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Day 3 Cycling

We left around 8:30 am today without our Norwegian friends.  We rode from Mannheim following the Nakar River, a tributary of the Rhine.  We made our way on the east side of the river to Heideberg, just where the foothills come together.
Here I am on the bridge framed by the gates of Heidelberg on the west side of the Nakar River.
This is the bridge at Heidelberg, looking at the east side.  We spent the early afternoon walking around this town looking for ice cream - we found some Lindt  ice cream.  We are looking forward to a similar product in London.
56 km today starting at 20 C in the morning and 31C when we returned at 4 pm.




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  1. _30 June 2026 at 11:43

    What a beautiful area! Did you cycle by the castle? That's a lot of kms in the heat. 🚴🚴‍♀️🥵💦

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  2. Gail30 June 2026 at 12:50

    You earned that ice cream!

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  3. Anne-Marie1 July 2026 at 06:58

    Amazing views, and you eat all the ice cream you can! Cycling in that heat requires it! Loving the blog!

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