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Rhine Ride

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- Dag 19
- torsdag 8 september 2016 10:44
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 139 m
- Frankrike Ill 48.665, 7.8948°39’54” N 7°53’24” E
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gravy train
8 september 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 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 Sherelle was playing some music loudly on her phone...instead what was happening was the bags on the backrack of Sherils bike are rubbing on her rear tyre as she had lost both screws that hold it to the frame and it had all slipped back. Such a loud noise!
So some bush mechanic-ing took place and we pushed on

So we have been riding through loads of gravel (aggregrate) works... Such scenery!Läs mer
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Resenär My bike by the Rhine
2016-09-09Svara
Ian GilmourEeeasy Street!
2016-09-09Svara
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- Dag 19
- torsdag 8 september 2016 19:42
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 119 m
- Frankrike Roppenheim 48.84333, 8.05548°50’36” N 8°3’18” E
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Roppenheim
8 september 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 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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Resenär That is just for Trev...
2016-09-09Svara
Deborah Hennessey I think you have too much salad with your dinner
2016-09-11Svara
Emma Nicholls YUM!
2016-09-17Svara
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- Dag 20
- fredag 9 september 2016 09:11
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 102 m
- Frankrike Saarbach 48.91833, 8.1483348°55’6” N 8°8’54” E
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Hello Rhine
9 september 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We left Roppenheim early (well early for me) and went back towards the Rhine.
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Resenär I saw Jane Austen today
2016-09-09Svara
Meaghan Brown That is gorgeous
2016-09-09Svara
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- Dag 20
- fredag 9 september 2016 10:20
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 102 m
- Tyskland Neue Lauter 48.97833, 8.25548°58’42” N 8°15’18” E
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Goodbye France
9 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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Dan Brown Would you look at that path along the river!
2016-09-09Svara
Emma Nicholls Great photo!
2016-09-17Svara
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- Dag 20
- fredag 9 september 2016 13:40
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 118 m
- Tyskland Südstadt 49.00025, 8.404149°0’1” N 8°24’15” E
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Hello Karlsruhe
9 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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Emma Nicholls *drooling*
2016-09-17Svara
Resenär Il a l'air délicieux ce gâteau : on en prendrait bien une petite part.
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- Dag 20
- fredag 9 september 2016 18:49
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 129 m
- Tyskland Südweststadt 49.00667, 8.3916749°0’24” N 8°23’30” E
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SJP bike
9 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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Meaghan BrownHooray!
2016-09-09Svara
Dan Brown But does Sheila have the new iPhone yet?
2016-09-09Svara
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- Dag 20
- fredag 9 september 2016 21:17
- 🌙 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 118 m
- Tyskland Karlsruhe Schloss 49.01333, 8.4033349°0’48” N 8°24’12” E
another city, another light show
9 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 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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- Dag 21
- lördag 10 september 2016 07:56
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 108 m
- Tyskland Johann-Peter-Hebel-Denkmal Karlsruhe 49.015, 8.4033349°0’54” N 8°24’12” E
out of town
10 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Dag 21
- lördag 10 september 2016 09:09
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 83 m
- Tyskland Michels Bach 49.11667, 8.36549°7’0” N 8°21’54” E
another day another ferry
10 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Crossed river at leimersheim and head on to Speyer
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- Dag 21
- lördag 10 september 2016 12:40
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 93 m
- Tyskland Speyer 49.31333, 8.4466749°18’48” N 8°26’48” E
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technik museum
10 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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Resenär It's a spaceship Buzz, a spaceship
2016-09-10Svara
Resenär They had weird display of about 50 different types of water meters just sitting outside amongst cocktail tables
2016-09-10Svara
Resenär Berlin Wall piece
2016-09-10Svara
Deborah Hennessey LOL
2016-09-11Svara
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- Dag 21
- lördag 10 september 2016 17:30
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höjd över havet: 91 m
- Tyskland Otterstadt 49.37167, 8.4516749°22’18” N 8°27’6” E
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Otterstadt
10 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Then rode to stay in Otterstadt....
We did 60km today
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Resenär Horse and wagon creating havoc on highway
2016-09-10Svara
lowridaauloving your blogs Bek
2016-09-11Svara
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- Dag 22
- söndag 11 september 2016 11:38
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 85 m
- Tyskland Otterstadt 49.35582, 8.4564149°21’21” N 8°27’23” E
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Rest day in Otterstadt
11 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 a reasonable level of excitement as we are heading to worms tomorrow... I can't wait to visit a worms supermarket, or a worms church, or a worms cafe!!
(Illy tells me it is pronounced essentially as 'warms'...but smeh i will keep calling it worms)Läs mer
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Ian Gilmour How hot is it?
2016-09-11Svara
Resenär Would guess in high twenties in middle of the day, the water was fairly cool (but pleasant)
2016-09-11Svara
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- Dag 23
- måndag 12 september 2016 09:30
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 78 m
- Tyskland Altrip 49.441, 8.5005149°26’28” N 8°30’2” E
up the road to Altrip
12 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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Emma NichollsFerry ferry ferry ferry.... boat!
2016-09-17Svara
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- Dag 23
- måndag 12 september 2016 10:47
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 89 m
- Tyskland Mannheim University 49.48167, 8.4583349°28’54” N 8°27’30” E
on to Manneheim
12 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 of been more excited to be riding around and through it given my area study (but I wasnt cause of the lack of adequate diversion signage...gosh))Läs mer
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- Dag 23
- måndag 12 september 2016 15:02
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höjd över havet: 101 m
- Tyskland Dom St. Peter zu Worms 49.63, 8.3649°37’48” N 8°21’36” E
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to Worms
12 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 confused who he is) was summoned to Worms and my understanding was decision to excommunicate him was made here (as outcome of the Diet of Worms)Läs mer
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Megan GilmourIt's the black guy... Gosh!
2016-09-12Svara
Ian Gilmour Rad route!
2016-09-12Svara
Ian GilmourOh gillands
2016-09-12Svara
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- Dag 23
- måndag 12 september 2016 19:57
- 🌙 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 97 m
- Tyskland Worms 49.62667, 8.3649°37’36” N 8°21’36” E
sign of the (wormy) times
12 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Here are some signs from today...

