Along the Rhine

We left Cologne this morning in drizzling rain to backtrack a little…first to Bonn, where, because we became caught up in a traffic snarl with fire engine sirens blaring, we decided to escape as soon as possible and managed to do so unharmed and unfrazzled with the aid of our trusty GPS/SatNav Kenny, then on through Koblenz to the eastern side of the Rhine.  The rain had stopped but the sky was still overcast, the temperature several degrees lower than it has been in the last few days so with the beautiful Rhine River on our right and a cool breeze wafting through the windows as we drove, it was a very pleasant drive.  We stopped along the way at an imbiss (snack) café for Frikadelle (rissole) and pommes (chips) which we ate while sitting watching the many cruise boats and barges go by…it’s a tough life!  Then it was on to St Goars

where we caught the car ferry across to St Goars on the western shores of the river to travel the 6kms down the road to Oberwesel, our campsite for the night.

We are now sitting about 50 metres from the river bank watching all the boats go by, enjoying the cooler weather and a nice cold beer.