t18 c16 May 3 Mainz 64k887 Loreley

Escaped from Mainz industry after about 8k, then a short stretch of rough pathways, then great news.   Along the L bank, for the rest of the ride was on a smooth cycle way, close to the Rhein and mostly between the railway and road on the L, and the river on the R.

Entered the fairytale section of the Rhein valley
with the vines on the E side
and barely visible, a string of rocks to be avoided.
How's this for an island escape ?
Met a Brit, Alan, cycling S to Rome, at a roadside cafe.   We chatted over a late lunch of bratwurst.
Stopped for the night with a view of the Loreley, the 120m high rock in the narrowest part of the gorge.
From here the Rhein maidens lured their victims onto the rocks. 
Didn't spot any.