The most ‘zero-y’ zeroday so far! We slept in, had breakfast and started the laundry. We sat on the couch doing… nothing but drink coffee and tea. Yes I worked on emptying my SD card onto my Google drive, and…

Weather:☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️🥵 Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, nice bread from the bakery in Lindenfels, that we brought after our 2nd breakfast there 😁)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, pretty trail through fields, villages and forest with great views. A bit of…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪 (5 out 5, great burrata sandwich at Cafe Louise in Auerbach.) Milestone: We crossed E1 today, the ERA’s north – south trailTrack: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, pretty trail through fields, villages and forest with great views.…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, picnic in 2 stages. Stage 1: fruits next to the honesty store and stage 2: bread in the shade next to the trail) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, nice trail through Worms, fields,…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (🥵 getting used to it though..) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, with bread and cheese from the supermarket, in the shade) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, lovely trail through villages, vineyards and fields) Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌🛌 (4 out of…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (🥵🥵) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, We shared the final 3 wraps in a bench in a field. We were happy that we got the canned bratwurst from the Hühnerhaus as a topping)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, great…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (Too hot 🥵🥵) Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, late but very welcome lunch and drinks at restaurant Picnic. So technically we could call it a Picnic lunch 😁. Very friendly staff too.)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (5 out of 5 great trail…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (Too hot 🥵🥵)Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, good pasta and 2 big glasses schorle (soda)!) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (5 out of 5 great trail through forest and vineyards with amazing views) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺ (5 out of 5, camping Nahetal with…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, good lasagna and 2 big glasses rabarber schorle!)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 🤩 (4 out of 5 + 1 happy face for the amazing views!, the rest was a great forest trail)Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺ ( 3 out of 5,…

Weather:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, wraps in the shade with cheese and banana/Nutella!)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 🤩 (4 out of 5 + 1 happy face for the amazing views!, the rest was a great forest trail)Trail markings:❓❓❓❓(4 out of 5 question marks,…

Weather:🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps at one of our first springs on trail!)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 🤩(3 out of 5 + 1 happy face for the views over Oberwesel, the rest was a nice forest trail)Trail markings:❓❓❓❓(4 out of 5 question…

Weather:☁️⛅🌧️⛅⛅Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, flammkuchen at a beautiful spot, in an unfriendly restaurant)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🥵 (4 out of 5 and 1 pfooh for some steep tracks)Trail markings:❓❓❓❓(4 out of 5 question marks, because we’ve only seen a handful of markers…

Since we have passed one of the important thru hiking milestones of 1000 miles it’s time to make a post about the distances that matter to us, and what our defenition of a thru hike is. While this is personal…

We slept in and made the appartment do most of our work. It cleaned the dishes and did our laundry while we went for a good lunch and a resupply. Great to have all these machines in our appartment 😁😁.…

Weather:☁️🌧️🌧️☁️☁️ (raingear needed this time) Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🙂🙂 (3 out 5 for the bread and coffee at a gas station + 2 smileys for 2 happy hikers out of the rain!) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5 first part was really…

Weather:☁️🌧️☁️🌧️☁️ (‘Irish dry’ most of the day. Rain that’s not worth putting on your raingear) Lunch: 🍰🍰🍕🍕🍕 (5 out 5, late lunch in Andernach. First a really good piece of cake in a café where the kitchen was closed, and…

Weather:🌤️🌥️🌤️🌥️☁️(perfect hiking weather) Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🧁(5 out 5, good flammkuchen and a beautiful little cake as dessert!) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, nice track through the forest and villages)Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌 (3 out of 5, nice hotel) Name of followed trail:…

Weather:🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️(perfect hiking weather!)Picnic: 🥪🥪(2 out 5, wraps in front of a closed bakery) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, nice track through forest and farmlands with orchards everywhere, with beautiful views over the Rhein valley) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺( 3 out of…

