Total mileage:- 585
Hotel:- Pension - Haus Weller
After a very pleasant breakfast we got organised to set off. Then it started to rain. Enough for full waterproofs? Not sure. But it gradually increased to very heavy. Here we are on the most picturesque part of the Rhine in pouring rain.
We passed a few castles, the Loreley Rock, the two castles of Sterrenburg and Lebenstein. It is heavy rain when standing under a big road bridge is very pleasant. We stood long enough to chat to a couple of young Germans having a few days on a cycle circuit of the area, and a Dutchman, who was wild camping, and had travelled by bicycle all over the world.
At this point we decided rather than plod on and miss the rest of this section, we would stop at Boppard, trust the forecast and hopefully see some of the gorge in the promised sunshine tomorrow.
The route today was on very good asphalt, although close to the road, rail and river it was good going. The flood waters were receding, but still high on many places. Small village promenades and gardens under water, landing stages inaccessible, small islands, completely submerged. 
We saw campsites where the ducks were swimming on the tent pitches. There was a lot of cleaning up going on, many trying to clear the fine mud that the flood water leaves. We are hoping that a few low mileage days will allow the water to drop enough for us to follow the route with fewer diversions.
Meanwhile John P. has taken lightweight touring a step further. Multiuse, being the key.
Here he is modelling a seat protector, that doubles as a helmet cover. Now how useful and stylish is that!
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