Day 19

Day 19 Tuesday June 21^st

I lie in bed in the the Walhalla Hotel in a pleasant town called Donaustauf. The town's claim to fame is that is has a near duplicate of the Parthenon built by King Ludwig I in 1842 as a German Hall of Fame. The day ended for us after 6pm after cycling 93km plus 6km boat ride. The boat ride was from the Weltonburg Abbey to Kelheim and went through a very pretty gorge.

At Kelheim we stopped for lunch in the market square where we had pasta and salad. One thing for certain, these Germans don't scrimp on the helpings and I had to leave much of my pasta. Lia loved hers so much she finished it.

The drizzling morning turned into a magnificent afternoon so much so that we stopped and put our feet into the water on a small beach. These beaches are very rare as much of the river is bordered by man-placed stone and does not allow the sand to be deposited.

Well it had to happen sooner or later and Lia finally got our first puncture – but never minder in 20 mins it was repaired and we were cycling on again – one further stop for a few minor adjustments and all was perfect. That being said we need to find someone to service Lia's gears as they are giving her trouble again.

The road to Regensburg was tiring but we were reward by a fascinating old city and bridge (in used since 1150's. I'd like to come back and explore this town more. Will stop now as Lia asked me to turn off the light,