Germany 2022 : 2022-08-26 : Day trip to Wernigerode

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Type Name Service Provider Origin Destination Cost Notes Actions
Bus To/From Goslar Harz Camp Goslar Goslar $0.00 Bus 830, round trip. Free ticket provided by campground.
Train Wernigerode Goslar Wernigerode $0.00 We used our €9 ticket to go to/from Wernigerode
- RE 21 Direction Magdeburg. Goslar - Wernigerode
- RE 21 Direction Goslar. Wernigerode - Goslar
Accommodation
Type Name Service Provider Confirmation Location Cost Notes Actions
Camp Harz Camp Goslar $105.00 Not reserved/confirmed
Check-in: 15:00. Check-out: ??
Cost is for three nights


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I’m coughing more today but feeling less sick than yesterday. I’ll do another Covid test tomorrow before we leave Goslar, just in case. I’ve emailed Cousin Robert so he can make an informed decision about meeting us on Sunday. Cousin Robert opted to try and meet up with us later in our trip. I think that’s a good choice. Hopefully it works out.

It has been quite warm here just about every day. I don’t deal well with hot hot heat, but one thing I’ve discovered is that I can wear my cooling cloth as a head scarf. What a relief!! Why didn’t I think of this before!
We’re taking this trip at a slower pace than I had planned - skipping some side trips in order to enjoy and explore places more thoroughly. From Goslar we had three possible day trips - Trendelburg, Quedlinburg and Wernigerode. We chose Wernigerode simply because it was the shortest trip to and from Goslar. It is a truly hidden gem. Or, at least hidden from Canadian tourists. There were more than enough German tourists to make up for the lack, though.

We’re keeping the day short to give me another opportunity for an early night as, although I’m feeling better than yesterday, I’m still not feeling great.
The heat on this trip is killing me. A couple of times when we were with the Laggais I just completely wilted. I hoped that I would grow accustomed to it but that’s not happening. I have read that once you’ve had heat stroke you’re more likely to really suffer in the heat and I think that’s what’s happening to me. We’re rethinking the rest of this trip. We have been talking about renting a car as of September 1st because the nine euro tickets will be finished then. That opens up lots of opportunities for us to go where it’s cooler if my plotted route is going to keep us in the heat. We’re also rethinking Mexico and our next cycle tour. I think that touring in Mexico might just not be possible for me. So we will have to go back to the drawing board for a winter trip. Maybe we’ll still go to Merida or someplace else in Mexico. Or maybe we’ll head back to Bequia to see Susan. For the cycle tour, I’m thinking about shifting it earlier again. Maybe starting in Barcelona in April, heading north through Spain and France, then east into Germany to do the Neckar north to south, then to be up in Switzerland in June. I’ll have to research weather normals to figure out if that’s a reasonable plan.


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