Distance: 20.5km
Duration: 4.5h with 2.5h break (including dinner)
Weather: sunny, no wind, no clouds, up to 35C
The walk out of Schnackenburg was great as the B&B was only a few minutes away from the dyke. It took us along some beautiful houses and stunning sandy bays. It nearly seemed that every house has their own bay which of course would be perfect! An old man crossed our path, just a towel wrapped around his hips, to go for a swim in the river in Eastern German style. What a great quality of life is that?!
Further down, we crossed a cow’s pasture that looked like it would be right out of a fairy tale. With a beautiful big lake in the middle and surrounding fields and trees. If there’s such a thing like a cow spa resort, that’s how I pictured it.
From there, we took the ferry in Lenzen to cross to the right side of the Elbe again which is in Brandenburg. On the other side was an old watch tower which was memorial and observation tower in one. It was a very unsettling feeling to imagine what scenes must have taken part there during the Cold War and if people that tried to escape were spotted and maybe even shot from there. In my opinion, it’s important to have those reminders to not forget history and appreciate what we have now.
Our way took us past a nice restaurant next to a lake which we used to have dinner. Our accommodation in Wootz would be very simple with no possibility to have any food for dinner or breakfast, so we had to fill our stomachs for the night and beyond. The place for our stay was another old school which was converted for accommodation. This time however, it was very simple with shared bathrooms but it didn’t matter as we had the entire house for ourselves. Only the next morning did I learn that the lady with whom I had discussed all logistics for the stay was actually the mayor of the village. She had jumped in as the point of contact while the responsible person was on holiday. That’s what I call supporting each other on all levels.
So in total, it was a beautiful day with outstanding and diverse landscape, some history and interesting discussions with some locals.
Accommodation: https://www.wischehof-wootz.de/
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