Today was probably the worst day so far. It was long (154km) and due to various navigational 'issues' we finished at 8:30pm/ 9pm in the French town of Saverne, absolutely shattered.
Yesterday, by contrast, was superb. We cycled beside Lake Constance to start with, then had some hills, then along brilliant Danube Way cycle track (I think), all in fantastic weather. The upbeat mood of the day came to a shuddering halt with some very sad news from home.
Last night we ate Chinese, and were promised that today would start with a short climb followed by a 100k descent. It sounded too good to be true. It was.
The big descent was down the German equivalent of the M6, which we decided against on advice from a local motorist. After much messing about the actual riding did not recommence until late morning. The ride was a difficult one - a tricky route and mixed weather. The stretches across the French border and from Strasbourg to Saverne were probably the worst, battling a howling headwind as we were riding. During the last 25k it started to rain as well - pretty much the last thing we needed at gone 8pm after such a long way.
Still. We got here. We're now in France and after tomorrow should be over half way. Must sleep now. Very very tired. DM
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