Friday 26th September 2014 - Dawn, but sun not through fog. Away about 7.30am, sat at next picnic table and ate rest of milky way bars for brekkie. Had no other food. Starvo.
Made way along river, watched the fog billowing up from the river like a cauldron. Sun fighting to get seen through it. All the grass along the way heavy with dew and there were tons of spiders webs through it. Looked class. Tried to take photo but not that clear.
Still had all my clothes in, looked like some sort of inflatable chunk of coal as everything is also black. Couldn't feel hands and feet for a good hour or so, had to use nose to take photos on phone touchscreen, as hassle taking waterproof gloves off and on all the time.
Stopped about 2km from a supermarket and derobed. Sun out now, air cool and chilly in the shade still. Supermarket had the heat on.
Hungry but just don't know what to buy as nothing takes my fancy last couple of weeks. Got bars, peanuts, chocolate biscuits, orange fanta, cheese, croissants and pumpkin seed bread. Also deodorant!!
Ate a good feed outside and felt much better. So Saarbrucken you are mine today.
River went through industrial areas. Big factories on one side and then flower farms on the other side.
Not much to tell really. Got to Saarbrucken, lots of cars, just kept pedalling on through. Anticlimax.
Wanted to get as far on as possible today, so I was now onto the canal. Herons every km, loads of the big gangly birds about.
Just after Saarbrucken I went from Germany back into France. What do you know but it was sunny and warm again and into the countryside. Lovely, think I finally thawed out about 2pm.
Just kept going. Had seen next campsite at Bissert. Sat in the sun and had 2 coffees in Sarralbe, which had an awesome big church. The last 10km or so was mind over matter. Started to fad and just wanted to lie down after having not much sleep last night.
Got to campsite, lovely pitch beside a fishing lake. €6.40 for the night. Its gonna be a very early one I think, a few zzzzzzz to catch up on.
Day 28 - 26.09.14
A8, Germany to Bissert, France
8am to 5pm
5hr 3min cycling
88.9km
2208 calories
766 metres asc
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