06 Sep 2011

Staufen to Breisach (48 Km)

We have adopted a new member into the BurritoWagon family: The Chicken.

The Chicken comes from Staufen and stole our hearts the minute we saw him.  We knew we had to have The Chicken.  Now the only problem with adopting The Chicken is the fact that we are on bicycles with fully loaded panniers, meaning we don’t pick up hitchhikers.  But The Chicken we had to have.  Concerned for the safety and integrity of his little chicken legs, we keep him under wraps in the pannier that is now designated as The Roost.  This Roost is not to be bumped, leaned up against a wall, or mishandled in any way.

Now for those who feel the need to be right all the time and correct me that The Chicken, by nature, must be a her and thus The Chicken we have adopted, referred to as a him, should technically be called The Rooster, I say go ahead, correct me, especially if it makes you feel better.  But to us he is The Chicken and that will never change.  I say ride on, Chicken, ride on, through the rolling hills and vineyards on this lovely sunny day.