Bacharach to Koblenz

The weather was better than forecast - hot and dry most of the day.

Faster average speeds on good tracks through the Rhine Gorge, but we had to endure occasional clouds of tiny black flies.

We had difficulty finding supplies and refreshments and it turned out that virtually everything was closed for Whit Monday.

We got by. Takeaway coffee from a bakery that was officially closed, chips from a brewery beer garden and a Vietnamese evening meal.Read more