The Hills Are Alive With Tourists.

Wonderful appreciation of our area.

A hot summer's afternoon on a long weekend can only translate to plenty of activity on the lanes and by-lanes of our village. Even a short drive to Deutsch Schützen proved to be an adventure. Bikes of all description and everywhere. From the humble old fashioned bicycle via e-bicycle to the comfortable Harley. Not to mention those annoying hovering skateboards that are trendy with the younger crowd at the moment. You can't hear them and thus extra caution needed whilst driving. Suffice to say, the tourist season is alive and well.

This morning I couldn't believe my eyes...the village has a professional clay tennis court which to this day I have never seen in use until eh, today; it was used by a couple here for the weekend to play a game, set and match. Marvellous and about time too. The lady even wore proper attire of white skirt, shirt and shoes. Great, and another activity to put out as lures for tourists.

A bit further down the road from the tennis court were two camper vans that had obviously stayed there overnight. On the picnic table the start of a leisurely breakfast in the sun was being prepared. As I rounded the corner I got a whiff of freshly brewed coffee and thought how magic it must be to breakfast alfresco with a camper van in tow. Life couldn't be any better.

Tomorrow's weather will follow in today's footsteps and see a boon in ice cream sales at our local shop. It almost felt unreal to see the dashboard temperature gauge announce a sultry 32 degrees. They have said that this summer will be the hottest on record and by the looks of it, they weren't and aren't wrong. Gosh, out of Africa into Austria.

Biggi