We caught the 9.30 train from the Zoologischer Station in Berlin, back to Magdeborg, where the bikes waited.
Today's ride was fairly idyllic - paved cycle paths, through forests and grasslands. Our first stop was at the Elbe 'land canal' - an extraordinary feat of engineering. To allow shipping to travel across the Elbe, the Germans have built a canal, complete with locks, which is suspended up in the air.
Our ride took us along this structure for some kilometres and we were lucky to come upon a large cargo barge negotiating one of the locks. When the water levels had equalised, the lock gates quickly disappeared underwater and, presumably, into the canal strycture. It was quite an effortless operation for everyone involved.
More gorgeous countryside and we arrived at Kellerweil Campground, where, despite the rain, we had a convivial meal at the camp restaurant and chatted with a few Dutch cycle touring couples.
The campground was beside a small lake, which had a generous supply of birds and frogs - a pretty place.
We did 57km today.
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