We packed our bags and gathered for breakfast in the hotel carpark. We had muesli and youghurt and bread with peanut butter or nutella. After breakfast was briefing for the day, the we went and bade farewell to Marilyn and Murray.
Leaving the hotel at 8 am we headed back to the Danube cycleway. The first twenty kilometers we rode by ourselves through the city then alongside the river on a 4wheel drive track. Some of it was on stopbanks, just like going down the Hutt River - not! The route was through forest beside the river and through small towns. We saw a rabbit, a fox and were threatened by a large swan protecting it's cygnets.
At Leiphem we were joined by Jos, Carl and Rita, and Leslie and Charles, with whom we travelled for the rest of the day. We made a detour to Gunzburg for coffee and cake. The town had a nice market place with old 5 storey timber houses right on the street. Then we rode on the detour through Offingen for about 11kms begins rejoining the track on the northern side of the river. We cycled through a number of towns over the next 20 kms to reach lunch at Steinheim. Just before lunch at Petersworth we passed a nuclear power station. Lunch we had the usual French stick, meat , cheese and lettuce. Unfortunately no fruit.
At Dundelfingen we had a comfort stop at the automatic toilets. We talked to some young girls there about where we were from and where we are heading. In fact our group was comprised of South Africans and New Zealanders. The town had two old towers through which traffic entered and left the centre of town. After lunch it was a consistent rode through farmland and villages to the camp. Some of the villages had a real smell to them coming from the animals in the barns. Not particularly enticing! Jos led us to the campsite using his GPS so it was a detour from the recommended route.
We arrived about 3pm and enjoyed setting up camp in glorious sunshine. The riding was in cloudy conditions all day which was very comfortable once it warmed up but it was great to set up in fine conditions. We are staying at the Donau-lech Camping ground in Eggelstetten. Dinner was very tasty - potatoes, green asparagus, broccoli, and fish casserole. We collapsed into bed at 9pm.
Distance covered today was 105 kms in just over five hours. Average was 20kms.
Leaving the hotel at 8 am we headed back to the Danube cycleway. The first twenty kilometers we rode by ourselves through the city then alongside the river on a 4wheel drive track. Some of it was on stopbanks, just like going down the Hutt River - not! The route was through forest beside the river and through small towns. We saw a rabbit, a fox and were threatened by a large swan protecting it's cygnets.
At Leiphem we were joined by Jos, Carl and Rita, and Leslie and Charles, with whom we travelled for the rest of the day. We made a detour to Gunzburg for coffee and cake. The town had a nice market place with old 5 storey timber houses right on the street. Then we rode on the detour through Offingen for about 11kms begins rejoining the track on the northern side of the river. We cycled through a number of towns over the next 20 kms to reach lunch at Steinheim. Just before lunch at Petersworth we passed a nuclear power station. Lunch we had the usual French stick, meat , cheese and lettuce. Unfortunately no fruit.
At Dundelfingen we had a comfort stop at the automatic toilets. We talked to some young girls there about where we were from and where we are heading. In fact our group was comprised of South Africans and New Zealanders. The town had two old towers through which traffic entered and left the centre of town. After lunch it was a consistent rode through farmland and villages to the camp. Some of the villages had a real smell to them coming from the animals in the barns. Not particularly enticing! Jos led us to the campsite using his GPS so it was a detour from the recommended route.
We arrived about 3pm and enjoyed setting up camp in glorious sunshine. The riding was in cloudy conditions all day which was very comfortable once it warmed up but it was great to set up in fine conditions. We are staying at the Donau-lech Camping ground in Eggelstetten. Dinner was very tasty - potatoes, green asparagus, broccoli, and fish casserole. We collapsed into bed at 9pm.
Distance covered today was 105 kms in just over five hours. Average was 20kms.
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Good to hear you are getting better weather. We have had a pleasant weekend. Some rugby news for the sports fans amongst you.
NZ beat England 37 - 20 (score flatters England, a lot!). Aussie beat Ireland 18 - 12. S Africa beat Wales 37 - 21 (score flatters SA) and Scotland beat Argentina 26 - 14.
Looking to confirm our travel dates this week. Cycle safely.
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