Thursday evening again, as every week.
The weather was surprisingly good for a Thursday, lots of sun, but
cloudy to the end.
Set of punctually at 18.45 from the gym
towards Bayerstetten, where we met/overtook Group 2 before carrying
on around the back of Reichenbach to the Grüntensee. I still had my
sunglasses on, but in the forest they where more of a hindrance as a
help, so off the went. I think Inge had a puncture at one point but
it was fixed so fast that I am not sure it really was one. Carried on
around the Grüntensee with a beautiful sunshine shining across the
lake. Got some really good pictures of a surprisingly calm
Grüntensee. After that it was up the Elleg and across some of its
field. Motto of the day: Where there a field there is a way.
At one point a nearly absolute disaster
happened, Matthias probably had so much power that the chain actually
ripped in half (it could also be old age, but who knows). Luckily for
him and us another fellow was there which doesn't bike with us too
often (Karl-Heinz) who had a complete kit to fix that sort of
problem, so we where all back on the bikes in under ten minutes.
Biked along some back way behind Wertach before we came back down to
the sawmill and went round the back and up towards the Reuterwanne
past the Alpe Toni. A rather embarrassing situation, as the two
youngest (Matthias and me) where at the back by a large margin when
we reached the Untere Reuterwanne. We also met Group 2 there which
had just come down the trail the other way and had sat down for a
drink.
After we had stopped for a short rest,
the Groups split up a bit. Most of Group 2 carried on down the way we
had come up and then along the main road back to Nesselwang, as it
was getting dark already. Dad came with Group 1 as he was felling fit
and healthy, but we also split up a bit further uphill. About half
went back down into the valley to Jungholz and then the same way
Group 2 went, while the rest carried up towards the Obere Reuterwanne
and then biked down the front to Reichenback in darkness. We reached
the Bistro after everybody else had, but without any problems and
then had some drinks.
Time in saddle: 3 hours0
Average speed: 11.6 km/h
Distance: 34.2 km
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