We were greeted by a grey sky this morning as we walked down the to grab some breakie. This me posing before getting stuck into my breakie.
The breakie, a buffet, spoilt us for choices and as usual we tucked in. The village was deserted as traders/shopkeepers were opening their shops for business. One of them informed that he open his shop for 8 months of the year only before returning to Stuttgart for the other 4 during winter. He says the town is pretty dead during the winter months. On returning back to our digs from breakfast, the heavens opened up as per the day's forecast.
Waited a while until the rain eased up before finally biting the bullet to ride in the wet which by now was a persistent drizzle. Not long after, the drizzle became heavier and no shelter to be found on the bike path adjacent to the Rhine. Mind you, that didn't stop me from picking cherries off a tree.
A few kms down the path to Koblenz, soaked, we spied with our little eyes something beginning with (2 words) P &S. Yup, you guessed it, a petrol station where we took shelter waiting for the rain to ease up.
After half an our or so waiting, the rain had eased as we hit the road again. There after it was dry and and got sunnier as we rode into Koblenz. Before getting into Koblenz, we stopped at a couple fo cute little villages for sticky beak with a few tourist about.
Riding into Koblenz on a sunny afternoon, dry by now, we had a little difficulty finding our accommodation as moi had loaded the wrong GPX file in the Garmin. I should have loaded the correct one, kindly created by my mate, Ellwood. Anyway after a call to our Airbnb host, Olga and asking for directions from passers by, we ended up at the right address. Much to our delight, the accommodation here turned out to be fantastic; it's central and has everything we need. After checking in, went for a long walk around town to visit the attractions and get a feel for Koblenz which is very pretty place, renowned for where the Moselle meets the Rhine. Hope these photos do it justice.
The breakie, a buffet, spoilt us for choices and as usual we tucked in. The village was deserted as traders/shopkeepers were opening their shops for business. One of them informed that he open his shop for 8 months of the year only before returning to Stuttgart for the other 4 during winter. He says the town is pretty dead during the winter months. On returning back to our digs from breakfast, the heavens opened up as per the day's forecast.
Waited a while until the rain eased up before finally biting the bullet to ride in the wet which by now was a persistent drizzle. Not long after, the drizzle became heavier and no shelter to be found on the bike path adjacent to the Rhine. Mind you, that didn't stop me from picking cherries off a tree.
A few kms down the path to Koblenz, soaked, we spied with our little eyes something beginning with (2 words) P &S. Yup, you guessed it, a petrol station where we took shelter waiting for the rain to ease up.
After half an our or so waiting, the rain had eased as we hit the road again. There after it was dry and and got sunnier as we rode into Koblenz. Before getting into Koblenz, we stopped at a couple fo cute little villages for sticky beak with a few tourist about.
Riding into Koblenz on a sunny afternoon, dry by now, we had a little difficulty finding our accommodation as moi had loaded the wrong GPX file in the Garmin. I should have loaded the correct one, kindly created by my mate, Ellwood. Anyway after a call to our Airbnb host, Olga and asking for directions from passers by, we ended up at the right address. Much to our delight, the accommodation here turned out to be fantastic; it's central and has everything we need. After checking in, went for a long walk around town to visit the attractions and get a feel for Koblenz which is very pretty place, renowned for where the Moselle meets the Rhine. Hope these photos do it justice.
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