Score one for her! Good job Dodie!

Dodie poured herself into bed and after a 13 hour sleep felt ready to carry on. She is a tough lady.

Not a clue, but it does look sort of ventish.

The problem we find with all the route planning programs is that they never give you their criteria for choosing one route over another. If you like hills and off road rides, and so did the developer of the track all is good. Otherwise.......

That’s a rough day. Poor Dodie … hopes she feels better. Perhaps a day to rest !

We have, in the past, stayed at some hotel near the Frankfurt airport but do not recall which one. Steve does all the bike work, and we box or otherwise pack the bikes as a group effort, so finding a nearby bike shop is less relevant to our tours.

Seemingly, unfortunately good.

Really good idea. We may start with from here, moving forward.

Dodie thought they looked more like egg clusters, Steve leaned to a flower.

Actually, they are remarkably aware of passing traffic, and turn their blowers off when a walker or cyclist passes by.

Poor Dodie! Sure hope the landscaper didn’t activate his blower!

Any idea what the concrete structure between the two shrubs in this photo is for? The metal grate leads me to think it is a vent, but …

We are working slowly on our plan for 2024. The end points are Lisbon and Frankfort. Would you have any recommendations for a bike shop and lodging near the airport in Frankfort? If it isn't something you've already done yourself, please don't worry, we will continue researching.

If those are anything like the style in the USA, they do work great to start, but later develop leaks. I like the old fashioned glue it yourself style. I hope they aren't becoming hard to find stateside!

What are the chances?