Bikes and entertainment

I have just had the most entertaining day in a very long time. My biking guests arrived late last night. It was a young woman I haven't seen since she was a little girl, and her friend, a gentle young man.

They had biked all the way from Kiel in north Germany to Zürich. Amazing. I mean, that somebody would even think about such an undertaking. I am faaaaar too comfortable for something like that.

And they didn't seem to have planned it too well, as I would find out today. But yesterday evening we had a really nice time catching up on stuff from my hometown, and how their lives look today, as well as mine, until the wee hours. I'm afraid I might have bragged a bit about my new sporty lifestyle :). I am so proud of myself I cannot shut up about it. Except I would never bike!

Then today we had breakfast at around 10 o'clock and they were planning on leaving around 12 o'clock. Ha! First they had a lengthy discussion about where to go next. Take the train from Zürich to Como, then bike on to Milan, or go directly to Milan, but they wanted to say that they biked all the way to Italy. And then which day to fly home, tomorrow, Friday or Saturday? They were like an old married couple, but with a warmth between them. "But I want to...", "No, it's better we do...." and on and on it went. Hugely entertaining, especially since I stayed very far away from having an opinion.

At the same time they spread all their stuff (now less smelly since we ran a washing machine last night) out on the floor in the living room. Good thing there is lots of space. Omg, there was a lot of it I tell you. But amazingly in the end they managed to pack all of it up, minus the tent that is now residing in my basement. Anybody in the market?

Then they went on to book the flight home, and one minute it was on Friday ("so we will stay one more day in Zürich"), and the next minute it was booked on Thursday, which is tomorrow ("so we'll have to leave today"). And then there was the issue with the bikes. The airline couldn't house two bikes so they would have to go on separate flights, or they could take a chance at check-in, but then what would happen if they were denied? Another very lengthly discussion, including numerous phone calls with the airline. I wasn't laughing out loud, but very hard on the inside. I must remember to invite more young disorganized people.

Halfway through I realized there is no way they will leave soon, so I decided to make lunch with what I had at home. No way was I leaving to go shopping, and miss the fun. I also packed them sandwiches, cookies and a chocolate bar. Nobody can say that I don't remember what it was like being young and poor. But they were so grateful, so I was just happy to help.

Anyway, after almost six hours since wake-up they left, heading for the main station in Zürich, and nobody can predict what will happen after that. However, if it's one lesson I take away from this visit, it's that everything will be fine in the end. Even if you're not very organized :).