RUDESHEIM TO ST. GOARSHAUSEN (6/26-MONDAY) 32km (20 miles)

Huge breakfast- pack lunch. Armand doesn’t pack anything again and then eats my rolls. Start out together. All stop, park our bikes & walk up very steep hill to castle. Armand and I tour very impressive castle- John and family decide not to go. Once we leave, they bike ahead because I am very slow and there is a headwind. Never see them again-we get back to boat at 2:45 in time for my 3:00 nap. Other Gonsoulin’s did more hiking uphill and got back after 3. Resting now in preparation for another 2 hour huge dinner. Snack at 4. Wonderful Asían food for dinner.

Start of day 2-see castle on top of mountain- I want to go
Countryside filled with vineyards-some so steep you can’t imagine how they planted them or picked the grapes
It was a long way up- not sure how many times the inhabitants left their castle or how long it took to build it

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