24th Annual Huettentreffen

                            August, 2004

This year's Huettentreffen was a brand new experience for me.  It was the first time that I attended the rally without my husband and traveled by car and not on my motorcycle.  Helmut had gone north to visit his critically ill mother and I decided to head south with our son to the rally.  The weather forecast was for lots of rain and wind and so with my son being as tall and just as heavy as I am, I decided not to try to drive on curvy, unknown roads in the dark and the rain, I also do not have much experience with driving a fully loaded bike with a passenger.  So, now that I've made all my excuses, I'll get on with reviewing the rally for you!

It was rainy very heavily and dark when we finally arrived at the Huetten.  There were a lot of us that had a miserable last few kilometers.  The last road up the mountain seemed ever so narrow, twisty, wet, dark and endless. Fortunately, the road conditions improved with daylight, the next morning it seemed harmless. The view down into the valley made it all seem worthwhile.

Saturday, we visited the Transport museum.  It was amazing to see every kind of transportation and its development.  What an incredible museum, we spent the whole day there and I'm sure there was still quite a lot that we didn't manage to see.

The evening gave way to our annual Raclette meal, served by our hosts and their helpers, we look forward to it every year!  Followed by the awards ceremony where many of us, myself included, received our 5, 10 and 15 year attendance awards.  It's always great to return to these very special motorcycle roads, meet up with old friends and make plans for next year.  Thanks to everyone who helped organize, host and helped out in the kitchen! already looking forward to next year!

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