wednesday, 16th of july - 61 km

mr. becks day 

karla, my host made a wonderful breakfast and again it was hard to leave. i think i left  around 10, after a long goodbye.

since mr. beck had given me lunch coupons for the bakery across the street, i thought i might as well say goodbye. from the moment he opened the door he took action again! first found maps to make it easier for me to find my way this time . after showing me  my route, he rang up people on my way to support me.

well, most of them he couldn't reach, only mr. neufeld in schwarzenfeld, about 25 km away. he arranged to have refreshments there. mr. neufeld runs a publishing company with the slogan 'everyone is welcome as he is'. and so i was.

i had something to eat and drink and a very interesting talk about his projects and mine. he has an emphasis on books concerning down syndrom. and he just published a calender on that subject.

i could have talked on and on, but forced myself to go on after half an hour, but this conversation and mr. becks network made my day.

the rest was cycling across beautiful landscapes again, along a river, almost flat. but my ass stopped me in luhe (at only 4 pm). very nice little village with a well-groomed football ground. 

i asked quite a few people, if they had some space for me. friendly people, but out of spare rooms, garages, anything. so i cycled up and down the main road, and suddenly it occurred to me, that a changing room might work well as a bedroom. fortunately the groundkeeper was around and agreed!

all done for today and even had a nice chat and a drink and snickers with him and others. 

early bed now, more mountains are waiting - good night.