Walk Day 2

So. Our first overnight is in a spa town. Huge hotel but hopefully for them, not quite the season, as the place is practically empty. Not really enough time to take the spa baths so just taking the health waters and I need plenty of that due to perspiration during the walk.

The weather is stabilising and we start our second day of walking. A little warmer and the stormy look is disappearing. The spa town Schlangenbad is slightly hidden away within several sharp valleys so it was a little tricky navigating our way out of town. A with 7 leaders in a team of 8, there are plenty of “I think we go this way” offers to sort us out.

But en route and after a good climb out of the valleys we head past the inevitable vineyards and into our day. Slightly longer at around 20 kms and with a bit more climb.

Tough life for some as we take lunch in a nice outdoor setting in Eberach monestry. There are quite a few visitors especially for a Monday and we enjoy the break.

As usual, it is a sharp climb up from lunch and things are quiet in the group for a change as we digest lunch, sweat a bit more than usual and then deal with the competitive climb up.

By a respectable 4pm we are in our pension a few kilometres from Oestrich-Winkel.

A cleansing drink, shower, and the inevitable clothes wash and then we head off for dinner in the town. Home again for an early night to get ready for our next stage.