Intriguing Walk
I’m in love with the heath. In the guide book this place kept grabbing my attention from our earliest arrival. Finally as my birthday approached I told the family that is where we would go to celebrate. So, against German custom (celebrating early is bad luck) we drove to Lüneberger Heide for my “birthday outing” as our family is beginning to term these little trips. It started out poorly. In spite of my enthusiasm, I hadn’t planned well. I just figured we would go exploring. There is a large nature park that encompasses part of the heath (Heide), so during the one hour drive I was looking at the website on my iPhone and telling John where to go, continually revising our plan. Nevertheless, we arrived in good time and parked. But was it chilly! I guess the house was warm when we got dressed, and the sun was shining, so half the family left without coats, and only one fourth of the family had a jacket that might r...