After breakfast I headed into Bad Hersfeld town centre, which is a fairly large but pedestrian friendly, modern town centre.
I found a shop that sold me some unpackaged USB cables that they had sitting in a draw, so that was a good result. I found a bike shop and borrowed a track pump to get my tyres back up to 100 psi (they were down to 60).
Then I got back to the business of pootling through the countryside.
Level crossings for cyclists don’t always have barriers so you have to stay alert.
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It didn’t rain today! For the past couple of days I’m cycling into a Southerly wind, but it’s not too bad at all.
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Lunch was 5 minute spaghetti bolognase, followed by coffee and biscuits.
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Lots of tree covered hills side the valleys as I follow the river upstream.
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The river has certainly narrowed somewhat over the past two days.
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At 5pm I look for a campsite and find one about 20 km away in the right direction. Just have to head over some hills first.
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This camp site is the best yet. €10 for the night. Very good free facilities and a lake to swim in if it gets hot. It’s not hot, but that hasn’t stopped one guy from going in. Just one other tent here and about 25 caravans.
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There’s an Irish pub next door to the campsite, which is handy.
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I thought it was hard work today because I’d done extra miles yesterday, but it looks like it really was uphill pedalling all day:
Note to self: Padded shorts tomorrow.
Bad Hersfeld to Motten, 89 km. Total so far = 1,046 km.