Still rolling
June 2
Bacharach - Mainz, then train to Offenbach en Main, then bike to Burgel
Dist - 51.5 km
Avg - 19
Mxs - 37.9
In order to keep on schedule we road until about noon and then took the train to Offenbach and finished with a quick ride to Burgel. But before we could hope on the train we had to find a town square where we could enjoy some tasty treats and our usual tea.
June 3
Burgel - Aschaffenburg
Dist - 52 km
Avs - 18
Mxs - 35.2
Yet again another super day of riding, now along the Main river valley. The sun is starting to shine more often and our cyclist tans are really coming along. (Picture to come soon!)
For those of you from Saskatchewan, a cyclist tan is similar to a farmers tan, but on both arms, not just the one hanging out the combine window!
June 4
Aschaffenburg - Miltenburg
Dist - 56.5 km
Avs - 16.6
Mxs - 43.4
Today there was lots of twists and turns in the path, and it seemed like every town had there hands in the map making so we would be diverted into their hamlets. Fortunately one of our route finding mistakes (I think Nat was leading?) sent us through a park where they were setting up for a Medieval festival. We skipped ahead to the next to find a hotel and came back later to take in the festival.
After paying our admission our little explorer took off at the site of some ancient childrens’ games to romp it up with the other critters. Sienna was treated to a hand cranked Ferris wheel, shooting a bow and arrow, wooden horses and piles of straw to roll in.
As soon as the entertainment hit the stage our little groupie ran right to the front of the stage and started shaking her booty. Sienna loved the band so much she decided when she gets back to Calgary she is going to die her hair pink and form a band!
June 5
Miltenburg - Waldbuttlebrun
Dist - 74.1 km
Avs - 18.2
Mxs - 43
Today was a long and hot day with temps around 30 degrees. After about 40 km’s we made a turn away from the river valley to take us into the country side where my father grew up and into the hills. We spend km after km climbing and descending and we all agreed that it felt like more ups than downs.
We arrived at Hans’ uncle’s place where we were greeted with hugs and cold beer - what more could you ask for?
After a pints worth visit we road the remaining 10km to his other uncle’s place so we could unpack our gear and put our bikes to rest. :(
June 6
Wurtzburg
The day was spent sight seeing and really taking it easy. Natalie (thanks to Opa’s (Hans) daycare) managed to do some very productive shopping and is looking more German every day!
June 7
Waldbuttlebrun - wherever!
Dist - 44 km
Avs - 20
Mxs - 56
This morning my father and I headed out on our bikes sans panniers or trailer. Man what a feeling it is to get on a bike that is now free of its previous loads and just race through the country side.
Again I will restate that this country is a great place to ride. There are so many options out there and even though we never completed the circuit that we had planned on we both returned with huge smiles.
