Another damp tent to pack away, the rain eventually let up during the night and it is dry as we leave. So far the Gods of weather have been with us, the afternoons have been generally warm and sunny.
We head into Groesbeek for supplies and then head back to Grafwegen to enter the Reichswald, a former German royal hunting forest. The forest contains several war cemeteries, all of which we managed to miss. The huge hill that climbed to 89 metres at Brandenberg however we didn't miss! Still with every up there has to be a down Debbie reached 29.5 mph and I made it to 50km/h. If we hadn't been concerned about potholes we may have gone faster, still we were only supposed to be doing 20km/h.
At some point we entered Germany, no idea where, you would think there would be a sign!
Kleve (famous for its association with the ill fated Anne of Cleves), is a bustling town and looked like a good place to lay up and take the afternoon off. Would you believe the only camp-site (ideally situated about 1km from the town centre) wouldn't take us because the toilets were locked until Sunday?!
With no choice but to press on and the day waning, we set off for the next town of Kalkar which boasted no less than two camp sites. The 11km was dispatched in double quick time along a well maintained cycle path beside the B57, plus we managed to find the camp-site. It was a bit dear at 20 Euros but we didn't mind at all. When you have decided to have the afternoon off its a bit depressing spending it looking for somewhere to stay!
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