Cool, no, cold today (maybe 50), but the rain showers from the evening were just tapering off as we went to breakfast.  Though the sky was still gray, there was no forecast for showers, so we headed out.
It was a great day, the cool weather is actually great for biking long,
once you get over the initial shock.
We followed the Lech River
out of town,
but saw very little of it after we left the city. We could have used some direction as the bike signs were once again absent.  We did manage to snap pictures,
enjoying the little towns along the way, like Gersthofen,
while studying the map.
Several times we did back and forths and made roundabouts where there were none, but we were making forward progress on flat terrain, so we didn’t fret (too much).  At one roundabout a local biked up and asked if we needed directions, guess we are really obvious when lost.  We commented on his excellent English; he’d spent ten years in an American prison camp (World War II), yet he was as kind and helpful as could be…………..!!
Biking along the fields and all of a sudden we see this.
Though we took a picture of the sign in front, so we could actually tell you what the place is, the only recognizable word is Mozart.

Castles
and abbeys,
this one is the Kloster Holzen Abbey dating 1698.
We stopped here for our picnic lunch and listened to the beautiful tower bells toll noon.
Still more churches
as we rode through small towns
and once again catch a glimpse of the Lech River.
Had a few brutal miles on a very rough bike trail, but managed to not shake anything loose.
Early in the afternoon, we stopped at a bike store to hopefully fix the same problem we have stopped for twice already this trip. It was a long stop, but hopefully we are fixed.
Back out into the beautiful countryside
and almost 48 miles done.  This is when we started to climb, and we were having such a nice time on flat terrain, apparently not meant to last.
Our last 5 miles took us over four serious hills, the last one a mile long.  Amazingly, we road directly to our hotel, hot shower and out to tour and catch our first glance at the Donau/Danube River.
Reached one thousand miles today and the Donau/Danube River,
we were happy.
The city of  Neuburg is beautiful,
with incredible architecture.

but still, very few people.
A quick ice cream and off to bed, after 54 miles, we were ready.