I slept well and woke to the sound of rain outside. I really didn’t want to hurry out and get wet. Olivier made me some breakfast which was unexpected and really appreciated. We talked about many things over baguette, eggs and a couple of coffees. It turns out that Olivier is a musician, composer and …
The cyclists all got up at different times and started their days. One guy was on a Brompton folding bike with only two small bags. He was gone very early. I went into the town and had a look around. It’s an old, walled city. The walls are of the scale of those in Lucca, …
I had a late night last night, as I had the urge to watch some more Ted Lasso. I’m a sucker for stories about coaches. It didn’t matter as I needed to leave Strasbourg via Decathlon with two new water bottles and they weren’t open until 10am. The other bottles were turning green. I went …
It was sad to say goodbye to Miles and Clare. I loved spending five days with them – it was nonstop fun and great talking with good friends. Outside Roettingen, the valley quickly narrowed and the road turned uphill towards Rothenberg. It was good riding and there was lots to see. Rothenburg was a place …
It was quite cold this morning, but cloudless and I was up early and looking around. We were right near the river and there were some commercial boats going past. None of them could turn around in this part of the river. They’re too long and the river too narrow. I don’t know how they …
First of all … I forgot to take photos today. I only have four. Sorry … Back to the action. We had breakfast at a table near the river, and it was a bit cool to start with. The singer was gone this morning and everything felt right with the world again. That didn’t last …
Breakfast was excellent, and we were away shortly after 9am and cycling in perfect conditions and gawking at beautiful scenery, but joined by loads of grumpy old people on eBikes. I’m hereby over them all. There’s no reason not to smile on a day like this ! We stopped in St. Goar for some pastries …
I was up and at ’em fairly early today. I don’t know why. I had no reason to do much this morning, as I’m meeting Miles and Clare at lunchtime beside the chairlift. Just up the road from the campsite is a supermarket, so I went there and loaded up with breakfast goodies, then queued …
Another damp, foggy start and another great day of riding. There was fog on the lake too. The lake in front of the campground is the flooded caldera from an extinct volcano. It was a day of two halves (thankyou Roy and HG) – I got the defence in order and the attack followed, … …
I really enjoyed staying in a nice warm hotel room. It was also a nice place, full of friendly people. I went for the room and half board which included breakfast and dinner. The surprising thing was that dinner was four courses. Wirtzfeld is German speaking, but just up the road they speak Flemish and …
