It was no problem to get out of Kassel. It is bit cooler on the city but soon you drop into the Ruhr valley and one can feel the warmer air. A few miles in and one fantastic road. More boot scraping.
A detour and another strange road sign.
There is a good mix of roads in the Ruhr valley and the GS gets abused. I'm trying to wear the PR4s evenly but there is only so much sidesaddle one can ride.
A bit of art to spice up the day.
Then the Mőhnesee. Enough said about it. It is a massive dam for something built by hand.
I spent a bit of time here. Taking a break and having an early lunch.
From here to the Edersee, Oerstesee and a fruitless search for the smallest Beatles museum. Then some traffic, a frantic search for a thirsty bush which is where this photo was taken.
As you can see the soil is a bit dry.
Some more good roads, overtaking and boot scraping corners, traffic, motorway and then keeping to the musical theme.
Thanks to Moritz from the Total garage near where Mozart was born. You are a star.
Wanted to take a pic of the postal building in Bonn which is an architectural masterpiece. One of my interests. But it was getting late and road works, ahh bollocks to it. Off to the Eifel.
As you crest the hills overlooking Cologne and Bonn the landscape changes dramatically from houses and villages to vegetable farms on a big scale. Stick with the road, stop somewhere nice, take a break and look where you came from ....
and where you are going ....
Some art farty ....
Checked into a guesthouse for the night. Not a bod days riding despite the miles and traffic.