Today is Himmelfahrt – Ascension Day – so (as I’ve noted before) liquid picnics seem to be the tradition. Unfortunately for the picknickers, the weather has also been rather liquid.

Papenburg sits amongst fenland, which made for a dull rest-day ride before the drizzle set in properly. The canals out of the town are dead straight and lined with houses; the only charm are the waterside irises. But there is always something to spark interest: here it was cycling above an automotive test track, which was unexpected. Even more exciting was the misbehaviour of my cycle computer: I’ve noticed once before that wind turbines can disrupt it, but today I observed that I was travelling at speeds of 86 kph into a head wind – and not a turbine in sight. My maximum speed – and I just had to take a photo – came in at 105.9 kph. Since we both clocked 105.9 kph, I must conclude – sadly – that something must have sent the computer haywire.