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| The Lorelei Rock |
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| Wheat on the Amische Radweg |
Sunday 8 June: Nierstein to St Goar and return (train from Mainz to St Goar) - 48km some of which was along a very rough rocky road along the Rhein. Angela, when will those Radwegs be repaired?
Monday 9 June: Loop ride on the Amische Radweg - 35 kms along shady tree-lined paths and patchwork agriculture with a big long swoop into Bodensheim.
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| en route to Worms |
Tuesday 10 June: Nierstein to Worms - 38km along the Rhein. Gravel - again - but perfect overcast riding weather. Past Spargel (asparagus) fields; through potato plantings where the potatoes flowered white, pink and lilac; alongside huge chemical factories, with Michael leading us onwards.
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| diversity in Mannheim |
Wednesday 11 June: Worms to Mannheim (Michael's hometown) - 31km including hefting our bikes up several flights onto a long red stone bridge; a ferry ride in a ferry built in the 1850s, preceded by white swan observations; and then riding by the huge BASF factory, the biggest chemical factory in the world.
Thursday 12 June: Mannheim to Heidleberg and return - 56km along paths and through the picturesque village of Lagenburg. Heidelberg is beautiful. We spent time at the Castle reached by a steep climb upwards which tested the old lungs.
Friday 13 June: Mannheim to Speyer, a UNESCO city - 30 kms. I went swimming in the stainless steel 50 metre pool after driving to the town while the others pedalled.
Saturday 14 June: a rest day in Speyer
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| flowers for sale |
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| at the Carribean along the Rhein |
Sunday 15 June: Speyer to Neustadt - 36km along the Palatio Radweg. Most of the time we cycled through the woods on gravel and hard-packed dirt. A beautiful day's riding.
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| Speyer |
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