Day 14 - Fussen to Memmingen - 80km approx

Well, today was our last day on the bikes. 😢  We'd had a great trip with many smiles along the way.  And that's what counts the most.  From Fussen up to Memmingen was only 80km or so - and it was motorway all the way up.

Fussen to Memmingen with a stop off in Kempten

Jim had a hankering to go to the Louis.de shop in Kempten to buy some gear before returning home. A wee detour would break the trip nicely in half, and ye can't beat browsing in a bike shop for goodies to bring home.

We tucked into a very hearty brekkie - the selection of grub warranted a few pics at least!  

Cakes n treats for brekkie

Healthier options

Impressive - lady on the left lays soft boiled, lady on the right lays hard boiled!

The weather was 'a wee bit damp' (we were getting used to the rain) so it was back on with the wets. 

The spin up the motorway was wet interspersed with wetter bits!  

But we were well entertained by the latest superhero to go public - Poncho Man!

We couldn't wait to see the faces of the staff in the Louis shop. I'd imagine most Ducati riders arrive in fancy leathers, not dressed in a clear poncho and wearing black plastic sacks over their boots!  

Jim managed to almost fill one of the rubbish bins in the shop as he climbed out and disposed of his homemade wet gear!  Then it was off to browse for a new onesie waterproof suit and maybe some booties as well.  

I had nothing I needed in particular, so I got wee BMW coasters for everyone on the trip.  They had no Ducati ones (or else they were too expensive...can't remember ;-) ) so Jim had to make do with a generic one.

We climbed back onto the bikes and headed for the bike drop off point beside the airport in Memmingen.  It was sad to be getting off the bikes and changing back into our civvies for the last time.  With the exception of our rest days, the last two weeks had centered around biking through beautiful places to get to another place.  Today the focus was simply to arrive at the airport on time and fly home.

Bye bye to the bikes for a few days

We had a few hours to kill so we took the bus into Memmingen to grab a bite to eat and have a wee stroll about the town.  The airport is pretty small and there's nothing much to keep you occupied whilst you wait to depart.

Wonder do they sell those little blue pills in here?

Good healthy meal - first one of the whole holiday!

My final German beer

Our last holiday pic

Our flight home was delayed a wee bit but apart from that it went smoothly.  When we landed in Dublin we were most pleasantly surprised to see Derek waiting for us at the arrivals area.  Many hugs and goodbyes and it was time for us to head off in different directions towards our respective homes.  But already the whispers had started about next year's trip and where we'd go and what we'd see!  Always good to have something to look forward to! 😁😁


To keep the memories fresh, we popped a few bits onto the fridge door....