My Baby Has Really Red Gums

Ringsheim - Dannemarie

125 kilometers. 5 hours and 47 minutes

JL:

He said the wind tandem: "For a while I watch, where do you take these two men?". "I go with a mission" , said the tandem. "What is this," he inquired wind. "Help others to see things differently," said the tandem . The wind laughed and said: "That's easy to get, I do because I can constantly change their minds to moment. " The duo thought his answer and said again: "you do not know why, it's in your nature, but people need to be shaken. They know it. Follow them and you will understand a few days ". And the wind was silent.

Today we have entered France Marckolsheim population. We crossed the border, the Rhine and the famous Maginot Line . This line consisted of a series of fortifications built to protect the edge of France with Germany and Italy. In its day was the main hope for France against war aspirations Germany. Was a linear defense, with strong and bunkers along it. These in turn were joined by anti-tank obstacles and barbed wire. The line ran parallel to the border about 10 km inland from France and the whole system had 20 to 25 kms wide. Impressive figures for a whole array of engineering and military strategy that the German army was quick to cancel because his attack was carried out, as usual, where least expected: from Belgium. Today there is a cycle route that follows the route of the old Maginot Line.

We have not had any problems with our tandem through it, armed only one inflator and a video camera.

Once across the river the route turned south and parallel to has elapsed Rhin, building a corridor of flat land between two mountain ranges, with a landscape dominated by all sorts of garden crops, apple trees, especially large cornfields.

We are in the Alsace County, beautiful area, rich and strategically situated in the heart of Europe, as disputed as the Duchy of Milan and manor has changed countless times in the past centuries.

The profile was easy, but as often happens in the river valleys, these are authentic wind tunnels. And, apart from a puncture to 400 meters outside the hotel, the wind was yet again the main difficulty of the day.

A new change of country means getting used to a new language, new products, applications, schedules ... ...., And a range of small details which are very useful knowledge for adaptation. We particularly struck by the difficulty of finding English speakers, which has not happened in Scandinavia, Poland and Germany. So much so that in a pharmacy where I've come to buy vitamins, pharmaceutical wanted me to explain the difference between a tablet with 11 vitamins and other vitamins with 11 more ginseng. I guess not find the words he wanted no more occurrence has to do with the hand gesture of manly power, with all the naturalness of the world. So imagine me standing cycling clothing and saying "Oh I understand, as I laughed out loud. What a pro!.

Today we slept in a roadhouse. But you do not confuse the name. This is probably the Holidays more worthy since he began the challenge. We missed an opportunity to let us know in the lunchroom. And with a full belly we go to sleep to recharge.

tomorrow. Solidarity to sack more miles!.