Day 4 Leinweiler - Heidelberg 150 km

And 2500 meters of altitude. Spending a night in a decent bed instead of a tent works wonders for recovery. I was really in a good mood in the morning. After saying goodbye to Daniela and Thomas, the two had to work today, i started. It also meant saying goodbye to the panorama of my childhood, the 3 Kaiser mountains on the horizon. Until the departure to Untergröningen even without rain, then it started. Rain ah no let's say cloudburst, which accompanied me the Kochertal, I was completely soaked despite rainwear, so violent was that, the water penetrated from all sides purely. Except my feet, that is the place where I am sensitive. If they not cold, damp or even wet I can ride. Whether it's winter or rain. And how I keep them warm and dry I know by now. Merino wool socks and Goretex overshoes and I can ride. How I protect my electronics I know now also, the best zipper bags have proven, I pack everything and touch it preferably only when the hands are dry, that has proven itself. The Navi can be controlled through the film and the display is mostly well visible. It took me only a few phones until I had perfected the solution. When I was then in the Murrtal (there is the Belinda actually still?) The sun came out, so again out of the rain gear, do not worry, that did not stay long, I was not yet completely dry and almost over the Löwensteiner mountains as the next cloudburst came down. That was at lunchtime. Again wet down to my lower bike shorts. I got another chance to get dry, at least briefly, that was somewhere near Bad Rappenau. Right, I decided against riding along the Neckar today, I took the more direct route, the more hilly one. The one I didn't know yet, the one that is also beautiful. In between I saw again and again a S-Bahn or train in my direction, the temptation was there all day, I resisted. So at Meckenheim find the final rise today and the rain started again. First easy. The way I knew partly from last week as I drove from Stuttgart to Wiesbaden only I'm this time all the way to the top.of the Königstuhl. Meanwhile I was then again completely soaked, sweat & rain, it ran me everywhere purely, except the feet, which remained dry and warm. Arrived at the top I could just make a few pictures of me, distant view there was not today, fog. And then the next cloudburst came down, I discarded the thought of camping today packed me back into my rain gear, helmet on, sunglasses on and light on. In the pouring rain downhill, know the route yes. The sunglasses so that the water did not shoot my eyes, visibility was not there anyway. So downhill and has also worked well, okay the 360 degree curve came a bit earlier than expected but I got the curve, was close, but I knew the route. I had such a big grin on my face and whistled Ghost Love Score (Nightish) that rang in my ears, I've never had so much fun as I did at that moment. Hardly down was the rain already over again, I was at the station. The consideration was: today already home, or look for me an accommodation. I decided on the latter and after showering and eating I'm finally dry, my clothes will probably be tomorrow morning, there it goes further, where I do not know yet, in this sense.