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Up at 6:30-another elaborate bkft-made 2 sandwiches-no Jean or Cindy. UT did great job getting us out of town. Temp is cool, trails good-some gravel. Scenic-vineyards, lots of veggies & fruit-water & next to RR tracks. Off trail-little lost😢😢 BIKER takes us to rt place☺. Now in Stein am Rhein again-murals on walls. Take picture of 10 young woman in town square w/costumes on–speaking English from all over world but live here. Back on trail-UT passes 2 guys riding milk cows. Now have old woman on motorized invalid scooter w/husband on bike in front of us. Get to town early-decide to keep going to RHINE FALLS-largest waterfall in Europe. Now path says no bikes-ask-lady says bike path through forrest is closed-need to be very strong  to bike up on road. Says to go on walking path-glad we did. Go over bridge-now strairs-man helps push bike. Have free pass for  boat ride-told it’s on other side-park bikes. Walk for 30 min-eat sandwich & drink warm coke from yesterday. Boat ride to big rock in middle of falls-climb to top. Take boat to other side where bikes are. Crossing bridge-here comes Cindy & Jean. Tell them to turn around. Back to hotel-dinner w/Cindy at Thai rest.-very good except bottle of water was 4.80 F. UT is asleep-tough job to be leader.

Breakfast-see Cindy-Jean already gone-biking to MAIMAU ISLAND. Tell Cindy-taking bus-she decides to go w/us. Getting ready to pay 42 E-lady touches my shoulder-gives us 2 FREE tickets. 4 hrs-more beautiful flowers, church, castle, lake-swans, ducks-fish & butterflies. Tired-need sugar-wait at bus stop. Nun from India talks to me-not many people do. Stop at McDonalds (next to hotel) for large coke. Watch more French Open-nap. Bike to bike place to exchange my “big” seat for a smaller-hopefully more comfortable one. Armand finally finds Vegan rest. I have coke & roll. Still can’t post pictures. Tomorrow back on bike again.

7:30 bkft-still no Jean or Cindy. 1 girl did everything. Eat on patio w/2cannons protecting us. Ready to leave-Jean biking by- stayed at another hotel. Trail easy to follow-arrows pt way-don’t need map. Stop at clay courts-want to watch tennis-they leave. Leave bikes at Hotel Halm-too early to ck in-meet Jean. Walk back to lake-take 45 min boat ride around lake-7 E ea. Go back to hotel-rest, watch French Open for 2 hrs. 7:30-try to find Armand something to eat. Italian-veggie pizza. Terrible-can’t finish it-$2.80 for glass of tap water. Forgets hat & glasses-leave no tip. Still can’t post pictures.

Day I fell off bike 2 times

Wilson & Sparky at golf course on another bike trip

Picture taking before I was lost

Best night for sleep-up at 8-Cindy knocks on door. Already ate bkft-leaving now. Eat-make ham & cheese sandwich. Biked in 3 countries- 30 miles. No idea what country we’re in. Good-short day-have to stop often-painful to sit on bike. Sitting on bench-unbelievable-up bikes Cindy-recognizes us-says we wear the same clothes everyday. Started hr before us-finds things to see-bikes away. Stop for lunch-IA takes 20 min to tell me about book he just finished. 1 reads-the other tries to post. Several more stops-pleasure just to relax, enjoy day & being together. See Cindy again-tells us thinks path is in back of us-bikes away. Get to hotel Romerhof-no receptionist-door locked. Push botton-voice tells us combination to get key in box-breakfast at 8. Nice room again. IA takes hr nap-walk around town-find bridge studio & bowling alley-both closed. He eats tofu, I come back to room finish sandwich-more coke. Write blog-he watches French open (in French) on tv. Never saw Jean today or Cindy again  tonight. Hotel built in 1567-schoolhouse, fortress-2 cannons still on 2nd floor pointed to street-also has been museum & library.