8 miles later we were back level with our campsite but on the right side of the river. The Rhine is really picturesque along this section, steep sided valleys with vineyards all up the sides, castles at almost every bend in the river. And red kites soaring overhead.
Just before Bad Salzig it suddenly became dark and we just made it to an underpass before the next thunderstorm. This one went on for ages so we eventually just got the waterproofs on and went for it.
By the time we had lunch at Sankt Goer the sun was back out and the temperature was getting up to about 28.
Beer stop at Bingen, after which we got the ferry across the river again with only about another 9 miles to our campsite. From this point on the Rhine widens out a lot and we could see the signs of the recent flooding on the bushes, parts of the cycle path were also flooded with stinky stagnant water. Initially it was only a few inches deep so we could keep our feet dry, then it came up over our pedals, then I fell off!
Not only did I get totally soaked, ( and smelly) but my wallet, passport and, more importantly, phone all got soaked. I am now clean, Sandra has almost stopped laughing, but the phone still seems to be dead. Blog updates might be a bit more sporadic from now on.
The campsite we are in was under about 5 feet of water a couple of weeks ago and obviously some of the regulars are taking no chances
Miles today - 53.5
Miles total - 399
Unintentional swims - 1
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