Weather:☁️🌥️🌧️🌥️ 🌥️Lunch: 🌭🌭🌭🌭(3 out 5, currywurst at a waldgasthaus)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, nice track through forest and farmlands, with nice views) Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌🛌( 4 out of 5, cool hotel with retro themed room and decorations!)Name of followed trail:…

Weather:☁️🌧️🌥️🌧️🌥️ 🌧️(we practiced getting in and out of raingear several times today. I think soon we’ll earn our merit badge ‘change into raingear’)Picnic: 🍓🍓🍓🍨🍨 (5 out 5, we found a farm shop across from a picnic bench and had strawberries…

Weather: ☁️🌧️☁️🌧️🌥️ Lunch: 🥪🥪 (2 out 5, we only had muesli bars and a capsicum) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, nice forest trail) Milestone: 1500 km!Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌🛌( 4 out of 5, nice hotel, again with closed restaurant) Name of…

Weather: 🌧️🌧️☁️☁️🌥️Lunch: 🥪🥪 (2 out 5, we only had muesli bars and a capsicum)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, beautiful track through forest and farmlands )Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌( 3 out of 5, basic hotel with closed restaurant)Name of followed trail: unmarked…

Weather: ☁️☁️☁️🌥️🌥️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, Erbsensuppe with Bockwurst in the restaurant at Vogelsang) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, beautiful forest track through the Eifel National Park, with views of the Rursee and Vogelsang) Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌( 3 out of…

Weather: 🌥️🌤️☀️☀️🌤️(perfect hiking weather) Picnic: 🍖🍺🍖🍺🍖🍺 (6 out 5, BBQ picnic with our friends Niels and Saskia who came over for the afternoon to have a great picnic!) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, beautiful hilly forest track, last part…

Weather: ☁️☁️☁️🌥️🌥️ (perfect hiking weather) Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, strawberries as an appetizer along the way, Bread and coffee at the bakery in Kornelimunster and waffles with strawberries on our surprise stop! Would have been 5 our of 5…

Time to sleep in today! I woke up at 7 anyway, but it was good to be in bed with a cup of tea without a rush. I work on planning the next section of the trail to Koblenz, while…

Weather: 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️☁️ (drizzle all day long with a dry walk into Aachen the last 2 kms)Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, breakfast at a bakery in Geilenkirchen and lunch in Hertzogenrath) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, beautiful bright green forest…

Weather: 🌥️🌥️☁️☁️🌧️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, 2nd breakfast at a bakery in Oberbruck and picnic lunch with the bread we brought from there) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, enjoyable trail along the rivers Ruhr and Worms) Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌🛌(…

Weather: 🌤️☁️🌥️☁️🌦️ (warm and humid 🥵 ) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, lunch from the backpack. With fresh strawberries though!) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, pretty forest trail today) Campsite: (5 out of 5, flat spot at camper parking…

Weather: 🌥️🌥️☁️☁️🌧️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪 (5 out 5, 2nd breakfast in Kaldenkirche and a really good lunch at Cafe de Grens in the Netherlands)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, very enjoyable trail along rivers and streams through the forest) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺( 4…

Weather: 🌤️🌦️☀️☀️🌥️⛈️ (hot and humid 🥵 )Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, lunch from the backpack. 2nd lunch at the Landgasthaus)Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, nice trail through forest and farmland, I think we’ll have many of these in our…

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (hiker suitable 100%, best hiking weather one can wish for! Sunny yet not to hot, with a light breeze)Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread from the bakery under the windmill and strawberries from the market on a bench)Track:…

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread from the bakery and fruit from the supermarket in a park across the street from the shops) Track: 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 (3 out of 5, nice trail through forest and farmland. Kalkar town was…

This morning we had no alarm. No need to get up and pack. Happy times. However we do stay in the Kirchstraße… At 7.00 the church bells were ringing loud and clear! So we had snooze time, which is even…

