30km, 23-37deg, find and hot. Brekkie in our room again this morning and then we headed off about 8am to beat the worst of the heat. It was easy finding our way to the River Neckar bike path where we spent most of a fairly short day. It was a gradual downhill (the Neckar River flows down into the Rhein River at Mannheim) with a tailwind all day. On spec, we changed over to the other bank and rode away from the river a few 100m to a place called Ladenburg, a gem o...

0km, 24-37deg, fine and hot. Another hot day in Germany but nothing we can't handle. Brekkie of muesli, yoghurt, fruit and coffee in our rooms started what turned out to be a great day; albeit a little on the hot side. Heidelberg is famous around the world for its Uni, the Baroque Old Town (seriously old Hotel Ritter 1592) and its Castle. It's situated on the Neckar River with mountains both sides, at 568m and 375m. This is the warmest region in Germany and judgi...

38km, 24-35 deg, fine, clear and hot. A very steamy night in our room, min of about 24deg, without aircon or a fan. The first night we weren't able to find a hotel with aircon and it turns out to be the hottest. As Europe gets warmer in summer the hotels need fans, it's just so still and oppressive without them. The locals say that this period is called "the 10 days of summer". Lucky for most of us we prefer the heat to the cold, but also enjoy an aircon to sleep...

43km, 20-37deg, fine and sunny. After an early brekkie in the hotel (B & B Hotel) we were on the way by 8am. Our main objective for today was to visit the Aircraft and Motor Museum at Sinshein. It's one of the biggest in the world. Arrived about lunch time after some challenging navigational issues, mainly due to the fact that we we off the beaten track. However most of the ride was fairly pleasant, with a few lumps that were not too challenging if you were i...

76km, 18-35deg, fine, clear blue skies and sunny. We had a bread roll with cold meat and cheese, coffee, fruit and yoghurt in our room for brekkie to start the day. The Mercure provided us with a coffee machine and pods which were renewed every day. Got under steam at 8:30am and were on an immaculate bike path immediately, which is completely normal in Germany. Rode through the park where we were yesterday past the Zoo and onto the path beside the Neckar River. I...