72km, 14-18deg (felt like 12 due to the wind) cloudy and windy but fine. A feast for brekkie this morning at our rather nice 4* hotel right in the city started a great day. We rode away through cobbled lanes/streets and it wasn't long before we were back on the Main River. Apart from the occasional reprieve, the headwind was cool and relentless. So, in no time at all we were looking for our caffeine fix (except Mick who is drug-free) for mornos. And we found it a...

92km, (Google maps indicated 76km, but it takes the road distance not bike paths) 14-18deg, overcast, cool with periods of drizzle. While we could have cut across country again today and saved 40ks and time, we would have missed the Bavarian villages and river scenery. Our rain coats were well used today, both to keep out the light rain and the rather cool conditions. The first 30kms were fast and easy, (tailwind) the remaining 60ks were into a headwind and a bit...

km, 14-31deg, cloudy but fine. Our first rest day for this tour in a fascinating city with a very rich history. Würzburg is the capital of the German wine region Franconia which is famous for its mineralic dry white wines especially from the Silvaner grape. Würzburger Hofbräu brewery produces a local pilsner beer known worldwide, so there's a fair amount of drinking going on day and night. The Wine Festival thingy was packed. "The Würzburg Res...

45km, 15-33deg, forecast - cloudy with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm with damaging hail - actual weather, fine and sunny. Yep, weather forecasters, they're the same world over. Although we would have liked to get away early to beat the predicted afternoon storm, due to it being a Sat, brekkie wasn't available till 8am. So it was a 9am start for the ride. Just when we were getting ready to leave we ended up with 2 punctures, Mick and Gunther. All fixed in ...

77km, 13-35deg, fine and sunny. Summer has arrived in Germany, however despite the rather high temp it didn't feel too bad. Mick and Kate, who arrived in Europe a few weeks before us, said that it has been fairly cool up to now. A great brekkie in a very well run and immaculately clean hotel kicked off another nice day. After a short ride across country to avoid a bend in the river, we elected to stay on the river paths today despite the fact that it was nearly t...