“The Downs… too much for one pair of eyes, enough to float a whole population in happiness, if only they would look” Virginia Woolf, diaries After hiking along the gorgeous white cliiffs and enjoying the dramatic views at the North Sea coast during our first days in the UK, we didn’t expect the South Downs to… Continue Reading
Bart has hiked huge parts of the E9 already and has been following our adventures since the beginning, so it was a special pleasure to meet him in person and spend a hiking day together. He drove from the South of Belgium to the coast at Nieuwpoort, from where we hiked 24 km, crossing dunes… Continue Reading
While in Belgium, we received a visit from Zurich, and had a great hiking companion for 2 1/2 days. Our friend Gigi travelled to Oostende and hiked a total of 56 km with us. We defied the wind together, discovered the Belgian coast, and even crossed the border to France! Continue Reading
Moiken’s colleague from Zurich came all the way to Brugge in Belgium and spent one hiking day with us, walking a total of 19 km, We started with beautiful sunshine and ended with heavy rain, but fortunately there have been country inns on the way to keep us warm and dry. Continue Reading
We met this group of energetic ladies on our route, and as we were going the same way, we joined them for 15 km. We had a break together in a warm café, before we walked along the Browersdam with incredibly strong wind. Nevertheless, we had never walked with such a high average speed before! Continue Reading
Experienced hiker and outdoor enthusiast, Rob joined us for a day of hiking from Katwijk to Den Haag, following the Dutch long distance trail LAW-5. We started with strong headwinds and finished under pouring rain, but what remained after 22 km was a lot of new knowledge about hiking and many incredible stories. Continue Reading
Full of energy, Anne-Marie travelled from Zurich in Switzerland to Groningen in the Netherlands and spent four days with us. During the 87 km we hiked together, we had fog, strong winds, sunshine, and saw a huge variety of landscapes along the Dutch coast. Continue Reading
Tânia and Jojo welcomed us in their home in Aurich, where we could relax and enjoy wonderful food. We kidnapped Tânia to walk with us for two days, one of them starting at 5 AM in total darkness. She joined us for 42 km of our hike. Continue Reading
With our good friends from Bad Homburg, Moiken’s friends since school times, we spent 3 1/2 days hiking a total of 83 km. They crossed half of Germany to get to Stralsund, to spend time with us and see the Baltic sea. The former was easy to be arranged, but the latter only happened on… Continue Reading
Moiken’s mum travelled from Berlin to Poland to join us for 5 1/2 days of hiking, during which we walked 105 km. We enjoyed together the beautiful coastline of Poland, historical seaside resorts, and brilliant summer weather. Continue Reading
12 crossed countries
319 hiking days
89 resting days
Updated on 11/06/2016 – ARRIVED IN LISBON!