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Start:  Eckardtsleben  Finish:  Mulhausen Distance:  16 Total:  1525 Today’s 16 miles was a mile longer than I’d planned, but HALLELUJAH, I found the bike trail and didn’t set foot on the highway all day. I’d like to credit myself with this turn of good fortune, but the fact is I just accidentally ended up on … Continue reading »

Start:  Ohrdruf  Finish:  Eckardtsleben Distance:  19 Total:  1509 Today is Day 100!  That’s 100 down; 50 to go.  It was a pretty tough day because the route was almost totally on the busy highway.  I got started this morning at 8:30 after breakfast at the hotel. I had a couple of miles on backroads but … Continue reading »

Start:  Suhl Finish:  Ohrdruf Distance:  19 Total:  1490 After a fantastic day of rest yesterday, I was pumped up about walking today. And the day did not disappoint. After an amazing breakfast at the hotel in Suhl, I got out the door at 7:45. The skies were gray and the temperature in the high 40s, … Continue reading »

Start:  Suhl Finish:  Suhl Distance:  0 Total:  1471 Today was a great day to not walk. It has been raining on and off all day and the temperatures were very cool.  Last night after I posted my blog, I went down to the hotel restaurant and joined my new friends, the Prince family from Burleson … Continue reading »

Start:  Hildburghausen Finish:  Suhl Distance:  18 Total:  1471 Today was planned to be a straightforward 15 mile walk to the nice city of Suhl. It turned into an 18 mile power walk to keep from getting caught in thunderstorms.  Today’s weather called for thunder showers beginning at noon in my destination of Suhl. I got … Continue reading »

Start:  Coburg Finish:  Hildburghausen Distance:  18 Total:  1453 Today was pretty much a grind. It had all those things that make the day seem like it will never end; walking on the highway, uphill, and rain at the end of the day. I was glad it was over when I got to my destination.  Last … Continue reading »

Start:  Bad Staffelstein  Finish:  Coburg Distance:  13 Total:  1435 Another beautiful day in central Germany.  Last night’s rest was good, breakfast was good, the weather today was just perfect, and I only had to walk 13 miles so overall, it was a mighty fine day.  After a short walk to get out of the small … Continue reading »

Start:  Bamberg Finish:  Bad Staffelstein Distance:  17 Total:  1422 Guten tag from the beautiful little town of Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria. Today I had a great 17 mile walk north from Bamberg through several small villages and am beginning to get back into the hills after several days of relatively flat terrain.  I got started at … Continue reading »

Start:  Forchheim  Finish:  Bamberg Distance:  15 Total:  1405 What a great day to take a walk through Germany. The only real decision I had to make all day was whether I needed a long or short sleeve shirt.  After watching a great win by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, I had a good rest last … Continue reading »

Start:  Nuremberg  Finish:  Forchheim Distance:  21 Total:  1390 Today I had the first 20+ mile day since I began walking Part 2 of this trek on 11 June. I picked a good day for it because it was cool and overcast all day.  I got out the door at 7:00 this morning to get an … Continue reading »