It’s the seventh day of rain now. It didn’t stop all night long and it’s still raining in the morning. My tent is soaked and muddy but at least I’m dry on the inside. I’m glad I’ve booked two nights in a hotel now. Seven days of rain and I think I deserve some dry.
I planned my route the night before, as usual. It would take me 138km to get to Hamburg via a national park.
I didn’t sleep too well because of the wind and rain but got up early and left for Hamburg. I was cycling on an angle at some points the wind was so strong.
Today’s route was made up of lots of different roads through lots of different towns. I like this because it breaks the ride up and little and makes it more interesting. You also don’t know how far you have left so when you do find out it’s a pleasant surprise, or not.
There were no rain clouds today, no breaks in the cloud, just one big mist full of rain. I could only see about 200m if that. The air was full of an intense drizzle, one of those your mum always says is “the stuff that wets youâ€. And wet me it certainly did.
Got a bit lost trying to find my way through the national park. Ended up cycling through a forest on a dirt track at one point, but in the end I made it out the other side and had a clear run to Hamburg.