Back n France 21 July

Big day, too big really, left Germany into Austria for some mountains......then Switzerland for some more riding through some magic countryside...( bloody garmin)...... Back to Germany, back to Switzerland ( bloody Garmin) then back to Germany, lost and hour on silly roads, (bloody Garmin) and finally to France. Traffic, heat, but what roads and what scenery.... The French drive like Belgians, its my road so get out of my way ! Poor drivers poor roads and yep its France. Wow it is hot ! 35C driving in the mountains and still hot at 10.30 pm ! But back in France so Escargo ! I do like those damn snails ! But their local cheese is just awesome. If NZ is going to be a destination we must change our attitude thats for sure, a Hangi and some tongues poking out will not cut it much longer. no one mentions Maori, and many many many I speak to, well I am obviously from NZ, no one mentions maori, beaches mountains roads views friendly people, and so on an on but never Maori. If we are to remain a destination we have to reconsider what our strengths are...... Tomorrow some hills and some plains with grapes I hope but they say rain I hope not. Usual cheap bullsh** with internet and France....they are cheap buggers really....the hotels say internet but it is public so I better get off before I am scammed... I can say yep I am back in France, and they are not friendly Germans......how did that happen ? But I have to say the castles in Germany leave me just amazed ( pictures will follow)...... But the production, food crops, for human and animal, and they gather it off a hillside that we would not climb for pleasure or exercise. They cut grass by hand and "blow" with leaf blowers to collect and store. Seriously hard labour. On the side of a bloody mountain gathering hay by hand. The protection for stone slides is almost unbelievable. But of course if you have a market for what you produce 10km down the road does make more sense. I did see a milk tanker today. And I did sit in slow moving traffic for an hour. Hot and unpleasant......