another walk

 The decision to experiment taken, follow the small path across the stream in Schweinebach, opposite to the Schwedenfeldweg. After a very short distance, the path forks in two, and take the left hand one for no other reason than that it looks friendly.

It is not a placid, friendly path. It is almost unbearably steep, climbing its way up between the trees. There are traces of mad cyclists here and there, but up to the top it is just unbearably steep. At one point it follows the top of a ridge, with steep drops on either side, like out of some fairy story. At the top, there is a hunters stand, and then a large field of grass. Carefully walk around this field, and arrive at the back of a farmhouse. With the uncomfortable feeling that this is trespass, cross the orchard and follow a gravel path away from the farmyard. A woman working at a small outhouse stops her work and stands and stares.

Follow the path, it is actually a driveway, between incredibly tall trees growing in a ravine, with the road at the bottom. The road's surface has been washed out by the last rain. Then there is a junction and a sign. The walkway LA 2 goes down and to the right. The driveway was definitely private property.

Further down the way there is a junction. A young woman in tights and a bright orange top runs past. Consult the maps and the map on the mobile 'phone. Then follow the road.

And now there is no wilderness any more, just modern buildings, and the campus of Landshut University.

The path is known now. Follow the way past the Landshut heating plant, and  take the small side path to the river bank. Then follow the path for three kilometres to arrive in the middle of town, at the Italian restaurant there. Sit down, and put some change on the table.

A waiter brings a cup of coffee, prego.

There is a routine, as almost every day.