Cycle Day 22 Bochum to Werden

We spend a pleasant evening and morning with Cathy's Aunty Betty, Uncle Werner and one of their four children and cousin, Wernher. We discuss where we have been and Uncle Werner tells us of the prisoner of war camp he spent time in in Tallinn before being moved to a labour camp further east. He worked as slave labour in bitumen mines and the Soviets did not release him until 1949, four years after the end of the war. Again, where is the apology from the Russian Government for this appalling treatment of POWs who should all have been released upon the cessation of hostilities in August 1945?

We leave at 1pm and cycle with younger Wernher back don to the Ruhr, visiting a 1000 year old church on the way. At 2pm we continue our journey. We had planned to cycle the 82km to Duisberg today but will not make it. Again the cycling is most enjoyable. Yesterday, we forgot to post an interesting picture.

It shows three vending machines. On the left is a cigarette machine, in the middle is one for condoms and, on the right is one which dispenses bicycle inner tubes!!

We spend the night in a campsite near Werden.

Cycled 49.71 km

Busking earnings 0

No punctures