WORRINGEN - Dusseldorf - ORSOY 55 miles
We made an early start. 8 o'clock we were off again, dry and we had good sunny weather all day until the last 5 minutes when the heavens opened. It was easy going through Dusseldorf and we passed some fantastic buildings. The idea was to cross the Rhine at Zons but we just couldn't reach the ferry, unless we wanted to wade through towards it, so we took an alternative route and crossed the Rhine further on. This flooding is quite serious. At places you can't even see where the cycle route is supposed to be. After Dusseldorf we had to go through Duisburg. We didn't enjoy that as this is a vast area. It's position at the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr has made it an important trading city. It is one of the worlds largest inlands ports. We had to go over some high bridges sharing it with very heavy traffic. The organisers of EuroVelo have tried hard to give the cyclists a safe thorough fare; and it is, but it was hard going if you missed a sign or if a sign was not pointing the right way. But we made it and arrived in Osroy. Lovely accommodation.
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