Berching - 2

Wednesday, 29th July.

It rained through the night, had stopped by this morning but was overcast so we took the rainjackets with us on the ride to Beilngries, just in case.  

It was an easy ride, enjoyable apart from the occasional shower which was just enough to be a nuisance and we arrived in plenty of time to visit a couple of shops, have a stroll and a light lunch before catching the 12.45pm ferry back to Berching...or so we thought.  The cafe was busy and our order took such a long time to come we had to rush for the ferry, arriving at the landing in time to wave it goodbye.  Disappointed, as we were looking forward to the ferry ride, we headed across the canal to ride back on the opposite side, only to find the cycle path there was  blocked.  The alternatives were to stay on that side of the canal and ride on the busy main road or to cross the bridge again and go back the way we'd come.  The main road didn't appeal at all so back across the bridge we went.  It rained on and off for the rest of the afternoon so we were glad we had the jackets.  We stopped at Plankstetten on the way to visit the Benedictine Monastery there and went into Berching on our return.  It's a very attractive old walled town but as the rain had become rather heavy, we had to seek refuge in a cafe where we indulged in coffee and f.a.cream cake, hoping that the rain which has now stopped will stay away so we can have a good look around in the morning before we leave.