Our biking friends arrived for breakfast, he very chirpy and she a little tired. It sounded like a good day though for both of them. Yesterday there was a table between us but Irene must have noticed our friendship and now no longer a barrier. Our host busied herself around the four of us making more coffee, joking and we joined in needing little encouragement. I don’t know if I told you, but Corrie [...]
At breakfast we met a delightful German couple, followed by our delightful hostess Irene. They were here for a few days of biking while we were here for a few days of hiking. She is learning to ride a bike while he has ridden since he was young so he’s a little worried. We chatted about our reasons for coming all the way from Australia just to walk. Later we needed a translator to ask [...]
Still travelling and walking close to the same kms., just a little more relaxed. We’re in Bad Tolz in Bavaria and had an interesting journey to get here. To get to this place we first had to go to Munich then back down to Bad Tolz. In Germany they have saunas everywhere and Bad means sauna. So to get to our place we had to pass nearly through it; then in the same direction to [...]
Up into the mountains to find the source of the Lech River yielded very little for when we arrived well short of our goal we were told we were out of season. For a while we felt like just another bad apple rotting in a barrel of forgotten apple strudel. The bus driver was a good apple and joined us in fun and laughter, smiling through his mirror as I was innocently abused by an [...]
Can’t help ourselves. We saw the large falls of the Lech River and a beautiful lake that adds to the river’s attraction. Back home and another walk around town discovering new things, rediscovering old ones. We are discussing the possibilities as I write. Firstly I have found a local bus that goes to the source of this river. I’ve done this with others and I get a real kick from it, maybe it’s about going [...]
We were going to end with a bang, a good bang, but it wasn’t to be. We had planned to climb a 2000 metre mountain – Mt. Tegelberg, and I won’t bore you with the problems of finding how to walk it. We began climbing at the earliest time – 1000 hours and got to around 1000 metres when my atrial fibrillation gave me a scare. For those who don’t know, and in my case [...]
We followed the river Lech into Fussen although it was coming the other way. I imagine it is only a river you can do this with cause it’s always there, so you are always following part of it. So the part that I see up here in Fussen, a gorgeous town framed by mountains short and tall with autumn leaves thick on the ground in this extensively cobbled place. The river here is large [...]
While we were fairly certain of the bus route, I had to make sure so at 0820 (bus expected at 0836) I walked to the bus stop I thought was the right one but then thought if he took another street I would never know, so I went to where the road divides and at 0836 he arrived (of course). I then went up to the next stop to confirm the stop. The reason [...]
We don’t get.our room cleaned for various reasons, the first being a cleaner stole our computer; secondly we don’t clean at home every day; the Ukrainian cleaner woman still gets paid and it pays to fight climate change. I believe that along with the dozen very quiet Ukrainian men whom we had a kebab with tonight, the government provides a room for them. I’m not sure how that compares with the also non-engaging (for [...]
We walked up the platform for the short trip to Mount Hohenpeissenberg and said hullo to a train-waiting man. He appeared to have seen better days by his clothes, his demeanour and his voice, all of which seemed a little frayed. I walked on trying to warm my frozen hands. As I walked back, a more less frayed (younger in his forties) man walked by with his dog. He spoke a little English but [...]
