Back on the tour! Part three of the summer cycle adventure has begun with the start of a descent of the Rhine. The temperature is still sky high here in Germany, but we didn’t rush to get going (or do anything for that matter – it’s too hot to rush anywhere!). Handily, there is a… Read more

On the hottest day of the year it’s been part blessing and part curse to be stuck in the city centre. The planned ‘rest day’ has been spent off the bikes, but at times it’s been hard to feel like you are resting, when it feels like you might just burst into flames at any… Read more

As with the UK at the moment, temperatures are hotting up in Germany too. We attempted to make an earlier start in order to get to Köln before the afternoon heat made riding too unpleasant. After a bit of faff to find a bakery and some lunch food, we stopped for breakfast in the shade… Read more

Wow, the heat has really turned up a notch today. Having heard about the heatwave back home in the UK, it felt like it’s arriving here too as we cycled off through some fields of potatoes. After a few kilometres, we stopped for a drink and some shade at an impressive Schloß.  Even though it… Read more

To get us out of any undulating terrain was going to involve a longer day in the saddle, so it was slightly concerning to find the first kilometre bumping through a rough forest track! Knowing as we do, that ‘The Tour Will Provide’ – (a saying that my friend John told me years ago after… Read more

A marvellous day on the tour – but with an unexpected sting in the tail! The day started off at a leisurely pace along the river from last nights quirky campspot. We passed by Ludenhausen and it’s church and managed to avoid the early lure of a cafe stop. Instead we carried on to Selm,… Read more