The Famous Autobahn Stau!

We had our first introduction to the great "stau" on one of our trips to Schweinfurt! A stau is a big to huge traffic jam, either caused by an accident or just construction where we lose a lane or two. This particular stau turned out to be an accident somewhere up ahead (learned from someone whose radio was turned on). Usually with construction, we just slow down to 5 to 15 kph and be patient, occasionally stopping, but just for a few minutes. In this stau, we were literally stopped for over an hour! This particular family got a ball and went to the side of the road and played catch. They were lucky to have some construction going on so they had a place to play.

Others just opened up doors, took small walks, helped little ones to an "outdoor facility" (by holding them over the weeds with their drawers at half mast), picnicked from the backs of their cars, etc.

This young mom was following us and had to keep two restless kids satisfied for the hour!

Truckers literally took naps...

And this is our new little buggy (our 98,000 mile little Opel Corsa). It is an automatic but shifts with the awkwardness of a teenager in a stick shift for the first time, but it has gotten us everywhere we have needed to go, and we're grateful!!

We're finally caught up with pictures since the theft of my camera on July 1. Hopefully I will stay caught up and not put you all through so much to see at once!!!

The gospel is true, and it makes us so happy.