Walking in the rain
It has been raining a lot lately, not only here in Copenhagen, but also out there on my tracks. The last few weeks have been packed with hiking, and my ECCO boots have made about 200 km under very different conditions! First a week in German Westerwald from Freusburg near Siegen to Nassau an der Lahn - and now I really understand why this particular landscape must carry the name "wald" ("forest" in English), because it feels like an endless walk through darkness, especially when the weather is wet, wet, wet and nobody else than stupid hikers are out in the wilderness. But it is a part of my long and adventurous hike through Europe, with Rome as a serious goal. After some planning, I’ve found out that it would be very suitable to get to Rome in 2013 as a celebration of my 50 years of exsistence. So, folks, if you by any chance should be around Rome the 12th of May 2013, meet me in St. Peter’s Square, I’ll be there around 12.00!
My goal for the week was Nassau by the river of Lahn, and next time, probably in early Spring next year, I will set out from there, follow the river for a while and then cross through the Taunus mountains and reach Frankfurt am Main, one of the great cities of Germany. And now it is really Southern Germany, so Italy is getting closer…
Last weekend I took a group of friends for a new part of the Danish Monastic Route, the fascinating walking experience that will go through all of Denmark connecting so many places of worship, nature, history and culture. We started out with a whole day of forests and - of course - rain. But the next day it was all summer, sun and sunday and we enjoyed every kilometer of it! So the rain is at least good for one reason: you appreciate a day full of sun as a gift from heaven, knowing all about how it could have been!
Now we go into really autumn, put the clock an hour back and wait for new sunny days - keep warm out there, on the tracks and in your hearts!