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Heute gings richtig flott vorwärts. 130 km mit einem Schnitt von 24 kmh. Und das trotz der kurzen Fahrradweg-Einlage. Ich habs ja schon immer gesagt, Fahrradwege sind für Fahrräder gemacht und nicht für Velomobile. Sonst hiessen sie ja Velomobilwege. Ich kann mich mit Baumwurzeln, auch wenn sie mit einer dünnen Lage Bitumen kaschiert sind, einfach nicht so richtig anfreunden.
Biscarosse, 20.8.17
Une voiture un peu comme Tintin
When I stepped out on the terasse this morning I thought I was dreaming. The water in the lake at my feet was steaming and the small island in the middle of the lake dissapeared and reappeared. The sun had just reached the top of the trees and gave the whole scene a misterious glow.
Echasse in morning light
The land between Bayonne and Bordeaux is completely flat, so I could make good progress. With the hard top on I could reach speeds of 40 to 45 kmh. But I preferred the cabriolet feeling and had the hard top removed for most of the time. This way I was certainly a bit slower but I was still too fast, as I found out today. A car that just had passed me, stopped about one kilometer ahead of me. The driver jumped out of his car, opened the trunk and tore out his fotographic equipment. But at the time he was ready for the shot of his lifetime I had already passed him. So he had to repat the same procedure again but giving himself a longer time lapse. And this time it worked fine.
In the afternoon I tried a few bicycle routes but this was not very successful. They are often a bit bumpy. Furthermore with a velomobile you feel a bit out of place. "Real" cyclists think I should use the road as any decent car does. But on tbe road the motorists think, I am holding them up and I should use the bicycle lane. You can't get it right with a velomobile.
By the way, the nicest description for my velomobile came from the lady at the tourist information desk in Capbreton. On the phone she explained the receptionist at the other end of the line: "Je vous envoye un monsieur avec une voiture un peu comme Tintin." Tonight Tintin will sleep in Biscarosse with tbe waves of the Atlantic Ocean as background music.
The beach of Biscarosse
Biscarosse, 20.8.17
Une voiture un peu comme Tintin
When I stepped out on the terasse this morning I thought I was dreaming. The water in the lake at my feet was steaming and the small island in the middle of the lake dissapeared and reappeared. The sun had just reached the top of the trees and gave the whole scene a misterious glow.
Echasse in morning light
The land between Bayonne and Bordeaux is completely flat, so I could make good progress. With the hard top on I could reach speeds of 40 to 45 kmh. But I preferred the cabriolet feeling and had the hard top removed for most of the time. This way I was certainly a bit slower but I was still too fast, as I found out today. A car that just had passed me, stopped about one kilometer ahead of me. The driver jumped out of his car, opened the trunk and tore out his fotographic equipment. But at the time he was ready for the shot of his lifetime I had already passed him. So he had to repat the same procedure again but giving himself a longer time lapse. And this time it worked fine.
In the afternoon I tried a few bicycle routes but this was not very successful. They are often a bit bumpy. Furthermore with a velomobile you feel a bit out of place. "Real" cyclists think I should use the road as any decent car does. But on tbe road the motorists think, I am holding them up and I should use the bicycle lane. You can't get it right with a velomobile.
By the way, the nicest description for my velomobile came from the lady at the tourist information desk in Capbreton. On the phone she explained the receptionist at the other end of the line: "Je vous envoye un monsieur avec une voiture un peu comme Tintin." Tonight Tintin will sleep in Biscarosse with tbe waves of the Atlantic Ocean as background music.
The beach of Biscarosse