So what about my dental problem? With the help of Brendon and his girlfriend Jessica I found a dentist in Berlin who advised me that I needed a "root canal" treatment and that this would take 3 visits. This morning at 8:30 was the second visit, a short 10 minute affair during which anti-biotic medicine was placed around the root of the offending tooth. The staff at the dentist office speak very little English so during my first visit, last week, I explained my problem using Google Translate app on my iPhone. That explanation, together with an x-ray and examination, was enough for the lady dentist to figure out what was going on. So far the two visits have cost me a total of Euro 200 (about US$220) so provided the treatment works and lasts it will probably turn out to be cheaper than getting it fixed in the US.
By the time I got back to the campground from the dentist the temperature was just on 100°F and the forecast was promising similar temperatures for the whole of the following week. A quick examination of the weather map indicated that the northern coast (onto the Baltic Sea) of Germany was cooler. Since my next dentist visit is not until Wednesday we decided to head north to escape the heat. Our strategy for the remainder of the day was simple. We would drive north until the outside temperature fell to 85°F and then find a place to stop for the night. Tomorrow we would worry about where we would stay for the next few days.