Monday 6th October 2014 - Watched the bluey black light gradually spread across the dark black sky. Surroundings slowly revealing themselves.
There were wooden ladder steps up the tree opposite me in the grassy area, to a tree house.
Gathered things up and made way to picnic table. Gas out, peanuts and mushroom soup for breakfast. Then a coffee with McDonald's cream pot I acquired the other day.
All the birds are up now two, singing and chittering to each other everywhere. Woodpeckers tapping on the trees beside me.
Just waiting for water to boil, eating some peanuts and something catches my eye. Look round and see a black squireel running away from under the picnic table.
Left it a little handful of nuts to say thank you for giving me shelter in its home last night, as no doubt it'll come back when I go.
Sat for a while drinking and enjoying being the only one there in peace and quiet. Brushed the lichen and twigs out of my hair, brushed my teeth, bit of B.O. spray and then ready for another day.
Rolled back down the road. I was only about 1km from the town, a main road and the railway line. In a different world altogether though.
Through Tuttlingen and onto the Eurovelo 6 route. This will hopefully be well signposted now.
Stopped at a bakery in Stetten for a ham, pickle and cheese crusty roll, croissant and black and white Leibniz biscuits (although the chocolate minis of them are my fav at the moment).
The next 50-60km are stunning. The Eurovelo 6 section from Tuttlingen to Sigmaringen is outstanding. Even better is the fact its autumn and all the trees around are all different coulors of green, brown, gold, orange, and yellow.
Definitely, the reason why its taken me the length of time it has to get here, is so that I would get to see the colours of the trees at their most beautifulistestness!
The route follows the Danube as it cuts through a steep sided rocky valley of the Alb mountains. Big cliffs on either side.
It was a wonderful cycle today. I kept stopping every few hundred metres for photos. Then a few hours when I stopped to eat, I was looking through them and they look awful. Just don't do the scenery any justice, so I stopped taking them.
This is the part of the trip I've been looking forward to, following the Danube. As hopefully it'll be through nice areas, but also good paths and well signed, so I can make more progress each day.
One stage I came round a corner and got 30 school kids, on bridge, shouting at me in German. Teacher was a bit lost, so I helped her find her way, haha!
I have also noticed that there are trees in front of all the views I pass. I'm lucky its not summer I'm doing this cycle, as I would miss half the things I've been seeing, if the trees were full of leaves.
There were also lots of nice bridges throughout the day. I like bridges. Only interesting looking ones though.
Into Sigmaringen. Campsite open! €11.50 for the night. Danube at the front of tent, castle in town behind. Right in centre town too.
Probably stay another night as lower back, top of ass really sore. Not sure if its from the hill climbing or sitting under a tree?! Can't sit down, bend or twist. Couple of ibuprofen before bed I think.
Released an ant from my tent. Wonder if it has been stuck in it since Switzerland. Poor thing is now in a different country, away from all its mates. I hope its okay.
Chicken noodles mixed with mushroom cuppa soup for tea. Was actually quite nice! Pretty sure though I just ODed on salt, but the amount I've sweated out the last couple of days I'm sure I'll live!
Dishes washed. Struggle into my sleeping bag. Lights out 7.30pm
Day 38 - 06.10.14
Tuttlingen to Sigmaringen, Germany
9.30am to 6pm
4hr 14min cycling
61.1km
1679 calories
866 metres asc
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