Day 07: From Marktoberdorf to Kempten

Date	Dec 9th, 2022
Route map	Route trace
Today's distance:	20 miles
Total This Camino:	114 miles
Total 2022 Caminos:	438 miles
Total All Caminos:	1734 miles
Lodging:	Airbnb @ $40
Total Lodging:	$ 450
Planes:	$810 Rochester -> Munich -> Rochester + $75 checked bag
Total Planes:	$ 885
Buses / Trains / Taxis:
Total Buses / Trains / Taxis:	$15
Food:
Total Food:	$ 173

Meaningful Moment

I'm homesick.

That did not influence my decision to end hiking. However these factors did:

The weather over the next 48 hrs forecasts snow. On Mt Hoherreissen I foresaw issues if I started sliding from a fall. It had ice and snow on it.
The next stage is 18 miles with a combined 3000 ft of elevation change. The profile chart showed multiple problem areas.
The second to last stage is even worse.
I found a great price for a one way plane ticket from Munich on Tuesday. To see more of Munich, I would need to head back tomorrow.

After considering all these factors, ... I am done.

A contributing factor was that I have seen enough farmland and forests. Ha-ha.

Random Thought of the Day

Today was 20 mi and I kind of knew it. But tomorrow and the day after are even more challenging because of either numerous mountain climbs and descents or even further distance - 24 mi.

I'm just not into that. So now that I'm at the b&b for the night, which in reality is just a room in an apartment in an apartment building, I will be figuring out what's next.

On the Road / Notable memories

Got 1/2 mi underway when I realized I left my charger and phone cable back in the hotel. At least I remembered before I was 3 miles away.

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After figuring out how I wanted this trip to proceed, I headed out into this very quiet residential neighborhood.

I found an Italian restaurant. Inside it belied my initial impressions. The place was packed and happening. So I stayed to have a beer.

Then I found a quiet and peaceful coffee shop in the neighborhood. I got a decaf and a cheesecake.

	Came across this little tiny shed, offered up for hikers to take a rest. I had lunch here.
	This guy was checking me out when I stepped out of the shed.
	The forest was particularly beautiful this morning and afternoon.
	Someone put Camino de Santiago inspirational markers in the second half of the forest. Signpost -companion - leader The selected material - shell limestone - should be a hint as a symbol of the Camino of Santiago.
	Tonight's AirBnb. Worker flats.
	Now that's a password.