ELTVILLE - Rudisheim - BOPPARD 39 miles
Much rain during the night but when we left at 9 it was dry but damp. Straight away alongside the Rhine - again a nature reserve most of the time - and this cycle path goes all the way to Koblenz. We stopped in Boppard just a few miles before as there was a place to stay just when we wanted it. The cycling appears to get better each day and the scenery has been so beautiful. Taken many pictures and one of the main ones is of course the Loreley. Unesco Heritage Site of course. The LORELEY is actually a big rock in a bend in the Rhine Gorge. The legend of Loreley is of a fair maiden who, having been spurned by a fisherman boyfriend, swore vengeance upon all river farers. She sat atop the cliff singing alluring songs to lure them towards the rocks and their doom. Nowadays, although the river has been dredged, these are still dangerous waters and larger boats take on a pilot to navigate past the Loreley. When looking at the water as we cycle along, its fast and busy with river cruisers, ferries, working vessels and you wouldn't stand much of a chance in there if you had a mishap.
It looks about the halfway mark at present. That's good going I think.
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