A Georgia Girl in Germany

Zachary and Mackenzie are getting back into scouting now that the school year has started. The weekend after school started, MacKenzie’s new Girl Scout troop went on a Volksmarch. They’re working on earning the Volksmarching activity patch, and this was their first march as a troop.

We went to the village of St. Julian, less than an hour away, and walked through the countryside. We had lovely views during the entire 6-kilometer march. We started by walking up a hill (ugh!) and had a nice view of the valley below, then winded our way back down, along paths lined with apple trees, raspberry bushes and bales of hay.

MacKenzie picked flowers for her and me to wear behind our ears. I don’t know why she glares at me like this when I take her photo.

We even passed several turkeys. They were interesting -- there was a definite leader. Whenever he’d start gobbling, the others would chime in...but they wouldn’t make a sound until the leader did. They look like they’ll be ready in time for Thanksgiving, although I’m not sure if that’s what the German farmer has in mind.

We opted for the shorter variation of the march (six kilometers instead of 10 or 20), but MacKenzie was still tired out by the time we headed home.

Next Volksmarch: Oct. 25 in Kindsbach.

Labels: Germany, Girl Scouts, MacKenzie