2013

Thur. 4 July.   Elbe Fußweg?

This year we are heading to Dresden to continue our walk beside the Elbe. We started the walk last year, in the Czech Republic, in the town of Spindleruv Mlyn. The source of the Elbe/Labe is located above the town, a steady and very scenic climb. We walked up in poor weather with restricted visibility. We knew we were lost when there was a beep on my cell phone and the message from Vodaphone said "Welcome to Poland!" 
Thankfully border crossing in Europe are not as complex as they were 30 years ago  as most of our walk this year will be in what was once East Germany.  We did eventually retrace our steps and found the source. You can see the spring in the post below (23 Dec 2012). We finished last year's walk in Dresden.

As there was serious flooding along the Elbe only a month ago we may have difficulty finding a suitable walking route. We will be largely following the well known cycle route, the Elberadweg. We have only booked for the first seven days until we see what conditions are like on the route and how accommodation is affected.  I was searching the net for accommodation in Aken yesterday and found this Youtube post:- Aken

It will give you some idea of what people in the small towns beside the river have had to put up with.