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- Tag 19
- Donnerstag, 8. September 2016 um 10:44
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 139 m
FrankreichIll48°39’54” N 7°53’24” E
gravy train
8. September 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
So we rode on this path that is the car testing road for GM motors... Flat asphalt... so I was enjoying actually getting to use some of my higher gears...and I turn around because I thought SherelleWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Donnerstag, 8. September 2016 um 19:42
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 119 m
- FrankreichRoppenheim48°50’36” N 8°3’18” E
Roppenheim
8. September 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So accommodation in Roppenheim which is a bit off the path but good option for the evening
53kms today (which felt easy)
Beers and yummy dinner!
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- Tag 20
- Freitag, 9. September 2016 um 09:11
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 102 m
- FrankreichSaarbach48°55’6” N 8°8’54” E
Hello Rhine
9. September 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We left Roppenheim early (well early for me) and went back towards the Rhine.
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- Tag 20
- Freitag, 9. September 2016 um 10:20
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 102 m
DeutschlandNeue Lauter48°58’42” N 8°15’18” E
Goodbye France
9. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
So we said Goodbye to France as we crossed river back to Germany...then to ride on flood dykes in to Karlsruhe
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- Tag 20
- Freitag, 9. September 2016 um 13:40
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 118 m
- DeutschlandSüdstadt49°0’1” N 8°24’15” E
Hello Karlsruhe
9. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Arrived before lunch after a short 43km ride...
We reunited with Illy (yey!)
Sheril put her bike in the shop to get fixed
We did a puzzle room (it was great)
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- Tag 20
- Freitag, 9. September 2016 um 18:49
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 129 m
- DeutschlandSüdweststadt49°0’24” N 8°23’30” E
SJP bike
9. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Sheril got a new wheel!
This post is dedicated to her having a fully functioning (and 60% new) bike
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- Tag 20
- Freitag, 9. September 2016 um 21:17
- 🌙 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 118 m
- DeutschlandKarlsruhe Schloss49°0’48” N 8°24’12” E
another city, another light show
9. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
So we were treated to another awesome light show this time on the Karlsruhe castle (schloss). Twas pretty cool!
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- Tag 21
- Samstag, 10. September 2016 um 07:56
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 108 m
- DeutschlandJohann-Peter-Hebel-Denkmal Karlsruhe49°0’54” N 8°24’12” E
out of town
10. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
So all six (hooray!) had early start and went on our way, passing the castle and on to see our friend the Rhine...
Easy paths to follow again today
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- Tag 21
- Samstag, 10. September 2016 um 09:09
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 83 m
- DeutschlandMichels Bach49°7’0” N 8°21’54” E
another day another ferry
10. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Crossed river at leimersheim and head on to Speyer
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- Tag 21
- Samstag, 10. September 2016 um 12:40
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 93 m
- DeutschlandSpeyer49°18’48” N 8°26’48” E
technik museum
10. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
So we spent bit of time looking around Speyer Technik Museum...
Lots of engines, cars, trains, planes, tractors, boats, spacecraft... Pretty cool (but actually it was very hot today)
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- Tag 21
- Samstag, 10. September 2016 um 17:30
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 91 m
- DeutschlandOtterstadt49°22’18” N 8°27’6” E
Otterstadt
10. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Then rode to stay in Otterstadt....
We did 60km today
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- Tag 22
- Sonntag, 11. September 2016 um 11:38
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 85 m
- DeutschlandOtterstadt49°21’21” N 8°27’23” E
Rest day in Otterstadt
11. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Relaxing day off the bikes, with slow start and then visiting the local lake for swim and games in arvo
So I did some math today... and my total kms stands at 729km (over half way!)
I have aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Montag, 12. September 2016 um 09:30
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 78 m
- DeutschlandAltrip49°26’28” N 8°30’2” E
up the road to Altrip
12. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
So all 6 set out from Otterstadt up the river though we were next to dykes and through forests for first portion of ride.
