Remich

 First of all, I'm absolutely fine. The spider bite has been successfully treated by magic savlon and I have not had to rebuff any odd suggestions.  I have however had no idea what country I've been in all day. It's been delightful. 

I set off this morning safe in the knowledge that the sky would be wonderfully cloudy all day. That meant I felt happy to take my time. 

I had coffee, breakfast and packed up - a process that's getting more efficient every morning. It wasn't hard to find the route as the campsite overlooked it so I set off in my merry way. I cycled along for an hour before finding a shady spot to have brunch. 

The route changed from fields and power stations to vineyards and at some point from France to Luxembourg, maybe to Germany and maybe back again. 

My main stop for the day was the Schengen museum where I went to mourn Brexit. In a museum dedicated to freedom of movement - travelling, living, working across boarders - the idea to leave seems even more absurd. Brexit itself was never mentioned. 

I boarded the boat to see where the Schengen Agreement itself was signed. The art exhibition was paintings of defunct German border posts. The guide was very derisory, so much so that he hadn't bothered to put on the sound track because he found it boring. A fact the artists would no doubt be devastated by.  

After that the ride to the site was brief. It's got a special area for cyclists complete with gazebo and power. Almost uniquely in my cycling career there are two English people here. Explained perhaps by the fact that they are both expats.  

Tomorrow the heat will be ramping up again but I'll be in a hotel for a couple of nights so I can explore Trier, as well as charge my phone.