El Camino

Today I went from Kempten to Ahegg, Buchenberg and Weitnau. In the morning my legs felt a little bit tired but it got better.

In the evening we ate as a group of  several pilgrims in the Gasthof Krone.

From the fog in the morning to the blue sky.

In the Kempter Wald (forest of Kempten) there is the Waldkapelle.

There was the pilgrim M. We walked together for some time. He asked where to get the Camino shell… and so I gave him my second one as a present.

In the evening we ate together at the ‚Goldene Traube‘.

In the evening I met K., a friend of my wife B. and me… we talked a lot and I could sleep in her house.

Thank you very much, K.!

Today I went on the Auerberg. You could not look very far, but the church is open.

There are not only cows but also horses…

Elfie’s Pilgerquartier in Marktoberdorf is booked out… so I go a little bit further to Geisenried that the way to Kempten is shorter tomorrow. After more than 30km and the way up to the Auerberg I am glad to arrive. In the evening I am part of the group of regulars (Stammtisch) in Geisenried.

There was some fog in the morning.

The church Wieskirche was closed when I arrived… but pelegrina S. said anyway that she did not like it so much.

Then the path went through the moor.

Today I walked about 22km and there were not many hills. As I arrived in Lechbruck it was raining… and it is good to have a room because it should rain most of the night.

After Wessobrunn I went on my own again. The weather and scenery was very nice.

The path was steep up to the Hohen Peißenberg with a great view on the Alps.

Afterwards I arrived at the bakery that just had closed… so I went 1km extra to a supermarket where there was a stamp for my credential as well.

In the Ammertal there were warning signs.

And yes, the path was an adventure. Maybe a walk for the kids in the future.

I slept the last night at home and went back to Kloster Andechs by public transport.
The way to Pähl was nice, often with big trees.

Afterwards there was almost no shadow… but a nice scenery with the Alps…

In Raisting I met T. again and we went on to Wessobrunn (25 km). The Tassilolinde is an tree, that is almost 1000 years old:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tassilolinde
… and the church…

Today  I went with T. to Starnberg. We saw the planetary way where S. created the design and I made the website with additional information.

We ate very good at the Seestub’n Percha. Then T. left to repack the too heavy backpack.

I went on to Kloster Andechs. The church was open.

These were about 26km. And additional 4km to the station of Herrsching. That was tough for the 3rd day…  I feel my feet and legs… But hopefully not too much.

Today I started with my family and my friend T. One fun fact: The word Munich (München) is derived from monk (Mönch)… So Munich is a good starting point for a pilgrimage.
The guide book says, we walked 23 km. In Pullach there is a spring with drinking water and there are several inns but some are closed because of corona.

We were glad to arrive in Schäftlarn und ate at the Klosterbräustüberl. For sleeping we went home by S-Bahn.
I write this the next morning and my daughter J. says:“You are crazy to walk on so soon!“… and in some ways she is right, isn’t she?

There is a travel warning for Spain because of corona and so I canceled my flight to Spain for today.

So I start walking at my front door. Today only to the St. Jakobs Platz in the center of Munich. The church is closed, but I get my first stamp for my credential. Then I walk on to the Isartor…. about 9km.

It is strange, some things are so familiar and some things feel completely different, if I start a Camino from my home.