So this is the final diary entry for 2022. I left my damp forest early to beat the early forecast rain and to arrive at a possibly busy campsite early. I needn’t have worried about either. The 7am rain was changed to 2pm, a storm blew up and then blew over. Aslo from a few …
Said goodbye to the nicest little campsite. It was mostly of day walking on tracks and occasionally by the river. I finally hit a town, Vilshofen, which was pretty. I stopped at a gasthof and had a beer and a bavarian wurstsalat, sausage, onions, gherkins and lettuce. Sharp but good. Then i went to find …
A day off at the cheapest campsite in Germany. Did some shopping, drank some cold beer, read a book and generally chilled. Nothing more to say. Distance today (km) 0, total 2020
The scenery is starting to improve. A few hills have appeared on the horizon. Fairly normal day but ended well. No sign for the campsite and ended up asking a bloke who pointed me to it. €5.50 a night and refrigerated beer for €1. I had four beers and so the owner gave me a …
Woke up and got going late for a forest morning. Popped to Netto for a sausage roll and quark thing and a chocolate milk that reminded me of 1980s holiday to Majorca. Today’s walk was tedious with few benches. Scenery flat. Farmer’s fields. Miles and miles of a new road being built beside a railway. …
Got up 8ish, retrieved my chargong battery pack and then walked into town for bfast. It was one level up from yesterday. For an extra 2 euros i also got an extra semmel, extra jam, ham and cheeses, orange juice and a little cake. It felt like a bargain. After 3 days of rucksackless walking, …
Last night the rain came and came, a proper drenching that’s been weeks in the making. It continued until past lunchtime today. More is forecast for tonight but it looks to be clearing up. Not wanting to pack away a soaked tent and walk in the rain i stayed on the campsite yet again and …
The weather forecast was so dreadful today, like i might have drowned. And so i took the decision not to walk. And the rain didnt come AGAIN! Walked around town and bought a newspaper. The highlight of today was seeing a brand of coffee in Aldi called Minges, so low is my bar for entertainment …
Day off. Looked around town, very sweet with an interesting City Tower. Then looked at the beer fest. Basically a funfair with corn on the cobs for €3.50 and largeish pretzels for €6. Had a couple of beers and a schnitzel burger back at friendly Schnitzelkönig nr the campsite and looked ominously at tomorrow’s weather …
Another day on being exposed to the sun. Most of today’s ten miles or so was down a single road. I stopped outside a village town hall to make a sandwich and noticed a tap. Just as well. Otherwise i might have run out of water. I reached Straubing and walked right past the Volksfest, …
