• Idar-Oberstein, the main hub for stone lovers, like me :)
    a beautiful chapel built into the cliff sideDefinitely recommend doing the detour of 200 meters!Herrstein, a beautiful old townthe atmosphere in this forest in the morning was so charming and relaxingThe first sight of the Rhine for meRheinstein castle, one of many castles at the RheinsteigAgain the morning sun changing the landscape into a mystical world1 k walking over a bridge to cross the river + 25 k to get to the bridge

    week 4 back to the Rhine Valley

    15–21 May 2024, Almanya ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    After the Mosel weekend I started with really short days, shorter than neros...because I hadn't recovered from the diarrhea yet. Maybe it was food poisoning. After that I had a forced rest day of rain. I actually collected rainwater, because I had no other water source nearby.

    My first longer day ended in a small village called Hintertiefenbach next to the Saar-Hunsrücksteig. I came down at 9.30 pm and was searching for a shelter for the night. I saw an indian restaurant and was lucky, because they were about to close. I asked for the bathroom and they told me, I'ld have to buy a drink. I ended up chatting for an hour and I got a mango chicken curry. She just told me, to rate the restaurant online and I just payed for the drink. If you like indian food, definitely go there!

    The following day after finishing my delicious curry for breakfast I met a hiking live streamer, who is crossing Germany left to right, walking with a selfie stick all the time. Quite interesting, but nothing for me.

    The next day I met a multiple day hiker, who did the Soonwaldsteig and we had a nice chat until I departed from where she stayed. A few miles later I met a naked man enjoying nature. I had a nice conversation with him, about how he got into it. Finally I saw the Rhine after 4 weeks.

    On the last day of my week I crossed the Rhine about 15 miles upstream where you'd usually take the ferry, but I try to have connected steps for the whole trail, so I took the closest bridge...
    Okumaya devam et