{"id":38377,"date":"2023-08-25T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/durch-die-stille\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T16:36:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:36:22","slug":"through-the-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/through-the-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>The \u201cLingenfelder Altrhein\u201d is a nature paradise. The visitors onboard a <em>Nachen<\/em>, an electric driven boat, float almost silently through the unique flora and fauna of the Palatinate Rheinaue waterscape with its old meanders of the river Rhine. Early in the morning, the boat tour leads us past sleeping swans and muskrats doing their morning washing routines.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is shortly before six o\u2019clock in the morning. The jetty on the island of Gr\u00fcn north of <a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/path-breaking-roads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germersheim <\/a>is still almost completely covered in darkness. Yet, in the east, the sky is already glimmering in a light pink glow. A bat glides over the meanders of the Old Rhine searching for food, crickets are chirping; here and there a bird is singing. Apart from that, there is silence. Two swans are rocking on the water idly like little white boats, their long necks still tucked into the plumage. They are startled briefly as Uwe Hartmann opens the gate to the jetty and the rattling sound cuts through the silence. Once opened, though, the swans resume their slumber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>Mit dem Laden des Videos akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung von YouTube.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mehr erfahren<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Video laden<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>YouTube immer entsperren<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iRHVyY2ggZGllIFN0aWxsZTogVW50ZXJ3ZWdzIGF1ZiBkZW0gQWx0cmhlaW4gYmVpIEdlcm1lcnNoZWltIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC9FT01Vb2VfMXFtaz9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boathouse accommodates \u201cDieter\u201d and \u201cKlaus\u201d, as the two <em>Nachen<\/em> are named that are moored here \u2013 simple boats without keels driven only by an electric motor. Normal motorboats are not allowed here on the Old Rhine arms. Disturbance of nature is to be reduced to an absolute minimum. This is why the town of <a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/the-peaceful-fortress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germersheim <\/a>has relied on the silent <em>Nachen<\/em> boats since 2006 in order to give visitors an understanding of this nature paradise.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The <em>Nachen<\/em> passengers start off their expedition to the Rheinaue area at the island of Gr\u00fcn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uwe goes through the equipment. Are there enough life jackets on board, enough umbrellas? There are 13 boatmen to steer the <em>Nachen<\/em> barks. Since 2008, Uwe has taken visitors through the Old Rhine meanders. There are special tours like tours for birdwatching, beekeeping and edible plants and after-work trips to see the sunset. Plus, the early-morning-trips that take visitors right into the sunrise. \u201cWatching nature as it wakes up always creates a very special atmosphere,\u201d Uwe says.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By now, the clouds in the sky shine in hues of rose and violet. The concert of birdcalls becomes a cacophony; now and again, a loud squawking sound can be heard. \u201cAh, the herons have woken up,\u201d Uwe explains. Time to go, that is. Twelve \u201cearly birds\u201d have taken their seats on the boat. As \u201cKlaus\u201d is almost silently gliding out and away from the jetty, everyone takes to speaking under their breaths. The Old Rhine glitters in the faint morning light; at the riverside, the trees are reflected in the water. A grey heron struts along on a small beach, then ducks down and with a few strong wing beats lifts off.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Watching nature as it wakes up always creates a very special atmosphere<\/p><cite>Uwe Hartmann<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching these scenes unfold, it brings nature documentaries to mind. About an untouched and untamed landscape that the imagination envisions in some far-away country, in South America for instance or in Asia. Because it hardly expects this kind of scenery, this unspoiled nature here in Germany anymore, especially not right on the doorstep. Although the grey herons are, of course, as typical of the region as the willow trees, the poplars and alders on the riverbank. The sight of them, though, is anything but an everyday experience anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-Altrhein-49_gr-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A purple heron lurks in search of some dainty morsels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why a <em>Nachen<\/em> trip is also a little bit of a journey into the past, into the unique natural scenery of the pre-industrial Rhine waterscape. The pristine world of the old arms of the river gives visitors an impression of how it looked like on and by the Rhine. Before the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, that is. Before Johann Gottfried Tulla was able to put his bold plans of straightening the Rhine into effect (that helped provide an unusual ferry for Mannheim \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/a-decent-talk-with-emma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here is the link to our <em>Where Else<\/em> story<\/a>). Uwe reads a text of the time of the engineer out loud. Talking about the dangers of the unruly Rhine who like a \u201cmerciless conqueror\u201d devours the land on its banks. A lion that should be put on a chain as quickly as possible. And enchained it was. Tamed, straightened and cut short. Forced into shape for navigation and the Industrial Age. 18 cuts of the Rhine between Strasbourg and Mainz were planned by Tulla; instead of its 135 kilometres, the Rhine finally ended up with a length of only 86 kilometres. Valuable navigation time was gained \u2013 at a heavy cost. Countless islands, wetlands, forests and natural flooding areas disappeared and with them the habitats of many birds, insects, fish and mammals. Only five percent of the Old Rhine arms have remained still as untouched as the one here in Germersheim, Uwe tells us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-22-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-22.