After returning from Corsica last Saturday, I wasted no time resting but headed right back to the Rheinsteig on Sunday.
After (unnecessarily) repeating part of the trail I had used to descend to the train last time, I finally hit on the Rheinsteig trail. Hurrah! Such a pretty sight, this blue little sign!
Things were starting to look up when I arrived at a Gasthaus which served Federweisser. I spent a pleasant hour drinking new wine, eating Sauerkrautsuppe and reading a book.
But! I had at least 20 km to go, so off I went again, taking a short detour to climb to Ruine Löwenburg.
Things started going downhill from then. Literally. Or do I mean figuratively?
I seem to not be very good at paying attention to little blue signs, and I have the sense of direction of a headless chicken. So I ended up walking in circles TWICE, and if that is not bad enough, I then vigorously hiked in the wrong direction for an hour and a half, so that by 5:30pm, I found myself 8 km from the nearest public transportation (there are buses, trains and trams literally everywhere around here, so this is really quite a feat!)
Fortunately, being a lonesome woman, it is never hard to get a lift, so I was actually at the Unkel train station by 6pm. Still, the whole experience has decreased my appetite for Rheinsteiging, so I am declaring an official moratorium on my endeavors until I find someone with a better sense of direction to walk with me.
