Nadine It's complicated. There were many unknowns in the plan for today including both our lodging and even our destination. We have done three consecutive days of significant climbs and I had had about enough. Mark’s knee was also stiff from a minor strain and little sleep last night. So we decided to skip today’s …
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Jakobsweg Day61 Bundalp-Kendersteg 8.3mi 3074ft ascent
This morning we started our day with breakfast with Gertrude and wished her well as she was going on a llama seeking adventure. https://youtu.be/VgIeZ5EPKhQ?si=XPMFslpjcD0gmI3s The morning was warm and we started with some pretty step climbing. This progressed to even stepper ascent including ropes attached to the mountain side for balance and possible high winds. …
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Day 52 Schwyz to Stans 20.7mi
Today we were up at 5:30 am with a plan to catch a ferry across Lake Lucerne about an hour from our lodging. Johannes walked along with us as we recorded our morning update. Things didn’t really go as planned… https://youtu.be/eRvXt4Ft3eU?si=snLkmbCPuLfiVT0c https://youtu.be/EfWFavmjHWc?si=DcjZtQ9BkcbFESmr Schwyz is home to the Swiss Army knives company Victorinox. After we arrived …
Day 39 Thallingen to Ulm 7.7mi
Nadine Breakfast was included in our room cost so we started out with the traditional breakfast of every food under the sun. I was able to try quince jam for the first time! Just yesterday we saw quince fruit growing on trees along the way. https://youtu.be/RhDQPuS6ZmI?si=jDON7bAQcBiR_SbU Today was an easy day walking to Ulm (about …
Jacobsweg Day 32 Schwabach to Obererlbach-17.8 miles
Nadine We left Schwabach with some light rain in the forecast but with a nice cool day ahead. https://youtu.be/4FfO5m9xjRs?si=nVFBcBJVPS6a5Ns1 Today was full of fun surprises, interesting people and sightings, a lovely cup of tea, and beautiful surroundings! 17+ miles of walking was enough but not bad. A favorite thing today was being shown through the Bicycle …
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Jakobsweg Day20 Grumpel-Grumpel 0mi Gerhard and Heika’s
Another feast day at Gerhard's and Heika's home. We received a tour of the farm that had been in Gerhard's family for many generations. There is a bell that chimes for the village at 6 am noon, and 7 pm to signal the work day for the village. Gerhard and his neighbors all helped place …
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Day 17 Wunsiedel to Kornbach 12.5mi
{Note: Until I get the YouTube embedding issue corrected, please just click the links. } The sun is shining today! It's going to be a good day! Breakfast of the Champions pastries and caffeine https://youtu.be/e4dJ7JVudkI?si=HOwxwv0mm-DXfg8G Nadine Today was a relatively short day of 12.54 miles. We listened to Christian reggae (Christafari) music as we walked …
Jacobsweg Day 15 – Windischeschenbach to Friedenfels 18.6mi
You can never tell our mood as we entered Day15, our xth consecutive day of wet. https://youtu.be/mn4jB8-I6KE?si=bzI2Qj7NrGLQxoGY Today, to lighten the mood I snuck up on Nadine as we walked. https://youtu.be/fZyj_SllsZA?si=D2wLL0Pu-z5j-CjH As most of you know, the section of our pilgrimage is along a path called Burgenweg. It is a nature filled path that today …
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Jakobsweg Day6 Nemcovic-Tremosna 11.6mi
About our morning updates. I know these are boring for many (but I hope you will view the first bit of today’s). I post these specifically for those that know us well and want to see how we are each day. I keep hoping to have WiFi sufficient to produce and send you guys some …
Beginnings-Nadine
Today we begin our Pilgrimage!!! God has already shown up again this morning. My ankle which had been hurting since sleeping on it the wrong way on the plane has been bothering me since we arrived. This morning it is pain free! To God be the glory for this and the entire trip! From the …
Paper Chains – Nadine
I’ve been reflecting on the upcoming adventure as we enter our countdown. Tomorrow we will read Psalm 19 and it seems just yesterday when we started our tradition of counting down beginning with the reading of Psalm 150. (Didn’t everyone growing up use paper chains as a countdown to something important like Christmas or the …
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