{"id":2962,"date":"2011-07-11T15:31:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T13:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2011-10-22T22:38:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-22T20:38:17","slug":"day-51-saturday-july-9-cappel-neufeld-to-ritterhude-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=2962","title":{"rendered":"Day 51, Saturday, July 9 – Cappel-Neufeld to Ritterhude, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another beautiful sunny day, \"\"<\/a>but the wind from yesterday had not lessened a bit.\u00a0 We had a long ride ahead of us and<\/em> the forecast for rain in the afternoon; this was going to be a day we had to work hard for mileage.<\/p>\n

There is an advantage and disadvantage to a long straight road, Great when the wind is at your back, but Very tough when in your face, either way you know it will be with you the entire time<\/em>…….and it was.\u00a0 Strong gusts would almost stop us in our tracks, but we pushed hard against the consistent 25 mph winds.<\/p>\n

But the day was not without beautiful spots along the North See,\"\"<\/a> it’s fun\"\"<\/a>and very laughable moments.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In Bremerhaven\"\"<\/a>we met the Weser River (river number four) where my great grandfather owned and operated a freight boat. \u00a0Here there are miles of loading docks,\"\"<\/a>luckily quite on this Saturday morning, and a much larger city that we saw from the outskirts.\"\"<\/a>With the clouds getting darker\"\"<\/a> and building earlier than expected, we pushed harder into the wind; wind generators and windmills were happy, anyway.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Our three plus hours of riding after lunch was a blur pushing against the wind, trying to make it before the downpour that threatened, fighting the hills and negotiating our way through traffic and towns. Fortunately, when all was said and done, sprinkles and very tired legs were all we suffered.\u00a0\u00a0 But all was well, \"\"<\/a>we were in Ritterhude to visit family. \u00a0Being with them melted away the long six hours and hard 68 miles we had just completed.\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t