Beilngries, Germany to Neuburg, Germany
The rain lasted until about midnight or so and things were pretty damp this morning. In our haste to get into the tent last night we failed to securely close the BOB bag so things were a bit wet in there, also. The sun was out, though, to help dry things out. Today's riding was much like yesterday and the scenery as well. We were rolling along pretty good to our lunch stop in Eichstatt. Here we bought food for today and tomorrow and ate lunch on a table next to the river. Following the trail signs was a bit easier today. Once again the sky wasn't looking too friendly but we pressed on. When the trail took a turn directly into the storm clouds, we followed it for about 200 meters before seeing lightening. That caused us to do a 180 degree turn and head for cover in Wasserzell. A heavy shower came down as we enjoyed a hot chocolate and a cappacino. A half hour later we were back on the trail with a sunny sky. In Dollnstein we said goodbye to the Altmuhl and headed south for th!
e good old Danube. In Wellheim we decided to get off the hard packed limestone trail and take the road instead. As we approached Rennertshofen we could see a veil of rain ahead with clear sky behind it. The wind picked up in our face which made this stretch a bit of a struggle. We took a break and thought the rain had moved east of us, but we got caught in a refreshing light shower. Our book showed camping in Rennertshofen but neither one of the two maps did and after asking 3 different people we were convinced that there was none here. We thought about getting a room but it was looking like a nice evening so we decided to go 10 km's east to Neuburg to camp. When we pulled in there was only one other couple there from France traveling by bike to Africa!! Soon, though, there were 2 more cycling couples and a couple of kayaking groups. We walked into town with Jens and Werner, 2 of the kayakers, and found our way to a little street festival and enjoyed a dinner of pig's knuck!
le while trading stories.
Kms 92.74
Time 5:43:02
Avg 16.2
Max 46.2
Total 1952.0
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