Today, I woke up pretty late. Cam stayed over at our house since his host parents didn’t want him to be home alone. We started our day with a large breakfast of items like cereal, fruit, and bread with a variety of spreads, including butter, marmalade, and honey. After finishing our breakfast, we drove a bit to the German wine country by the River Rhine. We parked in a small town on the border between the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate and began our hike. We began walking through old towns with numerous quaint wineries. Unfortunately, we were not permitted to sample any of the wine. As we continued up the hills, we started seeing miles and miles of vineyards, all filled with rows and rows of young grapevines. The grapevines turned into rye and barley as we trekked further into the hills, before stumbling on Kiedrich, yet another small German wine village. There, we visited St. Valentine’s basilica. Though it was closed, the beautiful statues and stained glass were still visible through the doorway. After walking through a brief section of forest, we reached the top of the hill. Walking down, we crossed more grapevines and more small towns. After a brief stroll along the flooded River Rhine we made our way back to the parking lot. After our long hike, Cam and I were both starving. Cam, unfortunately, does not like sushi, so we settled for some Kentucky Fried Chicken. After sending Cam back home, I went home as well, glad to have had the chance to see the wine country. ~Wells