This morning we met up with Rob and Katharine who had flown to Europe two days later than us. They caught up by staying only one night each in Strasbourg and Freiburg. We actually caught up to them right on the bike trail this morning leaving Freiburg.
The route today was to Donaueschingen on the Danube so we switched major rivers for a day. We had to climb most of the day and it was hot, 32° and sunny. Tough going as our muscles still need to grow some more! We actually pushed the bike up part of one section as a 15% grade and a loaded bike and our current level of conditioning don’t go together.
The top end of the big hill, thank goodness!
We also had a bit of trouble with our planned route as it sent us down a forestry road which was not good enough for a tandem road bike. Luckily we met a German couple from Stuttgart who were cycling as well. They were lovely and had a map! We were directed out of the forest to the nearest piece of asphalt and then flew downhill at 45km/hr on a great road for the next 10k to a café with ice cream.
Post ice cream and happy for the last 6km
That’s about it for the day as we were thoroughly focused on our hurtin’ muscles and not taking pictures. Maybe more tomorrow when it’s flatter and maybe (gasp!) rainy.
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