An eyeful of Eifel.
During a decent breakfast we watched the mist transform itself into thick low cloud necessitating another day in the waterproofs.
The morning was spent zigzagging up and down and round the valleys and hills of the Eifel region. Whenever there was a danger of a dry line forming on the road we would head back up a ridge into the low cloud. At one point we crested a ridge to see the huge wind turbines cut off at hub level by the cloud, leaving only the lower sweep of the blades visible. It looked seriously strange.
Then onto some circumnavigation of The Ring. (no not on the track but round the towns surrounding the track) It was evident by the foto that when they crash, they really crash.
The Mosel was the first place that was really busy, so no stops there.
Having completed the majority of the days 'umleitungs' (diversions) - when the Germans dig up a road they really go for it! (The final umleitung of the day even had an umleitung, rendering it impossible to return to the town) We found ourselves having to do several miles on the autobahn, which was scary in the solid rain and the spray.
We stopped at the services for a comfort stop and John lent me 50c for the toilets, turns out they dont accept Egyptian money! Thanks John.
While stopped, the rain took the hint and followed suit leaving us to cover the final 40 miles on the first dry roads of the trip and letting me use, previously untroubled parts of my tread.
We arrived at our hotel as wet as we had been at any time so far only this time it was sweat, at least our gloves had dried out.
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