Day 3 Pieterpad Zelhem to Vorden

 Zelhem to Vorden 

A low hanging fog because of the previous day of rain

The fog gave way to a gorgeous day

Walking among farms

Warning sign for cows

This is our longest day. 17km

We were ready for a break and that’s when we could stop for coffee at a golf course 

Refreshed we were soon hiking again

We see a windmill 

Earlier Nel had asked someone to take our picture 

The windmill close up

Really? A sign to watch out for squirrels?

Some bush

Almost at the end

Halfway point Pieterpad

We skipped a long piece so we’re not halfway yet

Love the lines in this picture 

Chocolate milk

We were a bit stiff but were feeling accomplished 

Villa Ruimzicht

Our hotel in Doetinchem 

We were on the 3rd floor and had to go another set of stairs to our bed. The shower was see through but that’s not a problem, it was nice and warm

We had a 4 course dinner 

Some products came from their own garden

Apparently the flower was eatable 

Duck, surprisingly good

Extra course of cheese

Very yummy dessert 

The hotel looks beautiful, unbelievable it was first a house

The hotel garden

Familiar flowers

There was a (slow) elevator so we often took the stairs

These stairs were quite a climb after a day hiking

 

Day 2 Pieterpad

We started with drizzle 

Saw some pretty mushrooms

Hulzerberg tower

We did climb it but the view was restricted 

You’re supposed to be able to see quite far

A field of heather 

Had to look for a piece that was still flowering 

We went up gradually 

Didn’t even notice how much

Down was way more steep

Border post, we were in and out of Germany 

A bit wet but satisfied 

Made it to the car in Lobith 

Uitspanning ‘t Peeske where we parked the first car

 

Pieterpad Day 1

With the sun in our eyes

No stop and go traffic near Rotterdam 

I remember this windmill from our many trips to Groesbeek 

We started our hike in the sun

Germany has above ground powerlines sometimes 

So pretty 

We walked up with this guy for a while

A teacher from near Amsterdam 

Such good views

Below the Canadian war cemetery 

View into Germany 

Langeveld is building on the barn

We used to know them from way back

 Cows with horns 

Muskens, they have a huge amount of pumpkins 

We stopped at the Canadian war cemetery 

There was a bus with a school group from Windsor, this girl just found out that het great grandfather was here

His last name was Anderson