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️🌤️🌤️ Lunch: 🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞 (5 out 5, great pancakes at the Duivelsberg with my parents) Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇩🇪 (4 out of 5, lovely forest and change scenery with hills and villages) Milestone: Netherlands ✅Hotel: 🛌🛌🛌 (3 out 5, simple appartment with…

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪 (5 out 5, we had a great lunchtour in Nijmegen. First empanadas at Gesha we went to for coffee and then at Downtown, where we had great sandwiches)Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 (3 out of 5 nothing too special,…

Weather: ☁️🌤️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out of 5 good 2nd breakfast at the supermarket and lunch in Ochten)Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 (3 out of 5 not bad at all, yet not really special either. Another day on trail) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺ (3 out…

Weather: ☁️🌤️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥞🥞🥞🥞 (5 out of 5 pancakes, great lunch with Eva, only slightly late. Good thing that we found a bakery in Beesd with satay pies for 2nd breakfast and fresh strawberries in Tricht as a seasonal snack😁😅)Track:…

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪(6 out of 5, the best picnic I’ve ever had at a great spot, with good company and good food!)Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 (5 out of 5, I don’t think you can have a better hike in the Netherlands…

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪(5 out of 5, tasty carpaccio sandwich in a restaurant in Ameide, together with my parents) Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 (4 out of 5, pretty landscape, good trails, diversity in trail and scenery) Home stay: 🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌 (5 out of…

Weather: 🌤️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪(4 out of 5, nice bread from the bakery, forgot to bring some toppings though… great 2nd lunch with pancakes in Bergambacht!) Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱 (2 out of 5, still unmistakably Dutch and beautiful surroundings, yet with a…

Weather: 🌤️☁️☁️🌧️☁️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪(3 out of 5, restaurants on trail were closed, so we had a very late lunch with nice bread a bakery in Zevenhuizen) Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 (3 out of 5, interesting hike through the outskirts of Rotterdam, surprisingly green…

Special mention: Joost and Annemieke for opening their home for us and helping us out with the things we need. Thank you for your friendship and hospitality!Special thanks to Frank, who went on a search in our house for some…

Weather: 🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪(5 out of 5, a good Dutch lunch with Croquettes)Track: 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 (3 out of 5, interesting hike through the port area of Rotterdam, and the really Dutch landscape)Home stay: 🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌 (5 out of 5, at Joost and…

Weather: 🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️🌤️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪(4 out of 5, a good breakfast at a bakery, and we brought scones along for lunch) Track: 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (3 out of 5, no grassy dykes, interesting hike into the port area of Hull)Milestone: England ✅ Boat: 🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️…

Weather: ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️Food: 🥪🥪🥪🥪(4 out of 5, a 5 out of 5 2nd breakfast and later a uninspiring wrap, therefore averaging 4 out of 5) Track: 🇬🇧🇬🇧 (2 out of 5, ok trail, but just too many grassy dykes today)AirBNB: 🛌🛌🛌…

Weather: 🌤️☀️🌤️☀️🌤️ Food: 🥪🥪🍰🍰(4 out of 5, toastie lunch in Selby, and cake as 2nd lunch) Track: 🇬🇧🇬🇧 (2 out of 5, ok trail, but a lot of roads and grassy dykes) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺ (4 out of 5, flat, sheltered…

Weather: 🌤️☀️🌤️☀️🌤️Food: 🥪🥪🥪🥪(4 out of 5, wraps in the sun to dry out the tent and keep us fed until lunch, and a great burger for lunch at the Old George inn in Sykehouse!Track: 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (3 out of 5, nice…

Weather: ☁️🌤️🌧️🌤️🌧️☁️ Food: 🥪🥪🥪(3 out of 5, surprise cafe at for 2nd breakfast and a dry (and therefore short) picnic with wraps on a dyke!) Track: 🇬🇧🇬🇧 (2 out of 5, nice trail, well signposted and well maintained, but not…