The Finely Tuned Athlete

Hi Folks.

Having spent a few hours again in the saddle this finely tuned athlete has succomed to a nifty beer in the beer garden. Anyone who tells you that Germany is expensive is a dumkoft a large beer is 2.5 euros and its mighty fine stuff. Will be back on the bike tomorrow so might allow myself an ice cream as well as the odd cheeky beer.

Blogging till the break of dawn.

The trouble with this blogging lark is it becomes addictive. Ann lies in the sun baking while I blog and blog and blog. When we get home I will need some deco time. What a sad person sitting under the sun shade in 33 degrees of heat, clear blue sky, cool beers in the fridge, birds of prey flying overhead, beautiful people all round me, and Im blogging..........living the dream.

Chas.

Freiburg by day.

Sunday morning.

We cycled in to Freiburg.....yes Neil we cycled into Freiburg, along the river bank. It was absolutely fab. I can see why people cycle so much here there are dedicated paths and cycle lanes everywhere. In addition to that the car drivers are so considerate unlike on the Autobahn where there are no actual speed limits. In the city bikes can go pretty much everywhere including the wrong way up one way systems which was perhaps as well for us. Freiburg has changed since I was last there in 1962 but still has many beautiful parts especially in the Old Town area.

Camping Mosel Park

Hi Bloggspotters.

Arrived at Camping Mosel Park Freiburg on Saturday 18th around mid-day. On arrival the site looked pretty full and after a poor nights sleep last night in Sigmaringen we were a little apprehensive. However, we booked in to find a lovely couple running a superb site with excellent facilities. The picture shows the restaurant and bar area. There's a fish pond around which overnight light weight campers can stop.

Crowded Roads

The road fromSigmaringem to Freiburg was the B311. Good old sat nav kept trying to send us on the Autubahn but we resisted thank goodness. The 311 was fabulous. Good surface, little traffic and lots of little towns to top up supplies such as pastries and bread. Ann bought me the worlds biggest custard danish pastry which of course I was forced into eating out of politeness. Every so often along this deserted road would come a group of bikers sometimes as many as forty at a time...great biking country.

Sigmaringem

On our way from Bavaria to freiburg we stopped at a town called Sigmaringem. The campsite was right next to the river on which groups were kayaking. Lots of young teenagers. The site was next to a night club..not much sleep and one to miss for the future. The town however, was as many arevery beautiful. The picture shows the town centre with typical architecture and lots of bars as usual.

The Eagles Nest

Mr H spent a lot of time in the Bavarian Alps. He had something of an attitude about superiority...I am beginning to see why. What remains of his summer residence is at the top of this mountain....we could not get in...swines. Chas und Ann.