(And I ate worms for lunch Emilie and Alina...)
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- Dag 24
- tisdag 13 september 2016 09:21
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 82 m
- Tyskland Goldberg 49.74833, 8.3333349°44’54” N 8°19’60” E
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out of worms
13 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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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Resenär I got a bit bored on ride so was trying to get awesome silhouette...
2016-09-13Svara
Deborah Hennessey That is cool
2016-09-16Svara
Deborah Hennessey Nice one
2016-09-16Svara
Emma Nicholls Shadow biking!
2016-09-17Svara
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- Dag 24
- tisdag 13 september 2016 11:23
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 83 m
- Tyskland Focken Berg 49.87833, 8.3449°52’42” N 8°20’24” E
on to Neirstein
13 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So we continued up to Nierstein
Today was hot!
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- Dag 24
- tisdag 13 september 2016 17:22
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Höjd över havet: 92 m
- Tyskland Wickerbach 49.9934, 8.4138549°59’36” N 8°24’50” E
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Rüsselsheim
13 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 to Mainz for dins and to have a look around

So we did 62km today!Läs mer
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Emma Nicholls Now those are definitely fluffy ball gums for sure. Or perhaps how it is pronounced in German - flauschigen Kugel Gummi
2016-09-17Svara
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- Dag 25
- onsdag 14 september 2016 09:21
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 77 m
- Tyskland Eltville 50.02167, 8.1150°1’18” N 8°6’36” E
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Romance town
14 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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) sleep...

Anyway- early start (in the dark) to catch a train in to Mainz and we were on our way...

Illy and I headed off as the sprint team to beat the heat...
Whilst I was standing with the bikes outside the supermarket in Etville, waiting for Illy, I was chatting to a lovely older German man. He had asked if we were touring and where we were going etc. I told him that I had found the last few days a bit boring scenery wise and he said "thats ok- because you are just about to ride the most romantic part of the Rhine, the scenery is fantastic"...
Which was right but also was especially funny due to fact that Illy and I were riding alone today (after getting the pleasure of sharing a bed in the weird craphole apartment the previous evening)

We rode along a path on the Rhine for most of the day, and it was pretty nice scenery!Läs mer
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Deborah Hennessey Wow!
2016-09-16Svara
Deborah Hennessey Great use of perspective
2016-09-16Svara
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- Dag 25
- onsdag 14 september 2016 11:20
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 81 m
- Tyskland Trechtingshausen 50.005, 7.85550°0’18” N 7°51’18” E
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Castle town
14 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 and white building)Läs mer
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Ian Gilmour Just want to put some age of empires archers and catapults on those defence steps :p
2016-09-14Svara
Deborah Hennessey You are a sad little man
2016-09-16Svara
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- Dag 25
- onsdag 14 september 2016 12:32
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Höjd över havet: 122 m
- Tyskland Gründel-Bach 50.1538, 7.7062150°9’14” N 7°42’22” E
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Sankt Goar
14 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 wade in Rhine this arvo... Sandy bottom, and less than pristine waters this far down

St Goar is a small tourist town... Shall be nice to relax here tomorrowLäs mer
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Deborah Hennessey Wow!
2016-09-16Svara
Deborah Hennessey Wow!!
2016-09-16Svara
Resenär This is Loreley... For Dad
2016-09-17Svara
Emma Nicholls Very gorgeous!
2016-09-17Svara
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- Dag 26
- torsdag 15 september 2016 10:35
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 150 m
- Tyskland Gründel-Bach 50.15333, 7.70550°9’12” N 7°42’18” E
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Rest day in Sankt Goar
15 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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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Resenär This bike guy was pretty cool... I especially liked his braces, and he was pretty helpful too. The Doc Brown of bike servicing
2016-09-15Svara
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- Dag 27
- fredag 16 september 2016 10:11
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 54 m
- Tyskland Spay 50.25333, 7.6483350°15’12” N 7°38’54” E
on the River
16 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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), and Illy and I continued on.
Today was much cooler (cloudy), and so made for nice riding. We got some lovely scenery todayLäs mer
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- Dag 27
- fredag 16 september 2016 12:13
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 38 m
- Tyskland Moselle River 50.36167, 7.60550°21’42” N 7°36’18” E
Add in Mosel
16 september 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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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