Journey: Trier – Bernkastel Kues – Zell – Cochen (longer scenic route following Moselle River)
A stranger gave me a ‘flower’ in the supermarket bread aisle…ok so it was a bit of grass given by an eccentric old man but it still counts as a lovely way to start a day 😊
Having been somewhat discouraged from driving on from Trier yesterday, it has served us well and today we were much more relaxed about just taking our time and not pushing on to the next town. We ignored the sat nav and followed the river visiting picture box towns and taking in the gorgeous vin yards and distant forests.
We stopped in Bernkastel Kues to walk the pups and accidentally stumbled into a very posh cafe/5* hotel – we were sat outside alone with dogs so it wasn’t until Mark went inside he realised it was rather grand and so we ordered cake to share and popped our pinkie fingers out as we drank our coffee 👸 The town was so pretty.
Zell was on my list as I’d read it was a good place to see the loop of the river. I should have considered this more closely – if the trek map had been topographic we might have stayed home 😂 3 hours later, calves burning we had witnessed the river loop, seen a shrew, giant bird, mushrooms, wild orchids, tried acro, been adopted by a caterpillar and come back muddy but smiling. And then we walked the dogs… achieving 30,000 steps a day is getting easier.
Our campstop is Cochen…and again it’s a breathtaking view as you enter the town. The dusk light made the castle look extra magical and it’s a shame I couldn’t capture it for you. We have had a gentle evening stroll and will explore further tomorrow.
One odd thing to note is that each town seems to have a unique symbol…whilst bears in Bernkastel and Zell using a cat is quite normal. One village we past had statues of a child being spanked bare bum over a mans lap, and Cochen has a statue of a goat being squeezed to death in a wine press by children…not sure what to make of these.
Today has definitely been a turning point for me feeling like my old self – my creative side is coming out again with the blog. That said all photos are quick one clicks as I’ve often got two dogs pulling in one hand unaware of my artistic leaning to capture the right shot/light/angle. I just have to hope the quick snap gives the general gist 😂 Tomorrow I’m going to finally delete my old work diary – at the moment I still get alerts for appointments so it reminds me I would be grooming Cooper if at home. It’s hard because I absolutely loved my business and really miss my clients, but it’s time to leave that bit behind and focus on our yearlong adventure. I love that quite a few clients our following my blog and have kept in touch, so I can forge a new relationship as a doggy friend.
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