So....off the beaten path (without a prescribed bike path) in France was do-able, but not easy. Actually, it was kind of fun to find our way from town to town on the backroads, but it was HILLY! Eventually, though, after a night in a small-town campsite, we found our way to the Marne Canal and Saverne - a beautiful city in Alsace. We arrived in time to catch part of the USA/Algeria World cup match (actually, I thought the French would be showing the England match instead, but I forgot how many Algerians live in France!) We went back into town later to watch the German national team beat Ghana.
The way to Strasbourg from Saverne was easy (and even a little boring) along the Marne canal. It was actually more difficult to find the campsite in Strasbourg than it was to get there, but with all that accomplished, we hunkered down for two nights and got ready to explore the city the next day. We rode our bikes downtown, stopping first at the site of the European parliament, only to find out that they have no services for visitors. Oh well - we parked our bikes and walke around the old town centre and got something to eat (in an actual restaurant!) We atetypical Alsacian food, which turned out to be just like German food. But the city was lovely. I'll post pictures as soon as I get a good internet connection (which I haven't has since Strasbourg.)
Leaving Strasbourg, we rode back into Germany to Offenburg, where we got a train to Donaueschingen - over the hills of the Black Forest to the source of the Donau (or Danube) river. The next day, we started off on the Donau radweg (Danube bike path) with a short ride to Tuttlingen, where we stopped to watch and celebrate Germany's win over England - and luckily for us, there was a town festival going on at the same time (not that they needed another reason to celebrate.) The next day's ride through the Donau valley was hilly, but absolutely gorgeous. We've had really good weather for the last two weeks, except for one day of rain, but it's getting pretty hot here (no, not like at home...it actually still gets COLD in the evening, and as long as you stay in the shade, it's quite nice.) And they say it's just going to keep getting hotter until next weekend. Our aim is to get to Regensburg on Saturday (03 July) to watch the next big World Cup match (Germany v. Argentina). And my next big aim is to find a campsite with wifi - which we haven't has since France. Hopefully then I'll be able to post this along with some pictures.
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