Guten Tag … Willkommen to Germany! Today marked the beginning of our 11-day journey across Germany. The arrows below show stats for the ride as designed; we ended up riding only 30 miles, which is reflected in our total mileage.
Orscholz to Meisenheim
DAY #06 of 35 France 335 miles total
Today was supposed to be our first full day of great cycling in Germany. Unfortunately, not only did the weather dawn cloudy with lots of rain in the forecast, but Shauna’s sore throat had reached a more critical stage. Still, we thought we’d give it a shot, and headed east from Orscholz.
but had decided before the trip that if the weather were that extreme, we’d pass on the riding,)
The rain caught up to us though and we were wet and chilly at the coffee break 21 miles in at Wadern. While we had a coffee, things looked to improve, so we thought we’d keep trucking and off we went. In the next several miles, we intermittently had proper downpours, steady rains and drizzles.
Throwing in the Towel
Soaked, cold, and with a raw throat getting more sore by the minute, we decided to ‘cry uncle’. A testament to the service provided by Ride and Seek, we were picked up shortly after we warmed up with a cappuccino.
We had to pass on the German goodies since we only rode 30 miles today.
Colette has lunch ready in the back of the van, but we’re not going out there… it’s wet!
The van wouldn’t start for a few hours over lunch break, but she eventually got it going with her magic touch.
Next time we will have rain booties and rain pants… FOMO was in full swing.
Surrounding homes were acquired for additional rooms, so ours was a bit of trek.
Good thing Shauna travels with her porter!
Here’s hoping it works by tomorrow.