A surprisingly easy 45 km day today. We started by taking the ferry back across to Bad Breisig, and picked up the path right along the river. Not much farmland: it's mostly small towns and some smaller industrial areas which were thankfully bypassed by the cycle route. Because of high temps in the forecast we weren't making a lot of unnecessary stops. Many old castles and large old homes dot the hillsides, and we were seeing vineyards climbing up the hills again.
At Koblenz we took a bridge across the Mosel, and then spent a few kilometers weaving through the many pedestrians enjoying a Sunday in the parks along the Mosel and Rhine in the city. A few km south of Koblenz we stopped for cake and water at a little biergarten (same one we'd stopped at on the way north a month ago). From there it was only about 6 km to our hotel in the small village of Rhens. We rolled in by 3, with the temperature already in the high 80s.
Rhens is a small and historic village, with many buildings in the center dating from the 17th and 18th centuries and remnants of the city wall from the 14th. After cleaning up we were able to walk around a bit. There are only a couple of restaurants in town; we opted for the one where reviews raved about the chicken. It was very tasty albeit basic: half a chicken plus a slice of rye bread.
Afterwards we walked to a nearby kebap house, next to a pub, where we could order salads from the former and beer from the latter. So convenient.
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| Pub on the right, kebap on the left |
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