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This was one of those days that had some major ups and some major downs.
The Thumbs Ups
Thumbs Up #1: Seeing the Welterberg Cloister, which has made the finest Bavarian beer since 1050
Thumbs Up #2: Taking a cool little boat trip from the Cloister up to to Kelheim
Thumbs Up #3: Getting to ride this stretch of road, about 15-20 miles out of Regensberg
Thumbs Up #4: Tooling around Regensberg trying to find a place to stay.
The Thumbs Downs
Thumbs Down #1: 30+ miles of muddy, rocky and sandy dirt roads
Thumbs Down #2: Constant rain showers
Thumbs Down #3: 15+ miles of black fly swarms hurling into my face while approaching Regensberg. I thought that kids were in the trees, pelting me with rice, until I realized that it was actually thick swarms of flies. I wore sunglasses to keep the eye bugs to a minimum, and I couldn't wear any lip balm because it would make the little bugs get stuck on my mouth. Really gross.
Of course, I did it just fine, and it was a lot of fun. Regensburg is an astonishing town, one of the fully intact medieval towns in Europe. It was the old center of the Holy Roman Empire for a while and the heart of much of the religious and political history of this region for most of it's history. The entire center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to give you some idea of how special it is
Tomorrow is a much deserved rest day here, where I'll cool my jets before contemplating a 100-mile day on Tuesday...
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