We meandered, arguing, trying to find our way out of this small town via a supermarket to buy batteries for the mapless Garmin. If I'd just followed Anne, or if Anne had just followed me, then it would have been simple, but life's not like that! Whatever; the cycleway was finally regained and off we rode with a mediocre weather forecast and the conditions of a typical Scottish Summer's day ... without the wind. In fact the wind did pick up but as a tailwind so we sped along the riverside to our first coffee and (cherry) cake stop on the promenade at Bad Breisig (just £5 total). Refuelled, we continued briskly along the path past the ruins of an important bridge destroyed during the allied advance towards the end of WW2 at Remagen. We were paced by the Koln-Dusseldorfer river 'bus' for a while and I fancied a race, but Anne, noting it was a big catamaran, wasn't up for it. Not long afterwards the clouds thickened and rain started to spit so we diverted off the path to find a magnificent (and surprisingly cheap) bakery in the village of Mehlem for lunch until the rain cleared. Then it was on to Bonn, with a brief stop to relube noisy chains. After an early check-in and kit wash we set about exploring the city (and it's rather too many shoe shops, in my view). No altstadt here, just a bit of old tower and an ornate Rathaus; it's a much more modern city. After a beer and snack we found somewhere to eat. Now, neither of us were very hungry, so I went for an omelette and side salad (because at just 8 quid, even at post-Brexit exchange rates, it wouldn't be very big, would it?) and Anne went for a bit of pickled herring at the same price. I leave you to take a view on the cost of eating out here based on the picture. Needless to say, neither of us cleaned our plates. Switzerland, this is not! It was a bit of a short day today, and will be again tomorrow so we shall have plenty of time to see Cologne/Koln
47.9 km; 17.4 kph avg; 2:45 moving time; 154m ascent
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