88km, 12-22 deg, cloudy with some sun, no rain. It was good to get a 7am brekkie and hit the road by 8am to beat the peak hour traffic. Europeans tend to start later than us, in the main, most shops don't open till 10am. Initially we planned to go via Dachau (Nazi concentration camp) today but after checking the profile (a lot of lumps) we decided to go further south. Nice to have technology to help us make these decisions. However it was 20 odd km longer. The ri...

50km, 15-22deg, cloudy and cool, with the forecast of thunderstorms, but we arrived before any rain. The Boarding House on top of the hill turned out to be very nice, new, spacious, clean with good facilities. Did an early morning raid on the Bakery (which was supposed to be 300m down the main road and ended up being 900m away and tucked in off the main road) for brekkie and then headed out just before 9am. Mostly flat today, which was a relief after yesterday. M...

81km, 12-29deg, mostly sunny, no rain. It's hard to get sick of walking around these beautiful old towns with their medieval architecture, especially early in the morning when there's no one around. The local people dress up their houses with traditional colours, flowers and ornate decorations. The local councils keep the place immaculate too with street art and potted plants; makes it all a bit of a fairy tale sometimes really. Sadly if you tried to do this in A...

50km, 17-24deg, cloudy but fine, an early to mid morning mist and a little drizzle just as we arrived in Dinkelsbuhl, so good timing. An early morning wander around the old town walls and fortifications started the day in Rothenberg. They were certainly well built; 700 odd years later they are still standing and in good condition, albeit with some maintenance over the years. A lot to see in a small area of the town but that's SE Germany all over. Sadly about 30% ...

87km, 16-34deg, (still pleasant though) fine and sunny. Awoke to bright sunshine streaming into our motel window; a cycle tourer's dream. After another lovely Holiday Inn brekkie we headed out into an already warm day. It took 13km to clear the city traffic and noise, and what a relief that was! If there's any such thing as a perfect touring day this goes close. Apart from a dodgy downhill gravel section (which was a mistaken shortcut) it was smooth cycle paths o...