Russ Hostetler
As the summer in Germany at the Betzold home progressed, I would borrow Jutta’s Fiat to take little sight-seeing trips on weekends. Once, I took the kids to the zoo. I could ride my bike to play with Der Erste Fussball Klub Nürnberg where my style of playing goalie was novel to them. On several weekends the whole family would drive down to Ammersee southwest of Munich where Herr Betzold kept his 5,5-meter Star Boat sailboat, and the two of us would race in regatta.
One time, as I was relaxing on the boat, I observed an airliner flying West, and I got homesick. So, I told Herr Betzold and the family that I thought I wanted to return to the USA. Herr Betzold said he did want me to go. He promised to buy a “Raupe” (Caterpillar bulldozer) for me to work with on the next site. He pointed out I hadn’t taken my vacation yet.
