Rüdesheim to Mainz - How I Saved My Marriage - CycleBlaze

July 15, 2024

Rüdesheim to Mainz

This morning we head back to the ferry to get back on our original route. Oddly, we've seen 5-6 people wearing Camp David shirts, which seems kind of weird. Did they all work there? Summer camp? I took this hip shot on the fly.
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Bob KoreisIt's a German company. Been around for about 27 years. Put out cheap, trendy clothes.
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The path turned to dirt for a while...
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...with patches of mud, but nothing we had to pedal through. No problem going around.
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George (Buddy) HallThe locals avoid the dirt section by riding a bit farther away from the river through a small village with paved roads. But unless you ride this route a lot, you would never know.
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There's a snail in this flower.
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future beer
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A Great Egret, a Mute Swan, and an Egyptian Goose in one shot.
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There was some construction but another biker told us it's okay to pass through and we had no problems.
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Happy sign people
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We stopped in Ingelheim for some homemade lemonade.
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Heather in the mirror. She's not that blurry in real life.
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On the way to Mainz (pronounced "mines")
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Once in Mainz (pop. 217,118) there was traffic but, as always, it wasn't a problem.
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We arrived at our hotel at 2:45, 15-30 minutes too early to check in so we went for some coffee/croissants. As we were deciding where to go Heather got stung on her left should by one of the bees we'd been seeing... the same kind that stung my nose a few days ago.
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She googled a picture of the ones we've been seeing and it turns out that what stung us is actually a German Wasp, not a bee. This is one we saw later on an outdoor windowsill.
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Our room at the Hotel Hammer
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We meandered through Mainz and 20-25 minutes later ended up at Lehmanns Weinbistro where we ate dinner.
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Here's a picture of some food.
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The "walk" and "stop" signs were cute.
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I always enjoy reading the stickers on poles and signs. They give me a sense of what the town is like.
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After we got back to the hotel a thunderstorm blew through. I love storms (especially when not camping), and we watched it through the window before climbing into bed.
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Today's ride: 20 miles (32 km)
Total: 238 miles (383 km)

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