We started our ride from Worms to Nierstein by crossing the bridge back over to the east side of the Rhein. From there, our route was mostly on pleasant and very quiet cycle paths through farm country. The fields are mostly corn, wheat, and (I think) beets. Easy riding, and we are seeing very few cycle tourists on this section of the Rhein.
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| a very old olive tree |
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| cruise ship docked at Gernsheim |
We stopped for the night in the small town of Nierstein, tucked along the banks of the Rhein. After a little calling around we located a room in a small winery in town. As we carried the panniers up to the room the owner brought us tall glasses of her wine mixed with sparkling water: very refreshing.
Next day was the short ride the rest of the way to Mainz. There are bike routes on both sides of the Rhein, so each day we've been studying the maps to decide where we want to be. The young woman who dished up our ice cream cones in Nierstein had recommended the east side, so we rode a few km south from Nierstein to take the ferry across. Again, our route was mostly through farm country. After about 10 km we diverted onto a long and narrow island in the Rhein, and followed a dirt road up the island to a very small ferry which took us (we were the only passengers) back to the river's bank at Ginsheim. From there the cycle route took us through some industrial areas and eventually back over to the Main River where we'd started out almost six weeks ago. We followed the Main a short distance, crossed back over the Rhein, and after a little city riding were soon back at our hotel in Mainz.
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| just before crossing back over to Mainz |
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