Neustadt to Worth an der Donau 92km 54miles
Peddling was not quite as easy as yesterday... funny how day to day body chemistry can affect how the way you feel! But indeed we did have considerable more small and ups in terrain and we were always on the look out for 'opportunities' shall we say.
We witnessed what has got to one of the No. 1 gems on the rivers. The gorges at Kloster Weltenberg. Now a drinking hole and hotel for tourists, it was once hallowed grounds for the devout. The stretch of river is incredibly beautiful and thankfully we were early enough to enjoy the beauty without a single tourist as we were there early enough in the day! The climb out of the canyon and the descent to the next town were epic....19% up... 55.7kph down!
'Of Mice&Men' should probably read, 'Of Rodents&Men'. You see, I found the contents of my backpack had been plundered in the night! Walnuts and Figs completely cleared out and wrappers strewn about the place....Uhh, mice I thought til I noticed the enormous hole (4" in diameter ) chewed, torn, ripped, call it what you will, in the inner liner of my tent tent about 8" from pillow! How pleasant I thought.... til I realised it probably wasn't a mouse but a water vole or even perhaps a rat!! No harm done though, and my bag was not damaged, but I did empty it gingerly in case the blighter was still inside, perhaps sleeping off his over satiated state!🤔
Regensburg was our gem for today, and as tge river approached it we saw some of the most beautiful canyoned sections. We went past a hotel that once must have been a monastery. It has been flooded many times over the last 250 yrs with 5 of the 9 marked high waters in the last 30yrs!!🤔
Regensberg through its contrast at us straight away with smoke pouring from one of the city's most important monuments....the Wurstl haus cooking Wurstl for 1000's of people every lunch time. So in congruence to see such a sight in a city centre, reminded me of the Dinosaur Ribs joint in downtown Rochester NY.... a tin shack churning out the best ribs for a 1000miles, and enough smoke to set off the smoke detectors in Syracuse! We went for the higher capacity option of a kebab for our Regensberger lunch!!
Curry
Campsite cold shower
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