Sigwardsweg + Steinhuder Meer

At noon I took the train for 8,5 hours to get to Minden, where I left the trail before I went to Austria. Arriving at 10 pm I walked to the next forest park / graveyard and found shelter at the chappel.

The temperature dropped down to 6°C and I jogged for a while to get warm. I walked along the Weser river with fog creating a mystical atmosphere. I had my breakfast at the next town and headed on through farmland. At some point I found a giant bovist next to the trail and had it for lunch. I kept walking north until I turned around and followed the river upstream again. In Stolzenau I ate my dinner next to a small lake with a little island in the middle. I followed the river further upstream to get to the next bridge and on the way I got to a quarry lake where they also dredged away the trail. Once I crossed the bridge I still kept walking upstream until I got to a small village with a public water tap, which I definitely needed. With another break I continued out into the fields again and reached a nice shelter at a small collection of houses.

In the morning I left early without breakfast until I got to the next village with a public toilet. When I got there a woman just arrived with a key to open the toilet and I was so thankful. The trail led up a hill, arriving at the top a few minutes later and down into the next village. I kept walking to get to the Steinhuder Meer (it's a lake) before I had my virtual job interview. I found a nice spot at a wooden hut and had my lunch break there. I waited for the zoom call but in the end I called the manager on the phone after 15 minutes past the meeting time. We agreed on a new time 2 hours later, because he had a busy morning in the hotel so I continued for a little while until I found another public toilet. My job interview went well as far as I know, but I'll find out in a week. I continued along the Steinhuder Meer with many other tourists enjoying the cool late summer breeze. In town I got food for the next day and had dinner at a bus stop. I left the town in darkness into endless fields and small villages until I found a nice little shelter for the night.Read more