Gotha is another town on the edge of the beautiful Thuringian Forest. One of the German caminos is from Leipzig to Eisenach and the information office had a map. Great that it was perfect until the street I was on fell off the map. I searched for a long time with no luck so when things aren’t working I look for a river. There wasn’t one, which is rare so I found a creek. [...]
Still here. When the accomodation is superb and the price is right why wouldn’t we stay for a while. And the bonus of three days of great walking. We walked around the rest of this large and attractive town nestled in to the Thuringian Forest and discovered a little more. At one end of town we discovered a beautiful park opposite a huge historic building with an equally huge open area with a beautiful religious [...]
Corrie was afraid she would not be walking tomorrow because it will be raining all day, so she crawled out of bed and up the swiss hill with me for a second time. Set atop this hill is Wartburg Castle where the founder of the Lutheran Church - Martin Luther was exiled, and I imagine if I was to be exiled in a castle, this would be the chosen one. Then we wandered off [...]
We were offered a lift to virtually anywhere by this older couple who slept next door to us last night. When this man called from the stairway I thought that I was in trouble for washing my clothes after midnight. But no, he would give us a lift. These days we would often take an offer like his but we love the train. Of course we walked there. It was a ‘two people questioned [...]
A long early morning walk along the River Saale whose motto is: everything flows, in this case meaning there is lots to do in, on and around this idyllic river. Ours was walking but it doesn’t seem to be their favourite Autumn sport. Cycling however is big. The walk took us through three villages as I Guten Morgen’d and Hallo’d anyone who seemed to be keen on the idea. A walk through and, around, this beautiful [...]
On our final day it was great to be in our little shack in Wentworth Falls. With the sun rising in a gap left by the greyish clouds, the Magpies were the first I saw and heard as I ventured out into a grey cool morning. I think I could happily listen to the exquisitely unique song of the Magpie. As I stepped out on the road I didn't see but heard my most favourite [...]
We leave the busy, seemingly properous town of Mudgee. I usually judge a town's prosperity by its numbers of coffee shops, and this town has lots. Maybe this isn't scientifically acceptable, so I'll listen to a long term country friend of mine who says it's to do with Mudgee's growing wine industry and its proximity to Sydney Today, walking around town I see evidence of this with many motels and hardly a space free for [...]
I'm trialling some different approaches to my medications and documenting the results. In conjunction with this I am noting changes to my energy states on different levels. The primary reason for this documentation is because I will be seeing my neurologist next week and I'd like to be a little more prepared than usual.One different approach is to go for an unmedicated walk prior to breakfast as I'm finding I can manage this quite well. [...]
I've never been given the keys to a bank before so I'll treasure them greatly. A delightful place to spend a night and apart from the owners, we were the only ones there. They were delightful - so friendly, helpful and considerate. I would highly recommend their place for anyone who wants a lodging experience, not just a room. And for us, the lodging was the main part of our quick visit plus a lovely [...]
Roadworks have been a large feature of our trip so far. Sometimes the roadworks are longer than the non-roadwork part where it seems to be a giant yard of vehicles and machines. I was wondering in not one of my sanest moments, whether there was a town called 'Roadworks' because there was a lower town speed limit alongside it. Lismore took us out once again into the huge big dipping hills, but this time the [...]
