Trip: 46,5 km
Average speed: 20,0 km/h
Max. speed: 30,8 km/h
Overal time: 15:30 h
We left Cumlosen at ten o'clock in the morning. Before that, I tried to repair Mette's suspension seat post. For some reason's it started to make some noise. It had been annoying us already yesterday and today I thought I would do something about it. I put some grease on it and at least it helped for a little while.
Today was a very windy day. Happily the wind had been blowing from the back which helped to increase our average speed again. In addition, I feel that my condition became a bit better. My legs somehow feel a bit stronger, or at least they got used to biking.
We passed Rühstädt on our way. It is a small village, famous for its many storks. I have never seen so may storks before. The whole village was full of them. Almost every third house had one or even more stork nests on its roof. It was very interesting and fascinating. Mette and I climbed up on an observation platform form which we could observe the gracious white birds even better. If it is true that storks bring babys then this small village does not need to worry about the ever so much discussed demographic change.
After Rühstädt we followed the dyke along the river Havel. Again the road conditions had been excellent and marked with clear sign posts.
I have recognized that there are biker friendly and biker unfriendly villages and towns. Those biker friendly villages have good roads for cyclists. The have managed to adjust the traffic infrastructure to bikers needs. As an example for this could be mentioned a bike stands on which the complete bike including the frame and wheels can be locked on. As another example I could menion special sign posts for bikers with clear directions and distances.
In the afternoon we arrived in Havelberg. Unlike Wittenberge, which we did not like that much because of its many empty houses and sad looking people, Havelberg is a beautiful and lively little town. We will take day rest tomorrow and stay here. A young man had been welcoming us at our arrival at our bed&breakfast hotel. He did not mind that we arrrived hours before our estimated arrival time and he showed us directly to our room. The appartment is surprisingly big and with its location, in the city centre, very suitable for a day of rest.
The people here seem to be friendly. I had a little chat with some old people standing on the street. We started to talk while I was shooting photo's of Havelberg's old town. Mette and I took a walk around the town after had left our bikes in our room. The lower part of the city with the historic old town are located on an island in the Havel river. It is not very big. One can walk from one side to another within five minutes. Actually we are lucky, as there will be some kind of festival tomorrow.
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