The following morning we spent swimming and relaxing by the lake. Due to the somewhat chilly nature of the breeze across the open expanse of water, Ellie negotiated myself be rowed back to shore by a young inquisitive boy. Upon reaching sore and not having been beaten up by the childs father, we dozed in the sun before begrudgingly packing up our kit and setting off for the day.
A supposedly short day – 35 miles and a whole bunch of German farms and cycle paths later we once again found ourselves lost in an unfamiliar city. Karlsruhe. Noticing a sign for a Camping-platz in the city centre – and a brief cycle through Karlsruhes redlight district – we followed the signs. And followed the signs. Got lost following the signs. Found some more signs.
A good 10km later, we reached the camp site. Set up camp – food on, blog done and picked up some emergency rations for the mountains.
To misquote George W. Bush “The mountains on the horizon are directly overhead”
Tom
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