Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Day 11 Garmisch to Rothenburg ODT

What is ODT? It's Ob Der Tauber which was news to me.
A shorter mileage today and we arrived at 1330. The campsite was quiet so we got a good choice of pitches. Tonight on returning from our walking tour of the walled town, the site is busy and we have tents on two sides now.

Thankfully the forecast was correct and it's been quite hot at 25C. Riding on the autobahn is quite a different experience as Mercs and Audis's fly past as if I was parked. However we were soon on smaller roads and had a nice run through farming areas.

Rothenburg is a living historic town. It was saved from American tanks by the Mayor going out to surrender to them. It is a very interesting place to visit.

Once again there is a bell tower next to the campsite. At Arras site the bell stopped chiming at 7pm but tonight the bell is still ringing at 8pm. Hopefully it will stop or else it will be earplugs again for me.
A wee shock at the campsite after we have registered. I went to start the bike but found the stubby key was not on the keyring. My heart missed several beats as the implications of this being lost did not bear thinking about. I looked down the front side of the petrol tank and there jammed in the wiring harness was the key. I dont know how long it had been there but I could not imagine it had been there since filling up 1 hour previously. Whatever, it was rescued and more securely secured now.

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