DEREK MACK

We managed to arrive safely at our hotel around midnight. The kind staff at the Hotel Am Tiergarten allowed us a late check-in, which we were very grateful for. The Tiergarten is run by the Schmitz family, and fans of the TV show Top Gear might recognise their youngest daughter, Sabine. Before bunking down for the night though, we got back in the car and drove down to a popular photo spot near a section of the track known as Brünnchen. Meaghan didn't want to drive the track or be a passenger, so she was tasked with taking photos. Since we'd be apart for the day, we bought a cheap mobile phone ("mein handy") in Berlin so we could talk to each other. Megs also got the chance to do some driving on the right, before the likely chaos of tomorrow morning, when hundreds of cars descend upon Nürburg for a full day of Touristenfahrten.