Thursday 9 August 2018

Thursday 9 August - Neuffen

Where's Bertie? He's in a Stellplatz just outside of, and slightly above, the town of Neuffen.
Weather: Sunny until about 1530, when a bank of cloud drifted in, but thus far only one 2-minute shower has hit us. Hot and humid.

There's not a lot to report today.

My run this morning involved the phenomenon (psychological, I should clarify) of being 90% uphill, even though it was circular, comprising two laps of the town. I'd set out late again (8am), incorrectly believing it was an overcast day. It transpired that we were just parked in the shade of the early sunshine. Unfortunately that shade was very localised and didn't extend to any bit of my route.

Our move today was another short hop, 8km down (down, down, hairpin, hairpin, hairpin) the road to Neuffen. We'll only be here one night, which is a shame, as it's a very nice Stellplatz* with a cracking view over the ruined castle on the other side of the valley:

View from Bertie

I'd really like to walk up to the ruin, but I also really need to rest my legs for Saturday morning.

So, aside from a walk down into town, around and back up again...

Quite a striking town hall

... we've done a lot of sitting around in the shade. Even in the shade, and with a stiff breeze picking up, it's been uncomfortably warm, but if the forecast holds true I'll be complaining tomorrow that it's too cold and digging out some long sleeves and legs.

(*The only blot on the Stellplatz is a British chap who has put down roots here, spreading his stuff around him, and generally treating the place inappropriately. We often see vans who seem to have taken up residence (there were a couple at our last stop), but usually it's just little hints that identifies them as long-termers, rather than obvious visual evidence - it's rare to see a German van with their stuff strewn all around. Mick did have a brief chat with said Brit, as it would have been rude not to, what with their being so few of us around, but he abandoned his efforts when he realised the man was incapable of speaking without the use of strong expletives every other word. )

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