Coach Hix arrived in Germany on Friday the 12 in the late afternoon and we headed for some great German food without passing go, and without collecting $200.00. Waldgeist is a restaurant that specializes in traditional German food with a twist – everything is of the XXXXXL size, even the drinks. I ordered apple juice and was served a 2l glass of the stuff. The food was great but the amount we had to get wrapped had us walking out with our hands full.

On Saturday we slept in a bit but were still able to get in the dojo before 11:00 for a 2.5 hour one on one “information exchange”. After a quick shower it was off to the rally point to meet up with some of coach Carlucci’s friends from work for the 180km drive to Koln Germany. With the help of the German autobahn we were there in just over an hour time moving along with an average speed of 110mph (Yes – we were in my minivan) The seats were great! The ring girls were better! The beer came in 1l mugs, Kongo is bigger than you can imagine, and Silva won that fight damit!

On Sunday we went to watch my daughters’ double header fast-pitch softball game, but fell asleep in the shade at the half way point only to wake up in the direct sun and full of sweat. After the game we made it back to the dojo for a second 2 hour “information exchange” and finished the night off with a couple of good German beers, and some old TEAM-CHOCO videos.