Lonesome rider - 230km alongside Rhine by bike
Since I had played with the thought of cycling alongside Rhine river for a while already, the bank holiday last week and the arrival of spring lead to a four day bike trip, just by myself: Destination was Cologne where my youngest sister is living, about 230km from Frankfurt if you always follow the turns of first Main and then Rhine river. I packed my bags (borrowed saddlebags from a colleague), a tent and sleeping bag and hopped on my bike. I was happy to have four days on my own with no plans made except for the final destination. I could decide everything free and spontaneously: where to go and when, where to take breaks and where to camp. The first day I rode the first 30km next to the Main river to Mainz. Lots of green fields, trees and gravel ways, at least after I had passed the industrial areas West of Frankfurt. It took some time to get used to riding a bike with the bags, I rode much slower than I expected. After Mainz I hit the Rhine, my buddy for the next 200km ;)