We crossed the river at Altrip by ferry
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- Tag 23
- Montag, 12. September 2016 um 10:47
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 89 m
- DeutschlandMannheim University49°28’54” N 8°27’30” E
on to Manneheim
12. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We crossed the river again by bridge at Mannheim
So we got caught up in some epic roadworks around BASF plant in Ludwigshafen (the plant being really more like a mini city, and I probably should ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Montag, 12. September 2016 um 15:02
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 101 m
- DeutschlandDom St. Peter zu Worms49°37’48” N 8°21’36” E
to Worms
12. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Anyhoo we made it to Worms and enjoyed the arvo there...
We did 48kms today
Worms is fairly interesting town when it comes to religion... Martin Luther (Gilands can help anyone out who is confusedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Montag, 12. September 2016 um 19:57
- 🌙 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 97 m
- DeutschlandWorms49°37’36” N 8°21’36” E
sign of the (wormy) times
12. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Here are some signs from today...
(And I ate worms for lunch Emilie and Alina...)
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- Tag 24
- Dienstag, 13. September 2016 um 09:21
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 82 m
- DeutschlandGoldberg49°44’54” N 8°19’60” E
out of worms
13. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
So all 6 had a very very early start today...
Sheril lead us out of Worms
We saw our Rhine (aka Ryan) only a couple times today
Lots of vineyards today
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- Tag 24
- Dienstag, 13. September 2016 um 11:23
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 83 m
- DeutschlandFocken Berg49°52’42” N 8°20’24” E
on to Neirstein
13. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So we continued up to Nierstein
Today was hot!
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- Tag 24
- Dienstag, 13. September 2016 um 17:22
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Höhe über NN: 92 m
- DeutschlandWickerbach49°59’36” N 8°24’50” E
Rüsselsheim
13. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
So we staying in Russelsheim... (In a weird little apartment)
There is a conference on in Frankfurt that has taken all the accommodation in a 35km radius
(We wanted to stay in Mainz)... We went to toWeiterlesen
Emma Nicholls
Now those are definitely fluffy ball gums for sure. Or perhaps how it is pronounced in German - flauschigen Kugel Gummi
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- Tag 25
- Mittwoch, 14. September 2016 um 09:21
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 77 m
- DeutschlandEltville50°1’18” N 8°6’36” E
Romance town
14. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
So last night wasnt great...
I think we can safely say that will be our most expensive but easily the crappiest accommodation for our trip...
Everyone had a pretty average (and very sweaty)Weiterlesen
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- Tag 25
- Mittwoch, 14. September 2016 um 11:20
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 81 m
- DeutschlandTrechtingshausen50°0’18” N 7°51’18” E
Castle town
14. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We crossed the river to Bingen (by ferry), and we entered in to a world of castles at every new bend and turn..
So picturesque!
We headed up river to Bacharach (which is where the photo of red andWeiterlesen
Ian Gilmour
Just want to put some age of empires archers and catapults on those defence steps :p
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- Tag 25
- Mittwoch, 14. September 2016 um 12:32
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: 122 m
- DeutschlandGründel-Bach50°9’14” N 7°42’22” E
Sankt Goar
14. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Then on to Sankt Goar...
We did 68kms today...
The others were not far behind... (Sherelle had a flat today)
Our accommodation has very adequate air flow so all are happy.
Illy and I went for a wadeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 26
- Donnerstag, 15. September 2016 um 10:35
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 150 m
- DeutschlandGründel-Bach50°9’12” N 7°42’18” E
Rest day in Sankt Goar
15. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After a late start, we then dropped our bikes off for service and caught the train up the hill to visit the castle.
Relaxing day!!
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- Tag 27
- Freitag, 16. September 2016 um 10:11
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 54 m
- DeutschlandSpay50°15’12” N 7°38’54” E
on the River
16. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
So all six of us headed out of St Goar...
We got a couple of kms out and Berns bike continued making its funny clunking noise, so the Parrotts headed back with Bern (to see Richard the bike shop guy),Weiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Freitag, 16. September 2016 um 12:13
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 38 m
- DeutschlandMoselle River50°21’42” N 7°36’18” E
Add in Mosel
16. September 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So we continued cycling on a lovely path up river, on to Koblenz...
Here we saw where the Rhine and Mosel Rivers join
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My bike by the Rhine
Ian GilmourEeeasy Street!