April 29, 2026 at 7:16 am LEHDE, Germany (AP) — Andrea Bunar had been waiting for months for the arrival of spring and the day she could finally deliver the mail by barge again through the narrow waterways of the Spreewald Forest delta southeast of Berlin. On Wednesday, the 55-year-old German postal worker stood at the back of her boat again, using one long oar to row, steer and navigate her boat through the shallow waters. “The start of the season is always special for me,” said Bunar, as she embarked on the yellow barge in her postal worker uniform. “After the long winter break, I enjoy being in the nature and back on the water.” Bunar has been delivering mail and packages to the villagers of Lehde, which is located about 100 kilometers (around 60 miles) southeast of Berlin, for 14 years. During the winter she brings the mail by car to farms and homes, but it’s often cumbersome as roads are icy and takes much longer than in the summer.…