if the reader is a pork eater the cuisine is great. Be prepared for healthy portions of all things pork. Their life is unhurried, unlike the large German cities where people seem to be maxed out with stress. No one shouts [honking is illegal] at drivers who make wrong turns – ask me, I know.

The day before we left, Garmisch had a Frühlingsfest [Spring Fest]. The main streets were blocked off and booths set up with all kinds of food, music, and, of course, lots of Bavarian beer. I haven’t mastered yodeling or the polka. And I probably never will, I’ll buy a CD.

The last and final leg of our trip took us back to Zürich, Switzerland by car. After an overnight there we caught our return flight to Boston on Swiss Air, and a very long drive back to northern Maine.

Current values from our wireless Davis Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 63.3° (F.)

Barometer: 30.014 & falling slowly

Humidity: 28%

Wind: Calm:

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: Generally cloudy, ca. 70-80% overcast

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 31.9° (F.) at 4: 41 am

High wind: 11 mph at 12:05 am