Coswig to Steckby/Barby 12th July

We left Pension Weinhof at about 9am - another grey day- & troddled about 6km plus a ferry ride to reach Wörlitz. It is a UNESCO listed world heritage site (biosphere) with a huge area of landscaped parkland & an English style schloss. Leopold Frederick Franz Von Anhalt-Dessau (alias Leo III) was an enthusiastic landscaper & an eccentric builder. He turned 1000's of acres of the land surrounding Wörlitz into beautiful parks & waterways, dotted with monuments, statues and temples.
We took a serene & scenic 45 minute gondola ride through the Wörlitz Park & enjoyed lunch at an imbiss in the grounds.

Taking a boat ride at Worlitz.

Worlitz Park.

We rode on 10 km to Oranienburg to a beaver park, but unfortunately it was closed. So, on to Dessau & coffee in another nice town square - overcast weather somewhat spoilt the moment though. A bit of a look through another of Leo's lovely parks brought us to an impressive domed structure, flanked by Egyptian lions. Leo was a busy boy!

Good bike path heading towards Dessau.

Across the river heading towards Steckby - divided cycle path.

After one more ferry trip and 20 km, we stumbled upon a great gasthaus - Gasthaus Zum Biber (E50 mit frühstuck). Rod had got ahead of us and camped the night at Barby.
Back at Zum Biber, we had teamed up with 2 German cycle touring couples & had a great fun night speaking "Germish".
Meanwhile, Rod had found himself a gem of a restaurant, situated in the middle of an orchard- best meal of the entire trip, he said, (pity u can´t be in 2 places at once)& great apple most??, with his host.
P&T 55km/ Rod 73km today