Thursday July 21, 2022, 61 km (38 miles) – Total so far: 1,772 km (1,101 miles)

We got away from camp at 9am and it was already pretty warm but the path was mostly shaded for most of the morning, so made for pleasant riding.

We crossed into Germany today but we’re not quite sure when it happened. Not long after we found a massive supermarket with absolutely anything and everything in it. I could have stayed in there for hours browsing all the different foods, but Mike was waiting outside in the hot sun so I just got the essentials and got out of there.

I’d picked up a couple of bananas and a baguette for lunch. As we were cycling out of town we passed a MacDonalds. Suddenly banana baguette didn’t sound so appealing. So our first meal this time in Germany was a fillet of fish meal! And it was delicious!

After our feast of MacDonalds, we headed on, alongside main roads and busy traffic. We were so spoilt on the Loire river route not having to deal with any of that.

In the afternoon the sun was relentless. There was no shade for miles as we pushed on, dreaming of a cold orangina in an air conditioned bar.

Not long after we came across a bar so we stopped. They didn’t have Orangina but they mixed some orange juice with some soda water and it was as good as.

It was hard to get started again after a rest but after about 15 kms we saw a campground right beside the route.

It was 3.30pm , it was stinking hot and they had a massive big swimming pool. Aka lake!

So we stopped, put up the tent and cooled off in the lake, the first swim of our trip. And the camping is only 11 euros for the night!

Big black clouds are looming and we’re expecting thunder storms later.

For dinner, we had a banana baguette.

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