Monday, 01-06-09

Echternach to Trier

30kms total 256kms

Slow start today, after yesterdays hills we were a bit sore. We finally managed to get on the road by 10 and rode into the center of town for coffee/sweet rolls and a couple huge sandwiches.

We than got on the Saure river and followed it out of town.

The ride today was quiet and peaceful on the almost perfect cycling paths. also the scenery was great.

The weather warm not too hot and we had a great day cycling to Trier.

Upon arrival in the camping we first did some chores and than cycled through the town and found it ok at best.

It just seemed another tourist trap to say the truth, expensive and lacking.

The plan was to stay for a rest day but we will be moving on tomorrow in search of a better camping.

This place is ok but its just another city camping very noisy and a car dump just behind, when the wind blew right we could smell old motor oil and the rest.

Seeing how this place is we are beginning to reconsider our long tour of cities next spring, maybe avoid a couple.

Left to Right:

1- Doing some repairs to my handlebar. 2- Looking forward on the cycling path just out of Echternach.

 3- And looking back. 4&5- Somewhere between Echternach and Wasserbilling. 6- The E44 high above

the Saure. 7- Map at showing the Saure between Echternach and Wasserbilling.

1- The junction between the Sauer and Mosel rivers. 2- Cycling path along the Mosel soon after Wasserbilling.

3- Camping in Trier. 4,5&6 A nice looking monument, Porta Nigra and the Cathedral of St. Peter in Trier.