Riding: Sunday 31 March, Easter

66km, Ulm to Höchstädt
We had to wake up early to get Ted & Emily off to Frankfurt for their morning flight back to America.  With daylight savings time also starting that morning, it made for even less sleep.

Betsy & I took the train to Ulm to start our ride down the Danube.

Riding on Trains with Bikes

 For the second year in a row our Easter brought snow, and we rode our bikes through it.  And with the snow came mud.  And contrary to the expected prevailing wind, we were riding into the wind.

Lunch at a mosque, one of the few places to eat on Easter.  In full rain gear, with muddy bikes

But we are excited to be actually making this trip we have been thinking about for a year.
We came across a reconstructed Roman Temple site, and while we were exploring it, the sun came out for the first time that day.

Roman Temple Ruins in Faimingen

As we approached our hotel for the night, we used some snow to clean off the muddiest parts of our bikes.  At the hotel, we spotted a hose then really rinsed off our bikes and each other.

Then we had a well-deserved sleep after our early morning and long, cold, wet ride.