Pension Am Storkenest.After a very comfortable night and a good breakfast at our pension we headed off on another cool windy morning to nearby Pretzsch to cross the river by ferry. Because of the high water level in the river the ferry wasn't operating and we were advised by some cyclists travelling in the opposite direction to head for Elster, about 20km away, where the ferry was still operating.
Quite nice riding through farmland and small villages. In one village we found a house with a huge stork nest on a platform on the roof, apparently not uncommon in this part of Germany.
Stork nest on top of house.
Nice riding, rain threatening but not too bad.The last 5km approaching the ferry was on a good road with a nice tailwind for a change. The ferry, like others in this area, is attached to a long cable anchored upstream, and uses the current to swing from one bank to the other.
My bike on the ferry.A few km out of Elster Rod discovered he had a broken spoke. We were about 10km from Lutherstadt Wittenburg, where we expected to find a bike shop, but it was about 11:30 on Saturday morning.
Another broken spoke on Rod's bike.We rode into town where a helpful local led us to the bike shop, arriving there 5 minutes before closing time. Ten minutes later the Tricross was fixed.
At the bike shop.It is quite incredible that on each of the two occasions on this trip when we have had a broken spoke (the other one being Tracey's near Verona), we have had it fixed at a bike shop only about half an hour later.
With the bike fixed we found some lunch then had a look around Lutherstadt, the home of Luther and the Reformation, a very interesting place.
With the bike fixed we found some lunch then had a look around Lutherstadt, the home of Luther and the Reformation, a very interesting place.
The main square in Lutherstadt.
Inside the church where Luther is buried.
The church where Luther preached.
The little church next to the big one.
Painting in the Luther museum.
In the Luther museum.Although it was a bit late in the day we decided to press on a bit, and phoned ahead to book a pension in Coswig. On the way to Coswig we rode in the rain a bit, but arrived not too drenched.
On the way to Coswig.
The courtyard in our Coswig pension.
Photos along the Elbe look lovely. Must do one day! Lucky re the spoke!! Wet here but have managed to do 4 days riding incl. a 70 km one yesterday with 17 hills (counted them in my "sleep" last night (when I couldn't sleep!). You must be getting near the end of your trip? Must catch up when you get back. We head off on 25 Aug.
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