Guimaraes Day 3

Now she's gone, on her way to Kassel. We have brought Kathrin to the bus station for 10:40 am. What a job for our young people. We had a lot of fun with you. Thank you very much and have a good trip!

Somewhere in France, Kathrin and Uwe will be on a longitude in France at the same time, because reinforcements are approaching. I don't have to drive 2300km back alone. Uwe arrives early on Sunday at our first stop in Guimaraes (~) and prepares dinner for us. That means I'll be driving the first stage alone. Co-pilot Jonathan will guide us there safely with the help of various navigation options.

It must be emphasized again and again: This event is first and foremost about international understanding. There are direct competitors sitting at the same table, sometimes 10 points ahead, sometimes 20 behind. But that's not important, they sit in a circle of chairs and talk, certainly about their hardware and software! In the spirit of paragraph 1 of the rules (PDF).

Yesterday there was finally time to explore the place where we have been for three days now, in light rain. We live "directly" on the highway. But surprisingly, we hear almost nothing about it. When we came here on Tuesday, we had to follow a "Desvio". As it turned out, this wasn't necessary at all. There were no roadworks. Never mind. At the top of the mountain is the cemetery of the small village of "Regilde". There isn't really much space up there. One grave next to the other. I imagine the funeral procession climbing up the steep hill from the church to the cemetery. Very exhausting.