Cycling the Rhein (mostly)

Guntersblum -> oppenheim -> nackenheim -> Mainz 31/7/26 30km. Humid morning, sunny afternoon I meant 2 friends in Mainz who will accompany me until Sunday afternoon  Vineyard country - too bad I don't like wine 😞 This spring ain't sprung Could camp ... Would camp ... Didn't camp The locals Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim Just my luck more scaffolding Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim Not what I expected when I peaked into a church room Ruine Burg Landskron Ruine Burg Landskron above Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim Snack break Finally managed to see a bit more of the Rhein Mainz town The view from the private property apartment complex next to our hotel

 Worms -> osthofen -> alsheim -> guntersblum 30/07/26 27km 38°c, gusty afternoon, evening showers Truths that are universally known: - building you go specifically to see will have scaffolding on them - cemeteries are a great place to take a break and fill your water - you can't plan for the weather  - picnic shelters are rarely on maps - Onigiri makes for a good lunch no matter where in the world you are Dom St. Peter - worms Dom St. Peter - worms Schloss Herrnsheim - worms My lack of German strikes again (I had to reroute around this train crossing as I didn't know how to ask for it to be opened 😅 Selfie time Gedenkstätte KZ Osthofen - NS-Dokumentationszentrum Rheinland-Pfalz (one of the first concentration camps, housed mostly political opponents of the nazi party) Suprise picnic shelter, a welcome break from the sun Follow the Nordic ski route I said, it'll be flat I said, it'll be fun I said I thought Nordic skiing was on flat ground... The vineyards of a...

 Gross-gerau -> gernsheim -> worms 29/07/26 55km 37°c A pair of nesting white stalks Berkach - Geocache time Hole 6 on the green Evangelische Kirche Erfelden The Rhein  Snack break Burg Stein ruins - the Rhein use to run right by this fortification it's now 500m away The cutest little geocache Closest thing to beach around here Over the bridge to worms I made it and got the picture to prove it

 Perth -> Singapore -> Frankfurt -> groß-gerau 28/07/26 21km 32°c Assemblage at Frankfurt airport. Ready to get rolling (but first I have to escape the airport) Snack break Lots of good signs through the Mönchbruch Nature Reserve, and lots of different cycle routes Geocache time The forest is actively logged Stadtkirche Gross Gerau - destroyed during WWII bombings and subsequently rebuilt and consecrated in 1955 https://stadtkirche-gross-gerau.ekhn.de/startseite/ueber-uns/historie Some pretty streets - town rights were awarded in 1398, but was likely around long before that Pack of smokes anyone? Now with tap and pay functionality