Day 4 Leg 2. Worth an de Donau- Niederalteich 75 km

The last day in April and our furthest distance so far this trip. Also the hottest day so far with a high of 27 degrees

We left Wörth an de Donau (Donau is Danube in German) and headed out into Bavaria’s most fertile farmland.

Wörth castle behind the bountiful Red Campions
Planting maize I assume.
Superb soil for potatoes.
A cuckoo sang his heart out for us by the river
Into the middle of Straubing for lunch with our friend Manfred
A rare chance to witness us both together

We soon left the busy town of Straubing and headed east into a headwind. The battery bikes really came into their own in these conditions. We passed a few conventional bikes who were really struggling. We just upped into the high power mode and passed them as if they were stationary🤣

The Bavarian bike paths are really superbly signed and the surfaces are great. Even the villages you pass through are so welcoming.

I received a green welcoming smiley face as I entered this village. In France and the UK I only ever get red grumpy faces!
We had a rest by the river, and this little church
The bike path had been dug up at this point, so we had to man handle the bikes down the bank and through the barrier in order to get through.
Definitely beer o’clock. Only 10 km to go to our Gasthof zimmer!
Super room next to the river
We found a bench on the sea wall and had a sundowner with some west German cyclists, doing the same route as us.
Last sunset of April
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Published by Robkeene

Sue and I are both over 60 and looking to explore the cycle routes in France

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  1. mws1154's avatar mws1154 says:
    May 1, 2024 at 9:55 am

    Glad to see you found a home for the night. Btw, it is “Wörth an der Donau”, playing a spelling Nazi here since you repeatedly left out the “r” in “der”. After I went to my sisters’ for coffee she told me that there was a bit of construction on the bike trail and she hoped you would manage to get through. Seems you managed. Hopefully you will find a village today where they are erecting a Maypole in the traditional way with strictly manual labour. It is always done on May 1st and there is always plenty of beer, wine, food, music, and dancing to go with it.

    Have a great trip today – Manfred

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    1. Robkeene's avatar Robkeene says:
      May 1, 2024 at 9:44 pm

      We did have issues with the construction. We had to divert through barriers and mud for a while. Not good signage!!
      The guy you left a message with came back to us and we stayed at his Gasthof next to the river.
      Apologies for the spelling in correction!!

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