EDELWEISS MOTORCYCLE TOUR
P100
Feature
Our group ranged in age from
30 to nearly 70 and the riding
experience was also broad but
fortunately, we quickly found a
common groove and pace that
worked well for everybody. Faster
riders were free to speed up to
road and wait up at the next stop
and, if you choose, Edelweiss
policy allows you to just do your
own thing all day if you prefer, but
we stuck together. It was unusual
that we were all from the U.S. as
our guides noted that about 60%
of participants are from the U.S.
so the groups typically offer more
diversity and options to spend
time with more people from differ-
ent parts of the world.
Edelweiss Tour
Guides and Guidance
Our guides included Ursala, a
German woman that still lives
in the small village not far from
Munich where she grew up. She
has adult children (and even a
granddaughter) and has been an
Edelweiss tour guide for nearly
15 years., Godfried, an "Italian"
that as we learned from our tour is
from a Northern part Italy that was
part of Austria prior to being taken
over after the end of World War
I. This northern region, including
the city of Bolzano, or Bozen, that
we stayed for our rest day, still has
deep Austrian roots and most of the
citizens consider themselves more
Austrian than Italian. Most of this
region includes both German and
Italian names and both languages
are used. Godfried has been an
Edelweiss guide for eight years.
It felt like we got the two best
guides available, but Ursala
and Godfried assured us that
all 50-plus Edelweiss guides
follow similar procedures and
are equally well trained. All the
guides do an annual training
program to keep everybody
fresh. They kicked off the tour
