We are in a heat wave, and were determined not to do another long day today. We did a short run to the ancient small city of Worms.
On the way out of Ludwigshafen we passed miles of BASF chemical plants and office buildings, with secure fences and guarded gates. The rest of the ride was dikes, fields and forest paths to Worms and a small, modern hotel perched on the shore of the Rhine. We had a long lunch hour watching the ships pass close by, and an afternoon of resting, reading, and staying out of the sun.
Worms is the city where Martin Luther refused to recant his reformist ideas and was branded an outlaw by the church.
Tomorrow's ride to Mainz promises to be a hot one. We really can't complain about the weather, since until the last week it has been almost constantly sunny and not too warm. No good for the farmers, but good cycling weather. Unusual for this region: usually cooler and wetter.
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