After breakfast I got ready to leave. I topped up my tyres (Martin had an air compressor and line conveniently in the garage!) and had a fabulous sending off by the whole family, which was wonderful.
This point marks the furthest East I’ll be on this bike tour.
It had rained all night and during breakfast, but luckily stopped just before I left. I took the backroute along the river as sugested by Kim and Martin into Landshut, and took in the sights by day.
I popped into C&A to see if I could find something warm to wear on the cold nights in the tent. Whilst in there I couldn’t help thinking the clothing range here must be different to the one in London.
The day’s route followed the river Isar all the way into Munich, so was pretty flat, but it was a wet gravel path, so not good for the drivechain, and not the most comfortable of long rides.
This fishery had placed lots of cans alongside the road.. I am not sure why. Perhaps they had been used as torches for a festival?
I found the perfect spot for lunch (packed lunch by Kim – thanks again!)
There were many short waterfalls on the way to Munich:
Occasionally the path would be blocked and I had to find other ways around.
It took a while, but I found Waldo…
And finally, I made it to Munich at around 5pm, so I pedalled slowly around the town for an hour to take in some of the sights briefly.
At 6pm I arrived at Hilla and Greg’s lovely place which is super-central in Munich.
They made me feel at home, and Greg cooked a wonderful thai-style chicken curry which hit the spot nicely, and we spent the evening chatting and catching up.
I’ll be spending one more day here in Munich so I can take in a few sights properly, before heading back. But how to get back home?
Oberahrain to Munich, 97 km. Total so far = 1,617 km.
Wow, epic. Well done! Say hi to Hilla from all of us! I hope you’re collected a bike-load of sweets for distribution on your return! Schnell schnell!