There had been constant but light rain all night, and it stops right on 6.30am to allow me to pack up and load the bike. Very considerate! The tent is wet outside and in (outside from the rain and inside from the condensation). Fortunately all of my other gear is dry. I would have left around 7.30 am, however just as I was about to put my stand up, the owner of the campingplatz brought out a freshly brewed expresso for me. Very generous! My route did one final lap of the town centre then off onto a decomposed granite and well compacted path running alongside another canal ... this time the Ancien Canal du Rhone au Rhin. So the same as yesterday but 'ancien' today. Yesterday's canal journey did become monotonous after the first 30 km of so, however, I found today's much more enjoyable. I think that today's ride had far more vegetation growing into and alongside the canal making it seem far more natural than the concrete culvert of yesterday. Also, the trees were dec...
A blog about my touring bicycle rides - slow and steady - for my future self to read and remember.