Day 21 - Wolnzach to Wehringen - 9 1/2 Weeks - Copenhagen to Lecce 2019

October 9, 2019

Day 21 - Wolnzach to Wehringen

The Slow Drip

If I had a Dictaphone (now that's going waaay back) as I was riding along, this blog would be filled with all sorts of witty comments and observations, probably riviling Oscar Wilde in literary quality.

But I don't, and I'm usually writing this after having just filled my belly with a lot of food and beer, all the insight and wit I had has long been forgotten. That would be tonight.

So, what happened today.

We did get an early start, for us. We were pedaling away from the slightly quirky but very good Hotel Hallertau just after 9. As the weather forecast didn't fill us with a lot of sunny optimism, we were decked out in full rain gear, but there was just intermittent drizzel to deal with in the morning.

This is a really nice cycling area but weather has an overwhelming impact on your expereince. Two years ago, this was paradise. Sunny skies, warm temps and the same perfect bike infrastucture and beautiful rolling countryside. Today, replace sun with drizzle, turning to rain; and warm to cool to cold temps. At least the wind held off until late in the day!

I managed to get a few pics snapped in the morning, and at around noon we pulled into Altomunster, with half our daily distance done. We found a VN restaurant, had a hot bowl of Pho and gave our legs a rest. Then we pedaled off, in the rain.

I realise that this can come off as a big Debbie Downer, and that's not the case. We actually had a pretty good day and were in good spirits during the day, trading jokes back and forth about the rain dripping off each other's noses.

Our Pension in Wehringen turned out to be be a very pleasent surprise too. We had zero expecations for the place but it's a very comfortable and new apartment that's furnished very nicely. The only restaurant in the village, a Turkish place 50 m away from the pension was great too. Basic but tasty and filling. With beer.

Song of the Day, The Curse by Agnes Obel, a great if somewhat unheralded Danish artist. Very spare compositions but each note is perfect.

As the rain was dripping off our noses today, many many songs were going through my head. The cliche 'rain' songs, the let's change the subject and be optimistic 'sun' songs, the rage at the world songs, and more. Then this evening as we're loading up pics and writing this drivel with tunes playing in the background, this came on.

Yes, confront the issue head on.

"The curse ruled from the underground down by the shore

And their hope grew with a hunger to live unlike before"

Yes dammit, we want some sun, and soon!

But until then, we'll just pedal on. Tomorrow we hit the Alps!

Heart

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