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Start:  Hodenhagen  Finish:  Soltau Distance:  21 Total:  1680 I had a productive 21 mile walk through mostly farmland today. The cooling trend has begun and there was a nice breeze.  I got started at 7:40 today, which was a little earlier than usual because of the longer distance to walk.  My first four miles were … Continue reading »

Start:  Elze Finish:  Hodenhagen Distance:  15 Total:  1659 Today was another H-O-T day in northern Germany. I got to my hotel at 1:30 and it was already 97; going to 99 for a high. But the good news is there’s a front coming and will start cooling it off gradually over the next few days.  … Continue reading »

Start:  Hanover Finish:  Elze Distance:  15 Total:  1644 I had an uneventful 15 mile walk today from Hanover to the small, one hotel, one restaurant town of Elze. The only memorable thing about today is the heat. It’s 98 degrees outside now and forecast to be 100 tomorrow. At least I’m coming off a very … Continue reading »

Start:  Hanover Finish:  Hanover Distance:  0 Total:  1629 For this to have been a day off, I was very busy. It all started yesterday afternoon with hotel problems and I really stayed busy all of today.  As I said in my last post, Hanover is a very large city, so with that comes an almost … Continue reading »

Start:  Hildesheim Finish:  Hanover Distance:  19 Total:  1629 I take back everything I said previously about how large German cities are not spread out with  urban sprawl. Today when I walked into Hanover, which has a population of 535,000, I thought I was never going to reach the center of the city.  I got on … Continue reading »

Start:  Bockenem Finish:  Hildesheim Distance:  14 Total:  1610 I had a fairly leisurely walk of 14 miles, almost entirely on a bike trail, on this beautiful Sunday in northern Germany. My day ended in the historic old city of Hildesheim.  I hit the road at 8:30 this morning and immediately found myself on a bike … Continue reading »

Start:  Osterode am Harz Finish:  Bockenem Distance:  21 Total:  1596 Today’s walk was my first 20+ mile day in some time. It was also hotter today than it has been in a while; the high was in the mid-80s. But overall, it was a nice day of walking through the north central German countryside.  I … Continue reading »

Start:  Gieboldenhausen Finish:  Osterode am Harz Distance:  16 Total:  1575 Today got off to a slow start.  It ended even slower.  I went down to the restaurant for breakfast at 8:00 and there was a steady shower coming down outside. That was surprising because the forecast didn’t say anything about rain. Luckily, I was scheduled … Continue reading »

Start:  Worbis Finish:  Gieboldahausen Distance:  18 Total:  1559 I never really know what I will stumble into when I start my day. Today was one of the most interesting days I’ve had, and I had no idea it was coming.  The day started out innocently enough when I walked out the hotel door after breakfast … Continue reading »

Start:  Muhlhausen Finish:  Worbis Distance:  16 Total:  1541 Today was a straightforward 16 miles across more farmland. The weather was a little warmer than it has been for the last few days. Even though it stayed overcast, I was comfortable walking in a short sleeve shirt.  The day got started with a very good breakfast … Continue reading »