Left Nierstein early and drove to Oppenheim. Lesley had a walk around the town planned from the info in our 'back roads of Germany' book. After that we planned to move on following the Deutsche Weinstrasse, well, you'll never guess what happened... programmed the Satnav for Wachenheim and was guided to the sweetest little village, which, unfortunately was the wrong Wachenheim. Oh so what, the countryside was beautiful and the sun was shining. Set the Satnav f...

Started raining last night. Still raining this morning and very hard at that. Slobbed out in the van until about 3pm then went walking towards the town. Got caught in a shower but it was good to be out. Bella needed some off lead time. The Weingut owner told us it would rain again tomorrow so we decided to stay an extra night. At least if the rain blows through we can dry things out before moving on. Luckily there's a glass or two nearby.

Arrived at Weingut Gehring in Nierstein. Nice stellplatz with another lovely view and only €10/night inc electric, had to pay €1 for a hot shower. Went for a walk into the town and we had huge ice cream sundae's. Lesley's was 'aftereight' and mine 'nut-toffee'. A lovely day enjoying the sights, unfortunately I lost my new tooth in a supermarket car park, by the time we returned it had been destroyed by a car typical!

Took a day out of our busy schedule and made time for a relaxing day. Went first to Heidenfhart for a walk along the river and to suss out the campsite there. The site was quite basic, some electrical outlets but the toilet/shower block had seen better days. We decided that it was not for us. After a good walk along the river we moved up into the hills to escape the oppressive heat. Thunderstorms had been forecast and although the sky grew a little threateni...

Long walk into Mainz, got a little lost in the city but finally found the market. Bought nothing and walked back to Gonsenheim in a downpour. What a day out Lol. Had relaxing evening with dinner at home.