Sprained wristGood start! We managed to go beyond our daily goal and ride 107 km without much stress. Never having ridden that much in my life worried me, especially after totally exhausting myself going up the first little hill still in Aachen. I was too anxious and went up too quickly trying not to fall behind well-experienced Mario. It turned out to be the hardest climb of the whole trip, after that I found my own tempo and kept up quite well.
At least until we hit the city of Luettich, Belgium, where I slipped on a patch of thick black oil in midst of heavy traffic. I was lucky not to get run over by trucks behind me, but took away a sprained wrist along with some scratches and bruises. We took a break to assess the damage, but I decided I was going to clench my teeth and ride on.
Wild campingThe day turned out to be hot and sweaty, but at the end I got the reward of taking a soothing shower at a campground near the place where we set up tent. I never thought a would appreciate a shower that much. I felt relief as the cool water ran over my aching body! Afterwards I felt good, clean and happy. Some vodka-coke and a nice talk about life and Mario and I went to sleep.
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