Days 4-6. 19.042009-21.04.2009
4-Ingelheim to Idstein
5-Idstein to Schotten
6-Schotten to Heringen

I have had to compress these days into one bitesize post as we are falling behind with updates and very soon there will be little chance to update at regular intervals.
These days were very hilly but the weather was wonderful for northern Europe in April. On the first of these evenings we were invited to stay with a nice family after they overheard us looking for a campsite which didn't exist. They said we could camp on their lawn, but the offer quickly turned to a spot in the children's playroom which we accepted. We stayed up late talking and drinking and then ate breakfast with them in the morning. We were very grateful to them and we now know the true value of speaking loudly on busy streets when looking for a place to stay.

Nights 5 and 6 were our first nights camping together whcih we had been looking forward to for some time. They were two of the worst nights' sleep i have ever had. All of our heat was lost to the cold hard ground. The only time that we could really sleep was when it became sunny again in the morning at 8am or so.