Resting in Bad Wilsnack

If I have learnt anything at all from our previous 50 overseas adventures, it is how important it is to include regular rest days. It is not easy moving from place to place every day, especially when you are doing it by bicycle. It is even harder when there is a ferocious head wind trying to fight you every inch of the way.

I think there was a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of facing a new day, with no definite commitments in it. Everybody is free to pursue their own interests, catch up on correspondence and laundry, or just rest.

Tomorrow we resume the ride along the Elbe, and the weather forecast is for yet another hot day. At least that looks like it will bring an end to the current heatwave. Our route will also begin to veer to the south, meaning that we might also be less impeded by the winds. Time will tell.Read more