OK, so we cross back into Germany and I see an Esso station with Super Plus for 1.38 a liter. That's cheap and I've got a good 300 km on the odo, so I can use some fuel.
We pull in and begin to fill up. Just then, I hear a familiar sound, a Boxer engine. I turn to my left and on the other side of the island of pumps that I am on, there is a basalt black 987 Boxster. I could tell it was a 987 by the headlights, but I couldn't tell if it was an S or not. The owner gets out and he's looking at my car. I gave him the 'nice car nod', but he didn't return it. This kind of prevented me from walking over and striking up a conversation. He obviously wasn't feeling the same Porsche owner connection that I was.
Then something terrible happened. My tank was full and I was hanging my pump back in it's holder when I heard a 'BANG-CRUNCH'. I quickly turned to see what it was and was almost sickened by what I saw. That basalt black Boxster had backed directly into one of the fuel pumps. The driver must have realized that his tank was on the other side, so he went to back up and move his car to the same side mine was on. Well, I can only assume that he must have thought there were only two pumps on the island and he turned in after the second without looking because he backed directly into the third. His left rear bumper went right into a metal trash bin that was hanging there, providing a nice sharp edge for him to hit. The owner played it off and just pulled away from the pump as if it was an every day occurrence. Then he came to the same side I was on and started fueling up. I was mortified. I was literally sick to my stomach thinking about what he had just done and imagining what I would have felt if I had done that. As we were leaving, I saw him looking at the damage, and I couldn't help but try to look as well. His rear bumper had some heavy paint damage, but it seemed to snap back well. OK, a wake up call for me. Always look when backing up. We continued on, into the black forest.....
Our journey down the B-28 was incredible. This made the B-48 that I previously raved about look boring. This road wound its way through some of the most picturesque country side you could imagine. And turns were everywhere. These are the pictures that people have in their minds when they think about historic Germany. Absolutely amazing, and some fun driving too.
Now try to picture this next scene. I couldn't get it all in the camera's eye. This road wound its way up the mountain side like a human intestine. Can you see the road leading up on the left, going into the U turn you see on the left side, then another U turn directly behind me, then up the right side.
OK, another gratuitous car shot in front of the U turn that was behind me in the last shot:
