► 29 April: KÜ
On Saturday 29 April at 10 am, 28 naturists met in a restaurant in north-western Münsterland to enjoy a breakfast buffet, have a pleasant chat, exchange memories, and play skittles – all in the buff.
In the afternoon, a number of them closed the day with a short hike. Because temperatures were low, not all naturists hiked in the nude that day.
Alongside the fields of the Münsterland …
… we arrived at a canal bridge, that was built in the early nineteenthirties in order to traverse the Ems.
From a bridge over the canal, we had an excellent view of the track of the new canal bridge currently under construction.
Of the original building (erected approx. 1890) only the arches of sandstone are still visible.
At present, the foundations of the new bridge are realised.
Next to this, grebes and other water birds built their nests directly near the edge of a marina. Some of them can already be seen on the water together with their offspring.
By the way: This bridge is called “Kanalübergang” [en: canal crossing] or short “KÜ” in German. For more information on the canal bridge, you may read an article “Neue Kanalüberführung in Gelmer wird gebaut: Der Kanal wird umgeleitet” (wn.de) of regional daily newspaper Westfälische Nachrichten.
► 29 April: Thomas
Thomas has sent us a participant's report concerning his experience of the nudevent on 29 April 2017.
"Once again, I want to thank you for the beautiful day and for all your efforts to make the joint nudevents possible. The restaurant, the bowling alley and the service – it was all very pleasant. It has been a very positive experience to me, that the staff showed no fear of contact at all and that the socialising among us was absolutely uncomplicated. But the most important thing I got aware of is, that once again I got to know a number of very nice people. Right from the beginning, the atmosphere was relaxed, making me feel very well and at ease.
This was true for the nude hike as well. The route was very well chosen and the canal bridge, being the little highlight, was interesting and informative. Nice conversations with all participants offered optimum variety. Moreover being in the buff at temperatures that were rather low in spite of the season, appeared to be one of my new perceptions, even if the chilliness let my knees shaking from time to time. And I will even remember the reaction of those coming across us, who mainly did not had any trouble at all to encounter nude people, as a quite pleasant experience.
So when on Sunday my thoughts went out to your hike that day and the weather was so fine and sunny, it made me envy you. I wish the Saturday hike had met such circumstances as well. I will definitely be present at some of your WNT events in June this year and I will register for them on the natury website."
► 30 April: Lintel
On Sunday 30 April, it took an hour and a half for all 10 hikers to take off their clothes, since the event started at 14°C and in spite of the bright sun it felt quite cold because of the windchill. And even a few hours later, when temperatures were at 18°C, the wind kept on blowing. It was only after the lunch break, that conditions for the second half of the hike made the hikers feel really comfortable, as the temperature had then risen to 21°C.
At the countryside
► 1 May: Altenberge
1st of May is a motive to fete
Some like it more comfortable
– Report and photos: Rainer and Horst