Danube Bike Tour Day 15: Straubing to Deggendorf
Posted by Cassie, November 19th, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Distance: 35km
We walked around Straubing in the morning. They had a big market square with neat buildings. There was also a 61 meter tall tower with five spires in the middle of the square. Since it was Saturday morning, there were lots of people walking around the market square, and there was an open air market going on.
Straubing market square
Since tomorrow was Sunday, we stocked up on groceries and got a loaf of bread at the bakery. By the time we returned to the campground, it was already late, and we decided to relax for a while. We got a really late start for our ride. As we started riding, it began to drizzle, and it steadily turned into rain. We had been lucky with the rain, and it had only rained at night. This was the first time we had been rained on while riding. We were wet, cold, and muddy by the time we reached Deggendorf. We decided to find somewhere warm and dry to spend the night. We had passed lots of guesthouses and rooms on the way to Deggendorf, but once we arrived in Deggendorf, we could not find a place to stay. It was dark and still raining, and we were both cold and miserable. We were about to give up and ride to the campground in the dark. Then, we found a map of the city in the main square with the hotels on it. We found the cheapest hotel listed in the back of our bike book, and fortunately, it was only a couple blocks away. It was expensive to stay at the hotel, but we were happy to have a warm, dry place to stay. We had our own bathroom for the first time of the trip, and we took advantage of it to wash off all our muddy gear. We were tired and worn out, and it felt so good to lay down on a warm, soft bed and watch some German TV. 🙂
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