Walked 29 km with a 2 km overshot error (18mi) --the constant drizzle kept me from checking my iPhone too often, and then I paid the price. I see where France and the rest of Germany is getting soaked--they're even moving some of the Louvre's art to higher ground.
The intermediate goal today was Fulda, a name that's resonated with me for over 50 years as the famous Fulda Gap through which we expected a Soviet ground attack as strategically the most likely during the Cold War years. It became a mantra all day.
I had to find a good graphic to show that ever since I started the German phase at Eisenach, it's essentially the start of the Fulda Gap, and as I continue, I follow the southern branch of the Gap when I arrive at Schlüchtern tomorrow night (it's also shown on the map). I imagined the thousands of tanks roaring around me--perfect terrain for them. Thank God the attack never came to pass!
