Never before have we paddled such a long stretch (again, I know).
We told our Folks not to wait for us at noon, because we did not want them to wait for us. Next, we decided to stop only for a leak, if necessary.
We took off at 9 am with the sun already blazing down on us.
We paddled and then paddled some more. After one hour we allowed ourselves to float for 400 meters. After 25 % of the day's tour we had a Power-Bar each - which meant another floating-stretch of 800 m.
Lunch was taken at 30 km and we decided to eat afloat, avoiding to lose time. We ate the last 5 slices of bread, the last can of coldcut and a can of herring.
Shortly after we passed our gang who where enjoying their own lunch-break on a sandy beach along the Elbe.
We passed the DLRG for the second time this day, only to see them speed by a few minutes later.
This happened two more times and we learned that they had some trouble with their engine. I offered them a tow, but they did not take kindly to this.
13 km to go: the ferry at Elster forced us to wait until we could pass. A welcome short pause during which we had another PowerBar.
And then, finally, we arrived at Lutherstad Wittenberg. Historical site of the Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses onto a church-door, birthplace of Protestantism.
Again we were greeted warmly by the club that was to be our host for the next two days.
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