Laase, the smallest yet finest AWO meeting, is back on the program for its ten\u2011year anniversary, after I had to miss it last year for reasons. My conscript will correct me at this point, because it\u2019s not an AWO meeting but a gathering of types. And he\u2019s absolutely right! You do meet a few types there\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The route takes me this year west of Neubrandenburg toward the north. After Penzlin the side road turns into Plattenweg, not fast to drive, but decidedly rambling. Demmin, on the other hand, seems trapped in a 1990s time loop. Or perhaps it\u2019s designated as a museum village and they\u2019re trying to preserve the charm of the transition years. In Loitz there\u2019s coffee and cake, and during a phone call with Volker I learn that I\u2019m standing right in front of his birthplace. Or, more accurately, I\u2019m sitting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Laase almost nobody greets me, not even the obligatory mosquitoes. The pack only shows up later, coming back from the exit at Prora. And in the evening, along with the self\u2011snapped photos, there are Thorsten\u2019s meat pralines again. Always a poem! After my abstinence last year, it\u2019s a joy once more to be able to converse with all the crazy people here, while the level of content spans a considerably wider range. May the meeting in Laase endure for a long time to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the gearbox is still sealed, so far\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240817_135832_522-600x452.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240817_162259_767-600x452.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MG_0253-600x400.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MG_0262-600x400.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MG_0263-600x400.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MG_0265-600x400.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/galerie.awocycle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MG_0266-600x400.jpg\")