We got a report by Thomas concerning his impressions of this day's naktivity:
Sat 11 Jul – Thomas:
Country house | 1
From 10 o'clock on, first hikers arrived at the car park to start the hike from. Mic and Rainer had again prepared the tour very well.
As more than 20 participants had registered, several groups were formed in accordance with Corona protection measures, which started seperately one after another.
At the beginning, it was still a bit fresh and our brave “girls” were still a bit “hidden”. This was subject to change during the day, which is why the sun was smiling more and more.
Past large grain fields, fruit trees full of sweet fruits and juicy meadows with hungry, but also curious cows and bulls, our way led through the farming communities.
Everywhere we noticed, that farmers had sown strips of meadow flowers at the edge of their fields. A true flower splendour in many bright colours…
Past large grain fields, fruit trees full of sweet fruits, and lush meadows with hungry, but also curious cows and bulls, our way led through the farming communities. Everywhere we noticed that, farmers had sown strips of meadow flowers at the edge of their fields. A true flower splendour in many bright colours.
The bathing opportunity was used by some very brave people during the break. During the whole hike, this time we could only observe a heron at the opposite shore of a lake apart from many birds, some butterflies and lots of insects buzzing around, what a pity.
Because of Corona, Mic and Rainer had not provided a break car, instead everyone could carry his snack in the rucksack. However, this was not a problem either, as the temperature prevented us from sweating on our backs under the rucksack.
On the detour because of a bridge construction site, where the new bridge is still to be moved into its final position, we had an interesting conversation about nude hiking with a carpenter at the gate to his beautifully renovated farm.
Sat 11 Jul – Thomas: Countryside | 2
Sat 11 Jul – Thomas:
Construction work in progress | 6
So far, we had met few people, but at the canal there was already a lot going on. From the boats they were waving a lot, which we gladly answered. A father, who was travelling with his wife, two children and a handcart, asked us on behalf of his little son, why we were all undressed. We gladly explained this to the two children. Whereupon the mother said, that the children could also walk in the nude, they were already barefoot.
Later, in Venner Moor, three women and their children also showed interest in our “unusual” way of hiking. Throughout, we had benevolent, tolerant, and interested encounters, except for one senior farmer, who stormed off his farm and wildly called us names. He almost burst with excitement, while his son calmly sat on the riding lawnmower and went about his work.
After the hike, we got a convivial meal in elegant restaurant Hotel Clemens August in Ascheberg-Davensberg. The food was very tasty, we did not have to wait long, the service and the ambience were very good. With entertaining conversations and the one or other fun we let this really successful WNT day come to an end.
Hereby, I would like to thank Mic and Rainer once again for the diligent, certainly exhausting preparation. Keep up the good work, we count on you…
– Report and photos: Thomas