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Only few Rheinaue arms are as untouched as the \u201cLingenfelder Altrhein\u201d.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the \u201cKief\u2019sche Weiher\u201d, as the Old Rhine arm is called, where once a company called \u201cKiefer\u201d dug for gravel, Uwe steers the <em>Nachen<\/em> into a small arm of the Old Rhine, which leads into the river Rhine further southeast. The silence on the water, gliding so quietly through a sea of green, is somehow meditative. A shrill call catches Uwe\u2019s attention. \u201cA kingfisher!\u201d 13 pairs of eyes intently search the banks for the colourful feathers of the bird. Instead of the kingfisher, however, they detect something different. A beaver? A coypu? \u201cA muskrat doing its morning washing routine,\u201d Uwe clarifies. The animal cleans itself calmly, then gently glides into the water and swims to the opposite side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-29-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-29-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-29-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-29-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-29.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gliding into the sunrise \u2013 this by itself is quite an experience. To watch kingfishers and muskrats on top of it is what makes it unique.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On his first <em>Nachen<\/em> tour, Uwe was just a passenger. As a passionate aquarist owning several freshwater aquariums at home, he had hoped for some yield of fish food on the tour. \u201cI thought that we would perhaps pass by some ponds containing some nice mosquito larvae\u201d, he says laughing. His hope might not have come true, but the silent tour across the Rhine impressed him deeply. When shortly afterwards, he discovered an advertisement by the town in the official gazette, saying they looked for new <em>Nachen<\/em> boatmen, he applied at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-21.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Since 2008, Uwe Hartmann steers <em>Nachen<\/em> boats through the Rheinaue meanders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uwe, who is originally from Potsdam, moved to Germersheim for love in 1997 and stayed. \u201cThe Rhine, the Palatinate, the Palatinate Forest \u2013 I did not want to move away again.\u201d Professionally, he has nothing to do with fauna and flora whatsoever. \u201cI am an account manager at a Sparkasse branch,\u201d he says. But whenever he has some spare time, on weekends or after work, he is out and about on the Old Rhine arms. \u201cI love to be out in nature and have always been interested in biology \u2013 this is the perfect respite for me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-42-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-42-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-42-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-42-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-42.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Some anecdotes about the \u201cPalatinate Woodstock\u201d and visually instructed lessons with tinder fungus \u2013 Uwe has both in store.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever so often, he weaves historic anecdotes into his tours. Like the one about a locomotive that in 1852 slipped off a cargo boat quite close to here and sank in the Rhine never to be found again despite the many attempts to locate it. Or the story about the \u201cPalatinate Woodstock\u201d, the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> British Rock Meeting, where, back in 1972, Pink Floyd, Wishbone Ash and Uriah Heep amongst others gave a concert, luring more than 70,000 visitors to Gr\u00fcn Island.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-43-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38139\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-43-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-43.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gliding along on the quiet waters of the Old Rhine is somehow meditative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKlaus\u201d, now buzzing slowly, is heading towards the mouth of the Sch\u00e4ferweiher pond (where \u2013 yes, you guessed it \u2013 a company called \u201cSch\u00e4fer\u201d once dug for gravel). The riverside slopes down steeply here, more than three metres. \u201cThe kingfisher loves these steep banks\u201d, Uwe explains. It likes to build nesting tunnels into the vertical loamy soil. Several pairs of birds breed here. And indeed, after a short while, something shining blue arrows over the water, beating its wings rapidly. The bird sits down on a twig and shows off its rust-red belly and darts off again before anyone can pull out their smartphone.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-46-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-46-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-46-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wo-Sonst-altrhein-46.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>At about eight o\u2019clock, the <em>Nachen<\/em> passengers don\u2019t have the Rhine for themselves anymore \u2013 yet, it is as idyllic as ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the sun is sparkling through a layer of clouds. A young woman is gliding past on a stand-up paddle board. A kayaker is ploughing through the water; on the riverbank several fishermen have taken up position. On the way back to the jetty, the <em>Nachen<\/em> passengers don\u2019t have the Old Rhine arms solely for themselves anymore. Yet, for the terrapin, having found a habitat here several years ago, it still seems to be too early. \u201cMaybe, it\u2019s waiting until the sun is higher up,\u201d Uwe says. In its stead, a purple heron stands in lurking position between the branches of a fallen tree, having discovered some dainty morsels underneath the water surface. And on the other side of the river, the muskrat has become embroiled in some minor territorial conflict with two swans. The only thing missing here is the off-screen voice commenting on this nature documentary-like scene in authentic BBC style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.germersheim-erleben.eu\/Erlebenswertes\/Nachenfahrten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.germersheim-erleben.eu\/Erlebenswertes\/Nachenfahrten<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cLingenfelder Altrhein\u201d is a nature paradise. The visitors onboard a Nachen, an electric driven boat, float almost silently through the unique flora and fauna of the Palatinate Rheinaue waterscape with its old meanders of the river Rhine. 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