It was wonderful not to be pinned down by strong headwinds – to feel that turning the pedals did actually propel you forward. In fact I got so carried away by the sense of momentum that I misnavigated badly, adding about 10km to our day simply because the path surface was so smooth and I was bowling along so smoothly. Hubris!

A familiar ride out of Münster, passing the Haus Spital cemetery and Haus Vödeging again. The last few kilometres into Darfeld were particularly satisfying – a long hill of just the right gradient, views and then an easy couple of kilometres to our destination.