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A Day Off

Wednesday was a day off which we spent staying with Ulf nearby to Mitlechtern in the Hesse region. This was the second sunny day of the tour and we were able to walk up the hill from behind Ulf’s house to a maintained path through the woods and fields. This is the Odenwald or Odin’s Wood.

This display by the side of the track illustrates the change in agriculture and loss of wildlife here over the last 70 years.
Ulf regularly walks these hills knew it was time to collect nuts and fruit. He had brought a bag to collect hazelnuts and apples.
There were a lot of apples ready to pick and in the evening we enjoyed home-made apple crumble.

Although some buildings are clearly very old, others may not be as it became common to build timber-framed houses in the 1920’s. Only 100 years ago.

The final photograph from our walk shows how a herd of wild boar can mess up a field.

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    […] Two more drives took us to first Leverkusen then Hildesheim before the short drive to Antikhof Drei Eichen. Another long drive took us to the lovely Büchner Bühne theatre in Riedstadt and then a short drive for a Cowhide house concert. We had another short drive for Ray’s birthday gig at Alte Tanzsaal then a day off in the Odenwald. […]

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