Hiking Holiday - Day 4

On Saturday, the 8th of September, it was sunny and warm again. We could not start our next hike straight after breakfast, as we had booked a massage each (and I indulged myself by adding a pedicure). Therefore, we planned a hike that would only involve a short bus trip to the starting point.

That starting point was at a game enclosure, part of the National Park and meant to show visitors the kind of animals that used to live in the Bavarian Forest at one time - bears, wolves, lynx, deer, otters, birds of prey, and more. Nowadays, efforts are made to reintroduce lynx (successfully); deer have never been completely gone.

Our tour according to the guide book took us through about one third of the game enclosure. It was all beautiful woodland again. For the way back, instead of waiting for a bus, we decided to walk - it wasn't all that far, although the last bit was rather exhausting, with a long uphill stretch. 

At around 1/4 past 8, from our balcony

Back on our balcony, at around half 7 in the evening.

We were back at the hotel still in time for coffee and cake, then we repeated our usual pattern of spending the rest of the afternoon relaxing in the spa (and lounging in the sun near the swimming pond) until dinner. Another short walk through the village afterwards, and Day Four was over already.