MUD OLYMPICS 2007
The unique Mud Olympic Games with Mudstock Music Festival is held on the muddy banks of the River Elbe, Northern Germany every July - depending on tides.
Another Team Tours exclusive, this fantastic 4 x day tour includes entry into the Mud Olympic Games "Wattolumpiade" held on the muddy banks of the River Elbe at Brunsuttel, Northern Germany. Be the first UK team to take part - ever !
Although the event raises lots of money for local charities, (25000 euros in 2006) the organisers are happy that participating UK teams can promote and raise money for their own charities.
Although the weekend is very much a fun event, the mud games are exhausting, and you will definately feel a few sore muscles in the morning. Good job the new spa, pools and sauna will be open and welcoming.
The games will include:
- Mud Football
- Mud Tug-o-war
- Mud cycling
- Mud volleyball
- Mud Handball
- Mud skiing
- Mud snorkeling .......... plus more.
The teams are expected to dress up in fancy or outrageous outfits and prizes will be given for best costume and most funny team name - be careful German judges.
WATTSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
As if the mud games were not enough, the weekend includes entry to the Wattstock (Mudstock) Music Festival. The music festival - which runs from the Saturday afternoon and into the evening is held in a circus "big top" and attracts around 15 bands - names to be announced. This is a great attraction in itself.
Please copy this link for pictures and press coverage of the 2006 event. http://www.fussballwattmeisterschaft.de/media/archive1/allgemein/pressespiegel06.pdf
BRUNSBUTTEL TOWN
The games and music festival is centred on the small town of Brunsbuttel in the north of Germany. Brunsbuttel is an interesting and important town at the entrance to the great Kiel Canal, linking the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. The Kiel Canal is the busiest artificial waterway in the world, and the third biggest canal in the world, after the Suez and the Panama. You can sit in one of the lovely canalside pubs and watch the biggest ships in the world go by - only a few feet away - amazing. For more info take a look at this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal or http://www.brunsbuettel.de/
The town is small with only one nightclub, but has lots of restaurants and bars, mainly centred on the main street and along the canalside. Try the newly opened Capacanala beach bar on the south side, a few minutes across the canal on the ferry (free to use).
The people of Brunsbuttel are very welcoming and fantastic hosts. You will have a great and tiring weekend.
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