Some of the late comers backed out of the ride to the Magic Bike Rally next day, on the banks of the Rheine. Our leader reinstated second man stopping and overcame the separation problems. We rode over high wooded areas, sadly with quite a lot of rain, en route to the Rheine valley, which we dropped down into on some very twisty road. Then it was our first ferry crossing.
This first ferry wasn't too problematic as the metal deck was mostly dry and the exit ramp was fairly flush.
The Magic Bike Rally is a Harley-Davidson organised, but open, event, well attended and with a very pretty setting right on the bank of the Rheine. We stopped for a couple of hours, had a walkabout, had some lunch, watched the parade, and encountered some rather strange people and miniature chopper bikes!
We then headed further up the valley and crossed the Rheine once more, on a rather hairier ferry, because the approach ramp and deck were wet on boarding. Once across, we then saw that the pier was some 6" higher than the deck, and a piece of 4"x4" just laid in front. One or two bikes had a 'wobble' on the way off.
Even with second man stopping, we got split up again passing through Koblenz on the return to the hotel, arriving back separately once more! But, we did enjoy a length ride along the Mosel Valley, which was very pretty even in the dull weather.
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