Munich or bust!

Greetings from Rothenburg, Germany!
This is Annie. Sorry that I have no pictures to share, the internet cafe we are in doesn´t have the capability. It´s a shame, cause we got some beauts! (More spandex than you can imagine!)
So we´ve ridden about 700km so far, going south down the Rhine River from Njimegen, Holland into Germany. We picked up the Main River in Mainz and then connected up to the Tauber River which took us into Rothenberg last night. We now are heading southeast along the Altmuhl River towards Munich, another 350km or so. We´ve been wild camping for the most part, every few days we break down and set up at a regular campground for the sake of hot showers and the occasional kitchen and biergarten (just how it sounds folks, beer garden!). Survival is the name of the game; our days are focused on riding, eating, and sleeping with laughter and silliness splattered about. Some stories from the road:
- While stopped outside a boat docking area, some partygoers came out to invite us in. We ended up camping there and crashing an end of the season all-out boat party, complete with Hanau, the local liquor (aka moonshine), an awards ceremony, and the best german cuisine yet. They invited us back for next year´s party. Favorite quote, ´´You´re drinking apfelwein (apple wine)? Don´t air out in our toilet. Many small things will come out of your butt.´´
- Sundays can be a problem for locating an open shop or restaurant for food. One Sunday, hungry and cranky in a small town, we came upon an old man and asked if he knew of anywhere to get food. He not speaking a word of english, and us not a word of german, he brought us to a bar where we loaded up on beer and fries. After disappearing for awhile, he returned with his accordion in hand and played us some wonderful tunes with a faraway look on his face. Everyone in the bar applauded, all 8 of us.
- It´s just the girls for now. Our Australian friend Jody hurt his ankle and is resting up in Guzenhausen, where we will meet him in a day or two. Happy recovery Jody!
- We toured a castle in Marksburg, complete with torture chamber, chastity belts, and armour from as far back as the first century.
- It´s been cold, but beautiful, a little rainy as well. Our rides lately have been really hilly, which means massive thighs and beautiful views of the valleys below. Oh gosh, and our stomachs are full of apples since there are apple trees a plenty. Was Johnny Appleseed German?
- I wish I could include pictures of the beautiful places we´ve been camping...along the rivers where we filter our water and take baths (if we´re brave enough), with raging fires over which we cook our meals, surrounded by trees, wilderness, and those darn stinging nettles. As you can imagine, we are a little grimey, and Nadia smells like a skunk (just her jacket really, which got sprayed).
Those are the stories for now, friends. Sorry again for the lack of pictures, we´ll fix that soon.
Next stop, Munich for OKTOBERFEST!!! Hope all is well back home!