No, I'm not dead - I've just been between cars for a long time and trying to settle into this strange country I now live in
I had high hopes for this old military training ground up the road from me. The whole thing was a bit of a fail and there was actually very little to see in the end, but at least after a month's inactivity I got out again
The site was used by the Germans during WWII and then by the communists right up until the fall of the Iron Curtain. It had always been used for training Combat Engineers.
The first set of bunkers I'd tried to get into were on the site of a supposedly closed gun range. I found out when I got there that the range was still active and full of gun toting types, so I avoided it like the plague.
Second set of bunkers. Sealed for the bats with concrete and steel bars, so no access
One of the bridges that was used to train sappers to lay demolition charges. It had various recesses for said explosives to be placed.
Other side of the broken bridge.
I tried to get to the other bridge, but there were Airsoft walts running around EVERYWHERE...just wasn't my day!
To be honest, the walk was fantastic though and it felt good to get out in the fresh air again. I've also found a potential spot for a camp out in the Spring. I'll probably return at a later date and try to find some other small concrete bits that I missed.
Should be some beefier splores coming in the near future...