A cool day. Never above about 70F, and S even wore arm warmers all morning.
Milestone: we crossed the Rhine for the last time (at least this trip) and struck out to the east on a new Eurovelo route.
Unlike yesterday, our ride was mostly in the country, and a lot of it was on small country roads instead of bike paths. We hope that continues. Pleasureable riding and we make a bit better time.
The only significant towns we passed through are ones you never heard of: Rhineburg, Wesel, and the one where we're staying, Schermbeck. We rolled in here about 2 p.m., had lunch in a local bakery/cafe which made us good sandwiches, and found that our little hotel was locked and dark. We killed time by going down to the parish church to see what their Mass schedule was, and by the time we returned the hotel was open for the afternoon. After our regular routine of shower, wash out bike clothes, and a nap, we walked down to the church for their vigil service and then back to our hotel/restaurant for dinner. The specialty of the place is potatoes, but don't laugh. We had a fine dinner of calves liver, mushroom cream sauce, salad, and 4 kinds of potatoes. Life is good.
Early on I was worried about the degree of wear on the trailer's tires, at least until I found and bought a couple of spares to hold in reserve. The tires have lasted this far but the left one is finally showing fabric through the tread. Don't know if they will last these final few days, but if not we'll be glad we've hauled the spares all along.
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