Peter and Holger had an early start and headed north in their canoe. The will continue on the Elbe and we head southeast on the Havel River. We started our day with our new friends at the Rowing Club. We appreciate the special care that Europeans take for their breakfast meal - it is a social time with fresh baking, cheese/meat, fruit and coffee. Karin, Sylvia and Norbert arrived with fresh buns, made a big pot of coffee and we joined them to share our meal.
We had a great time with them and appreciated their hospitality. We are excited to be starting a new Cycle Path today - The Havel Radweg. It will be interesting to explore a new river and it will take us to Berlin and a visit with Karin, a sister of a friend at home.
The Havel Radweg is lovely. We find that the signage is excellent, nicely constructed covered rest stops at frequent intervals and relatively few cyclists. The ones we meet are coming towards us and are from Berlin.
We have lost count of the rivers we have ridden along in Germany and Europe - we seem to prefer the smaller ones which are quiet and dotted with villages along the way. For lunch we found a place by the river to sit in our chairs, dip our feet in the river and watch the current of the water go by. An idyllic spot for us to have a rest.
Rather than going in to a city, we decided to stop at Stecklesdorf and camp by the lake. It is a popular place to swim at the lake here. We wlll camp by the lake.
What a great time we had at the Ruder Club in Havelberg. We stayed in a bungalow as it was too hot to tent. Karin (left) took good care of us, her friend Sylvia was a lot of fun and her husband Norbert ("Norby") was the official interpreter.
What a great idea. Construction on a new bike path is ongoing - and they protect the trees from damage by wrapping rubber and wooden planks around the trunk.
Barry, the chief cook on our travels, is as usual hard at work. We love our new Helinox Ground chairs - they are lighter and we sit lower to the ground, which is good for sitting inside the tent when the weather is bad.
