And so it goes on...

Already seems like ages since our Czech group left - although in reality only a few days. But we are now halfway through the next week and have got to know another group, so time moves on. We have had some great feedback from the Czechs though and both several individuals in the group and the group itself hope to see us again, plus the agency in Prague have said they hope to use our services in the future, so we feel justifiably pleased with the outcome of the week and know that the Czech words we learned will certainly come in useful again!

In between we had some surprise visitors - some of the biker group that was with us in June turned up for lunch on Saturday, which was really nice. Just a shame that we couldn't accommodate them this time, but they plan to return next Spring anyway. We have also had a return visit from another previous guest, who came for a business trip earlier in the year and brought his wife with him this time. He is back on business in September and at various times throughout the year, so could turn out to be our first proper 'Stammgast'.

John and I managed a few hours out on the bike again yesterday so went over the Nockalm - the signs of the damage caused by the storms 3 weeks ago are still very much there, even though the road is passable again. Mother Nature can be vicious! The Nockalm was really busy with bikes and cars from all over the world. We passed the aftermath of an accident with a car totally inverted and on its roof - luckily both passengers out and reasonably OK by the look of things, but a reminder that the glorious weather and the holiday atmosphere can take your eye off the ball sometimes! We also grabbed enough time to see the Dutch Porsche meet in Gmünd and have a rather wonderful Nußbaumer ice cream!
We also had our first guest illness this week - one of our latest group was taken quite suddenly ill one evening. I have to say we were very impressed with the response of the emergency services and the doctor, and the guest, who was thankfully recovered enough the next day to be collected from the hospital in Spittal, was full of praise for the standards in the hospital. She has been fine since and I think quite enjoyed being the star of the group for a while!

Next week appears to be going to be quieter - which is a good thing as we are sadly losing Matt for a couple of weeks while he visits his Grandad. We hope to have him back on September 3rd all being well and I think we will be very pleased to see him by then.