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Indiana has a lot of Amish communities. One pair of buggy riders gave me friendly waves when I coasted by as quietly as I could with clutch in and engine idling, as did an Amish farmer working his crops close to the road.

Are you sure they were waving ? I made a trip through that part years ago. Taking pictures of everything. When I mentioned to my uncle how friendly the Amish were, waving and all, he laughed and said they don't like having their picture taken and hold their hand up to block their face.


I was born in South Bend, Ind. but left before I got to know the Amish.

Enjoyed your trip
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Well I’d heard it was rude to take their photos, which is why there aren’t any included with my report. I just think they wave because it’s fun to see a guy in a yellow suit on a blue motorcycle gliding past on an otherwise empty road.

That was quite a pleasant ride. Always fun when you out exploring and find something like the wooden twisty road, and that grand hotel.

Here in Ottawa we had a number of good German restaurants. Our favourite was Manfred’s in the west end. Very good veal Wiener Schnitzel, excellent spaetzle, and a properly chilled bottle of Burg Layer Schlosskapelle Riesling. Penny liked his bananas in pyjamas for dessert, but I always chose the apple strudel with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Unfortunately Manfred went back to his home country, and it seems that every other German Restaurant owner followed. No one makes Wiener Schnitzel with veal anymore. Now all there is available are beer and sausage gastropubs. The word gas in the name tells me it is not what I am looking for.

Lol that’s about the size of it. There were a lot of wursts on the menu and I like all of them, but they are served on a bed of sauerkraut. Now, I like sauerkraut too, but it doesn’t like me. I’d never have made it home before dark had I eaten any sauerkraut in quantity.