We set out from Boppard in a drizzle and experienced rain in various forms all day long. The weather conditions unfortunately obscured several iconic locations. Formost were the narrows of the Lorelei. Our view was limited by fog and rain of the rock formation where legend holds a maiden lured ships aground. Sounds familiar? Like Homer in the Odyssey this is a folk tale shared by many cultures.
Many of us made a strategic stop soon after in a walled town of Bacharach. There we found a shop that sold a marvelous, heated apple strudel with both ice cream and warm cream. Just the solace needed to counter the weather. Most unfortunately the respite was brief and the rain really came down hard just as we set out again.
The route did include a ferry boat ride across the Rhine and brief lunch stop in the touristy town of Rudesheim. The route, or often referred to as the track, proceeded down the right, or east side, of the Rhine, past Weisbaden, the home of Richard Wagner and a large US Army base, and onto Mainz. We had a brief look at the city, best known as the home of Gutenberg, the inventor of printing. Most of us were eager to warm ourselves in the bus. We had an half hour drive outside of Mainz to our hotel.
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