Yesterday (day 5) was a hard day, mostly because of the heat. By noon it was over 30C. By the time we reached the spectacularly situated town of Rothenberg high above the Tauber River at 1pm, we were dragging our feet. A tasty Mexican lunch within the town walls was a respite from the heat. However, it was tough to get motivated after that as the next section had hills and was along some roads rather than pathways. So we had the bright idea of using public transport for a bit! And amazingly enough with Google maps's help, we found a bus that was going to a suitable town along the route for which you could purchase bike tickets. Google confused me as it directed us to the Bahnhof (train station), so I assumed we would be taking a train. But no, it turned out to be a bus that left from the train station. Anyway, after a bit of head-scratching, we got us and the bikes on the bus and we therefore managed to skip 20km of not very inspiring riding. How we felt about today's ride R...