Day 8 Hattenheim - Kahl am Main

We had a spectacular thunderstorm overnight with high winds, torrential rain and lots of lightning.  This was probably the first really bad weather we've had in our tent, fortunately it stood up well and seemed totally bombproof against the elements.

The weather had cleared up by morning although there was a fair bit of tree damage along the cycle path

At Mainz we left the Rhine, we had a choice between following the major cycle path along the River Main through Frankfurt, or cutting across country to Aschaffenbach.  Given our record so far with navigation we took the former route which turned out to be very straightforward with a good tailwind most of the way resulting in us ending up in Frankfurt (39 miles) by lunchtime.

We had a good wander round the city centre which had a really nice atmosphere and had to find a map shop to give us clues for a campsite for tonight.

We eventually ended up in a pretty smart campsite overlooking the lake at Kahl am Main

miles today 65

Miles total 464

Disasters today - none ( although phone still dead! )