2008-04-24 11:44

BSD – more charming Bavarian Swabian towns

Sigmarin

gen to Ehlingen-Berg

Longer ride so more variety.  Portage (picture included), fording (picture), long portage as road flooded, sun, rain, hail (yes hale), fog, mud – lots of it, much of it on us, hills and valleys, wonderful views and wet feet (see above), significant routing help from gps, hotel on small mountain (berg), Schwabian dinner (photo), pastry shop in Riedlingen (picture) , interesting German accents, spring garden (picture)

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Have included a dinner picture as response to comment by Judi.  Schwabian dinner of wurst, saurkraut, crepes with some meat filling, lentils, spatzle.  Had been planning to have Schwabian meal and tonight fulfilled that plan.

Ride was good, of course, but a bit difficult at times due to mud, flooding, lots of mud, some good sized hill, and weather that kept changing.  Put on rain gear, take off a too hot, put back on, then off – you get the picture.  Rain gear is just too warm for any climbing in the sun.

Nice lunch in Reidlingin another charming town with half timbered buildings and many shops in the square.  Arrived in a heavy rain, got into a bakery so as to dry out and eat, the sun came out.

Hotel quite a bit out of town, all that was available via hrs.de   Long hilly ride made much more difficult by KB messing up the gps usage and so the last 500meters too maybe 40 minutes.  Simple error in usage that I will not make again.

Stopped a few times for either chatting with the locals or actually trying to get directions clear.  Accents in this area are often very difficult for me to follow.  OK now with basic routing discussions but the local accent adds a new challenge.

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