Rüdesheim to Hattersheim 25 May
Heading out on the last day, we were excited to be having their Adventure come to an end. But there was much more to experience….. You know, like they always say, it’s not a matter of IF something is going to happen, it’s a matter of WHEN. Rain, forgetting to unclip and falling over, flat tires….. something!! Well, […]
Koblenz to Rüdesheim 24 May
Well…. Remember the No Rain part of today’s weather report? Surprise!!!! It was raining when we got up and it continued until 930ish when we decided to head out. The clouds were breaking up, the sun was peeking through and it looked like we would dodge a bullet. So we started off…. But no sooner had we started riding […]
Cochem to Koblenz 23 May
So…. I ended yesterdays Blog with this….. “Tomorrow, we’re going to try to beat the forecasted rain by 1 pm. If we can get started by 0830 we may make it!!” The rain chances looked horrible last night….90% early in the morning. We planned to leave early and beat the rain. We got up and at 7 am there […]
Enkirch to Cochem 22 May
Today is a 32 mile day to Cochem. It’s a beautiful town as well as having a castle overlooking the city. I woke up today at 0630 for a 0800 breakfast and a planned departure at 0930. It looked a little scary right off the bat with low clouds hanging over the vineyards. But the clouds lifted […]
Bernkastel-Kues to Enkirch 21 May
The day started as usual… breakfast at 0800. Nice selection of treats! But when we went outside to load our luggage, I was struck by two things we hadn’t encountered so far this trip…. 57° temperature, cloudy and a strong wind. Jackets rapidly came out of bags and even some undershirts by some. We started […]
Trier to Bernkastel-Kues 20 May
Plan of the Day – It’s 66° this morning with a high expected to be 81° and thunderstorm chances start at 2 pm and max at around 5 pm. We should be done by that time.We’ll plan to start riding around 1000 and stop for coffee/pastries about 1 1/2 hours in to the ride.Dinner tonight […]
Trier 19 May
And the Adventure continues! I’m sure everyone was tired last night because they didn’t make it to breakfast until after 730! Departure was planned for 0900 so I guess they all felt they could sleep in. After the hearty breakfast, we loaded the vans with bags and people and headed off for Trier, Germany, our […]
T Minus 73 hours….
In 73 hours we’ll be touching down in Frankfurt to begin our next BG Adventures tour, the Mosel River Ride. The Mosel River is a quite well known area… sitting in the Western part of Germany, west of the Rhine River, the “modern” history of the Mosel dates back to the Roman times when they […]
The Wrap-Up……. The Main Radweg
The Main Radweg is one of Germany’s premier cycling ways. It was named as the first of Germany’s Five-Star routes by ADFC (General German Bicycle Club) in 2008. It stretches for slightly more than 600 km (360 miles) from the eastern part of northern Bavaria, across northern Bavaria before dipping into Baden-Württemburg for a short […]
Stage 6 – Hattersheim to the Rhine and back – 30 miles. Grand total 360 miles.
The end of the trail, so to speak. A 28 mile round-trip run to the Rhine, just outside of Mainz will close out this adventure for us. We looked at the weather and decided that with rain chances building late morning into early afternoon, we would head out at 8 am. And, like on all […]