Day 17…. A Day to Sightsee
We finished the 866 mile bicycle ride yesterday and got to sleep in today! I woke up at 0630 but stayed in bed…till 0700! Didn’t want to wast this day! We had breakfast until 0900 which was our planned departure time. We actually left at 0915!! Not too bad! Most of the people wanted to […]
Day 16…. Gorinchem to Hook of Holland
This was it… Stage 12 – the last day of riding!! About 117 km of cycling through the flat Rhine delta. Our day would start after breakfast and The Goud en Zilver Hotel has a great one. Most of the time, the breakfast buffets are good and give us a great start for the day. […]
Day 15…. Arnhem to Gorinchem
Today started with a little trepidation…. our days had been starting poorly because of poor signage so we spent extra time making sure that we looked at the trail guide book to find the best way to the town. The Netherlands is really an amazing place for cyclists! There are all sorts…. racers, the young, […]
Day 14…. Duisburg to Arnhem
And the string stays alive….. we left Duisburg heading for Arnhem in the Netherlands. It was a fairly nice morning, overcast but started out cool. We added a rider… Conor who is the Son-in-Law of one of our riders. But…. 2.9 miles into the ride….. another flat tire! While changing it, a piece of glass […]
SPECIAL EDITION…..Day 13… Königswinter to Duisburg
It was a foggy and dreary morning when Ben was awakened by the ring of the European phone in his room. Not really a ring, it was more like a buzzing. At first he thought he was dreaming. Who would be calling him on the Hotel phone in Königswinter, Germany. He rolled over to get […]
Day 12….Koblenz to Königswinter
WOW!!! Just WOW!!! Just not for the same reason as yesterday…. let me tell you a little story. Well, after a great night’s sleep and breakfast, we started out on a short ride… or so we thought. The book showed it to be a 40 mile +/- ride… piece of cake, right? I mean after […]
Day 11… Hattersheim to Koblenz
WOW!!! Simply WOW!!! Who would have imagined that this day would be one of my more memorable rides ever! I never would have believed it! So why was this so memorable? Read on, Dear Reader! Well, the day started with breakfast in Hattersheim before we got everything together, the van loaded and started off. Our […]
Day 10… Rest Day In Hattersheim
It’s 10 PM in Hattersheim and I’m now in bed after a restful day! I slept in till 730, went to breakfast till about 9 am did some bookkeeping after that and took a nap. Eddie and Carey went to check out the Cathedral at Mainz (Dom) but no parking available. Craig and Kyle did […]
Day 9… Worms to Hattersheim
I know…. I missed posting this last night. I was going to write it and, well, after chatting with Gretchen, my wife, via internet, I literally fell asleep! My iPhone fell out of my hand and I woke up at midnight to get under the covers and sleep till 730 am. It was good!!! A […]
Day 8… Maximiliansau to Worms
Today is Stage 5…. a 69 mile ride from Maximiliansau north along the Western side of the Rhine River. Since the trail follows the Rhine, we knew it would basically be on the floodplain of the Rhine, the dikes along the Rhine or just inside the dike. I know you’ve been wondering about this so […]