We ordered our breakfast for 8:30am so we had the Chance to sleep a little bit longer.

This was the plan, indeed we woke up at 7am, but we slept very well.

The breakfast was good, buns, cheese, jam, eggs, orange juice and of course coffee.

 

After the meal we packed our backpacks and gave back the room keys.

As a little present we gave the tavern host the white rose we received after our yesterdays dinner next door and we promised to come back during the next medieval festival there.

 

The weather forecast was not the best, but it should be stable and about 20 degrees celsius.

 

Our route led us the first few kilometres in a really nice and quiet river called Rur. Some beautiful landscape. A good variety from the last days.

 

 

Not only the nature itself was really refreshing, we saw quite a lot of different animals today. Mostly geese, Ducks and swans but the number was quite impressive.

 

 

Some kind of animal crossed our way a couple of times and I was the first time abled to use my macro lense in my camera for a living being.

 

 

A couple of kilometres later we had a little discussion about our plans, the walking itself and our tired and powerless bodies.

We made a long break in result of it.

Coffee, nougat-donut and strawberry cake.

Could be worse,hum?

On top, the saleswoman in the bakery gave us some hints for the next route and additionally she filled up our water bottles for free.

She would have allowed us to camp in her garden, but up to this point she had to work about 5 hours more and in this case, no option.

The best point was indeed that we found a 10euro bill. Lucky people we are.

 

We followed the way she told us, and it was totally the right decision.

Rapefields, old farms and strongholds nearby the way next to a smal river called Wurm.

 

As we decided to make a stop to refresh our feet, we pulled some attraction and after a short while we were surrounded by cows. For the international audience, the black and white ones are called “Schwarzbunte” in german.

 

 

As we finished our stop I can’t hold myself and i had to touch and stroke them. In return they followed us about 500m to the end of the pasture.

Our personal cow parade.

 

 

Short before Geilenkirchen, our final destination for today, we saw the most impressive retirement residence I have ever seen. Stronghold Trips.

 

 

The day comes to an end and we again chose a stay in an hotel.

Not the cheapest choice but a comfortable and safe one.

We chose a good one. In direct contact to the train station and a 3 star hotel. Wasn’t the plan, but simply the whirlpool is worth the money after 5 days of trekking.

 

 

We die some last shoping in the next supermaket and now we’re sitting here typing our dairies and drinking beer.

Tomorrows aim is aachen, and this could be the last day of this stage, maybe. We’ll See tomorrow.

Cheers everybody.