Almost at the top

The last city on the border to denmark two days away and the weather stable until the end of the week. From there the only way to get further north is the island Sylt on the other side in the North Sea.

After a rest day at the lake, where it was really cold I joined the trail again with sore muscles and all my clothes on. I kept walking for hours through fields and forests. Right before I came to the next larger town the trail led me over a small bridge between two lakes. When I was there the water level was higher and at my side it was 20 cm deep 3 meters from the waters edge away. I took off my shoes, pulled up my pants and went over the bridge. On the other side I stepped into the water again and a moment later I saw the whole way flooded for at least 100 m. At the next sitting area I dried my feet and warned some other people about it.
In Schleswig I had a long break next to a castle and just missed the opening hours of the toilet. So I walked a detour to a supermarket and kept walking in the darkness of the night until I got to a shelter.

This day I wanted to get all the way to Flensburg, which is the most northern town of Germany and next to the border of Denmark. On my way there I came across some vikings heritage sites, which looked interesting, but I didn't take the time to explore much. I kept walking all the way up until I came to the edge of Flensburg, where I called the trail angel, whom I asked for accommodation the day before. Once I arrived at his place, I relaxed for a while and we chatted. Then after a shower he asked me about dinner, which took me a while to answer, not knowing what I really wanted. In the end we ordered indian food, which was delicious. Later I was so happy about a bed and I slept in on the next day.Read more