We left Danauworth on the north side of Danube and after a little while on the river, past through an industrial area. We saw the Airbus helicopter factory, where our friends of the previous evening worked.

The sign posted bike route took us mainly through towns, including Tapfheim and Dillingen, after which Kris decided to depart from it and find our way back to the river again.

A little further on the cycle road took us through some suburbs in the town of Lauingen. And there was a totally unexpected Roman temple, tucked away just behind some houses – dating from the first century.

           

Kris departed from the route again after Gundelfingentook, back into the forest and after a bit of a roundabout path, we found a way out to the river bank. The last ten kilometers or so was alongside the north river bank, on good gravel roads.

We decided to stop early at Gunzburg (after 65km), to see if we could easily get reasonable accommodation. We got a privat zimmer in the nextdoor town of Reisensburg, about 2km away. The accommodation is old fashioned but spacious, in an apartment next to the main house (no wifi). The house is near the small castle and church that dominate the town.

We had a relaxing afternoon buying food and looking around Gunzburg.

             

We got my chain replaced at a large bicycle shop (Fahrradland). The chain is worn, but was not yet giving specific problems. It was a rip off, as they charged us extra labour cost to readjust the gears as well as replace the chain. The work cost double what it cost to replace Kris’s chain and the same amount as our accommodation for the night. We were not happy.

Kris enjoyed talking with our hostess – the elderly Frau Lacher and her daughter (in German). They came to sit with us on the porch outside our flat, while we drank some beers. The house used to belong to her parents. She is also very concerned about the situation with the Greeks and the EU.