23 October 2018
Kell – Koblenz

Alfons drove me down from Kell to the Rhine, meanwhile he told me some history about the region. Down at the Rhine I had a long day ahead. First stop was Andernach. Alfons had explained that the valley opens at Andernach and near Koblenz close again. In Andernach I took a look in the Dom, but it was not that interesting. However, they did have a stamp of Compostela so I put this one in my notebook.

At a bakery I took a Brezel and a warm chocolate. And called the doctor in Koblenz to reschedule my appointment for my last travel vaccination.

I found a new manhol cover

As I left Andernach I walked through the ruins of this castle.

Just a funny sign

In Weißenthum I had a look at Niewied, but the view was not so pretty.

Then there were more marks of high water. It is remarkable how high the water can rise.

Then I headed to Mülheim-Kärlich, my navigation planned to let me walk along a buzzy road to Koblenz. Then I saw that the E8 was ‘only’ 400 meter more so I took the unpaved road. I forgot to take height in account. It was a long way up.
But it was worth the view.

As I climbed up further, the lights of the valley slowly disappeared and in front of me Koblenz appeared and on the right there was a after sunset.

It was still a 1.5 hour walk and when I thought I was almost there, the bridge over the weir in the Mosel was closed due to construction.

Taking another bridge, was only 200 meters more but mentally it felt like a kilometer.