We had some issues getting to Venice. There had been weather delays in Newark, NJ for the past several days. The flight from Kansas City to Newark had been canceled the previous two days. We got on the plane, but after they closed the door but before the plane pushed back, the pilot announced a three-hour delay due to approaching thunderstorms in Newark. We all got off and waited.

We got up at 6 am. I took my shower, Donna took hers last night. I am still coughing up green stuff. We made it to the train platform and got some pastries. The train was late getting in, it left 15 minutes late. It’s supposed to rain in Berlin today, we’ve had four nice days. It rained while we were on the train.

Today is our last day in Berlin. Our three-day museum pass is over, walked to Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.

Another slower start to our day. We walked to checkpoint Charlie and the museum there.

We had a slow start to the day since we don’t have to be anywhere at a certain time till this afternoon. With our river cruise and the bike tour these past few weeks, we’ve had to stick to a time schedule, so it’s nice to take a break from that.

We arrived in Berlin at the main train station at 7:20 am. We walked over to the hotel, and dropped off our luggage.

The mistral was still blowing lightly. The forecast suggested that the wind was going to fade and the rain starting around 9-10 am. It was going to rain most of the next week.

The mistral was blowing again, not as much as yesterday. We will be able to ride.

The ride to Pont du Gard is canceled due to high winds, gusting to 50 mph. Too dangerous to ride across the bridge across the Rhône River with those side winds. Pont du Gard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Mistral was blowing and will be blowing for the rest of our bike tour. Winds will be about 25 mph in the morning, 35 mph in the afternoon from the north today.