Our wee bedroom at Klosterkrug had a wonderful close up view of the Church and its impressive steeples, but we were so tired, we didn’t hear the church bells every 15 minutes. Only the alarm awakened us.
Yesterday was such a great day of riding and exploring, but the hills and mostly because of being so cold, we were done in. We are thinking that something must have been lost in translation, as it feels like it is winter and not spring. It can’t be May. But we see that we are not alone as much of Europe is experiencing the same unseasonably cold weather.
The scenery just keeps getting better in this region. The hills with landscapes of vibrant colours and the eye catching medieval buildings reenforce our love of travelling slowly by bike, where the pace allows you to really take in what you see.
Breakfast in the historic Klosterkrug Hotel dating back to 1735. We are fascinated by these buildings so rich with character and interesting details.
Our home for the night. Our needs are pretty simple these days -if we have a hot shower and a warm duvet covered bed, we are happy. Klosterkrug offered this and more. Our wee room was at the back with an angled skylight with a view of the Church. The angled side of the room was reserved for me as Barry couldn’t fit!
Today is going to be a treat as we will be passing through villages and towns rich with medieval buildings and elements like this. However, Barry looks a bit unbelieving as we are suddenly experiencing a hail storm. It could be worse..it could be snow!
With our first sighting of a stork’s nest, we are reminded of previous trips here where we enjoyed watching them and following the growth of their young. The parents look very busy in their nest.
This is our second visit to Hoxter as we came through here years ago on our tour of the Weser River. The town centre is quite beautiful with impressive medieval buildings well maintained.
Tabby cats are a favourite breed for us. This sturdy farm cat gave us his attention briefly, looking not too impressed for being disturbed. What a magnificent cat.
We can relate to this guy as we often think that with our multiple stops with conversations with farm animals, and coffee breaks, that we also move at a snail’s pace. But we wouldn’t have it any other way!
As we so often see, sheep and lamb are in an area along the river to help keep the grass mowed. This large group had many lambs, but this curious little fellow caught our eye.
From one tandem on land to another tandem on the river, we waved greetings to each other. We are both enjoying the wonderful Weser, except that we are fighting a headwind and they are wisely taking advantage of paddling with the current.
We rode bike on from Holzminden to Bevern to get provisions at the Rewe grocery store. Since this is Saturday, all stores will be closed tomorrow. We couldn’t find any accommodation in the area or beyond, so we wisely turned back to Holzminden and stayed at Hellerskrug. This family run hotel is in an historic building dating back to the 1750’s. We are looking forward to breakfast here tomorrow as their restaurant is reputed to be very good and it is set in a cosy, gasthaus style.
A wonderful day.
Today's ride: 46 km (29 miles) Total: 692 km (430 miles)
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Suzanne GibsonKudos for keeping going in this cold weather! Love reading about your ride in areas where Janos and I have cycled, too! Reply to this comment 5 years ago
