Goodbye Trier
It was a cool and cloudy day as we set off along the most picturesque area of the Mosel. It is always pretty cool in the morning but it is so beautiful to see the mist rising from the water and the trees.
We were lucky enough to arrive at a lock just as our boat was approaching so we stopped to watch the boat go through. It is very interesting to watch, especially since we could stand on the bridge, right above the gate, and watch the water go out of the lock.
The scenery was breathtaking yesterday with quaint towns tucked in among the towering hills of vineyards. We stopped along the way at various sites of Roman ruins. I never realized how many Romans ruins there are in Germany. A few times we even rode through the vineyards on a trail.
We were running away from the rain most of the day. We had to stop a few times to put our rain jackets on but it was usually short lived. We were nervously watching an ugly cloud as it got closer. Luckily we were entering a small town as it hit us. Our group (Marcel was our guide) pulled into a driveway where there was an open garage door with a tractor running. Marcel asked the farmer if we could take shelter from the rain. The farmer turned off his tractor and invited us into the garage. Then he proceeded to show us their trailer full of grapes and explained the process to us. He and his wife have a very small vineyard that they operate themselves. We bought some bottles of wine from them and continued on our way. The rain had stopped!
When we arrived in Bergkastel-Kues, we parked our bikes in the old town centre and took some time to check out the shops. It was another lovely city and some of the shops lightened our pockets, especially the shoe stores!!!
We later rode our bikes to the barge and took some time to freshen up. We were on our own for dinner so we all headed back into town to find something to eat. That turned out to be more difficult
than we expected. Although the town was bustling in the afternoon, many of the restaurants were closed by the time we went back in. We figured out that it was because so many of the tourists come by boat and most of them went back to their boats for dinner. We found that by splitting up into smaller groups we were all able to find a place to eat.
We were lucky enough to arrive at a lock just as our boat was approaching so we stopped to watch the boat go through. It is very interesting to watch, especially since we could stand on the bridge, right above the gate, and watch the water go out of the lock.
The scenery was breathtaking yesterday with quaint towns tucked in among the towering hills of vineyards. We stopped along the way at various sites of Roman ruins. I never realized how many Romans ruins there are in Germany. A few times we even rode through the vineyards on a trail.
We were running away from the rain most of the day. We had to stop a few times to put our rain jackets on but it was usually short lived. We were nervously watching an ugly cloud as it got closer. Luckily we were entering a small town as it hit us. Our group (Marcel was our guide) pulled into a driveway where there was an open garage door with a tractor running. Marcel asked the farmer if we could take shelter from the rain. The farmer turned off his tractor and invited us into the garage. Then he proceeded to show us their trailer full of grapes and explained the process to us. He and his wife have a very small vineyard that they operate themselves. We bought some bottles of wine from them and continued on our way. The rain had stopped!
We later rode our bikes to the barge and took some time to freshen up. We were on our own for dinner so we all headed back into town to find something to eat. That turned out to be more difficult
than we expected. Although the town was bustling in the afternoon, many of the restaurants were closed by the time we went back in. We figured out that it was because so many of the tourists come by boat and most of them went back to their boats for dinner. We found that by splitting up into smaller groups we were all able to find a place to eat.
Stunning scenery...hope you all didn't get too wet... :(
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