Monday, 24 October 2011

Wednesday 19th October – Hohegeiss, Harz Mountains, Germany


After queuing to empty waste water and fill with fresh water, we set off from Berlin. The Berlin-Mitte stellplatz worked out very well for us and it extremely well positioned for visiting Berlin. Our pitch, backing on to the sports field and on the side furthest from the road, was relatively quiet but a pitch next to the road would have been very noisy. The site was either full or very nearly full every night that we were there so if you want to stay here, don't leave it too late in the day.
Our journey took us mostly on motorways and dual carriageways until we approached the Harz mountains. We diverted slightly from the direct route in order to drive up the Bode Valley. Exposed rock stacks stood high above Thale and minor roads took us to Treseburg where we took the extremely pretty route up the valley. From this point on we saw lots of walkers, it is obviously a very popular area, and they were enjoying the sunny weather.
Just before we turned south to reach Hohengeiss we passed a sign that stated that we were passing the old East German border. This explained why the minor roads that we had been travelling on had been in such a poor state and in the villages it was clear that the cobblestoned streets had simply been given a thin coat of asphalt.
As we approached the Am Barenbache campsite, the weather deteriorated, the temperature dropped and it was soon raining.
Photos: Treseburg in the lovely Bode Valley.

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