Saturday 11th October 2014 - Had breakfast at the hostel then had a bakery stop a couple of km down the road. Loving these giant pretzels.
Didn't fill my water bottles and the bakery didn't have water so the first 40km of the day was done dry.
Nothing too spectacular. Just more of cycle paths beside the roads. Hills this morning too. Bit of a misty murky day.
Don't think I was following the EV route, but kept going in the right general direction and as long as I wasn't cycling on the road with the cars, I was happy enough to just pedal on.
Finally stopped at a petrol station just coming into Neuburg an der Donau and got water.
On to Ingolstadt - nice town. Didn't stop, kept pedalling on through. Out the other side via a park along the river. Had to weave my way through a crowd of ones drinking, wearing white boiler suits, chanting and shouting, who were sitting in the middle of the path randomly.
Stopped at Vohburg an dear Donau - it was a ghost town. Only 4pm and everything closed. No people about.
Found a toilet, probably the most grim smelliest toilet in the world too.
Got sandwich & pretzel at an Edeka (supermarket). It was lovely. Now about 5pm and looked at map. Next campsite (if its real) was just outside Bad Gogging and headed there by the country roads.
Site just on the side of the main road. Caravans there and people so keeping my fingers crossed rolled in.
Reception porta-cabin closed. However the farmer, on rickity, rattly bike appeared, showed me to a grassy plot and asked for €10. Nice new toilet block. Could hear the bells from the two villages the site was between throughout the night.
Early to bed as a 96km day. I did waken a few times throughout the night to eat though!
Not an exciting day, just followed signs and kinda was oblivious if I was passing anything interesting, but just wanted to get the miles done.
Day 43 - 11.10.14
Donauworth to Bad Gogging, Germany
10.30am to 5.30pm
4hr 58min cycling
96.5km
2873 calories
866 metres asc
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