Testing Touring Bikes without Bags
2022年5月9日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Lisa and I did a 10 mile test ride to check racks, fenders, and general overall bicycle feel. 2 weeks until departure!
1 week until departure!
2022年5月15日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We have spent Sunday morning packing, getting maps ready, and getting the bikes ready for a test ride.
Disappointment! 🥲
2022年5月25日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Our trip is going to have to wait until 2023! About 26 hours before we left for the trip and with all of our bags packed, Lisa and I decided to go for a little casual ride in Iowa City. Unfortunately,もっと詳しく
Healed and almost ready!
2022年6月30日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After 6 weeks of healing and the help of a lot of family, friends, doctors, therapists, and colleagues we’re ready for our new tour! Lisa even conquered “hip-cracker turn!” We hope you enjoyもっと詳しく
Day 1: Chicago O’Hare
2022年7月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Driving through about 2 1/2 hours of rain, we made it to O’Hare with plenty of time to spare. Thanks to our gracious Warmshower connection, Paul and his son, we got the car parked at his house, andもっと詳しく
Day 2: Icelandair to Berlin
2022年7月5日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We tried a new airline (Icelandair). They offer a free stop over in Iceland for a maximum of seven days. We weren’t able to take advantage of it this time, but will likely next time! When we exitedもっと詳しく
Day 3: A Day touring Glindow with Ulrich
2022年7月6日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We had a cozy night sleep to wake up to a homemade European breakfast (soft boiled eggs, salmon, cheese, fresh bread rolls, jams, tea and coffee). YUM! Afterward, we finished the bicycle assembly, andもっと詳しく
Day 4: Palitz, Germany
2022年7月7日, ドイツ ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
The day started out rainy and slippery and I took Lisa on a bunch of cobble, sandy trails, and steep shortcuts to some lookout towers to get her ready for the rest of the trip. 🤪 Lucky for us, someもっと詳しく
Day 5: Cottbus, Germany
2022年7月8日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We woke up to the smell of fresh bread from the local bakery and coffee. We had vegetables, cheese, several home made spreads, and meats to eat with delicious rolls. We shared a few more stories withもっと詳しく
Day 6: Zgorzelec, Poland
2022年7月9日, ポーランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
They are all the best days,but today was really the best day! After sleeping under the stars, and a tiny little house in this beautiful garden, we had a wonderful breakfast (eggs with onions,もっと詳しく
Day 7: Bautzen, Germany
2022年7月10日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Sorry, we have been a little bit behind on our posting. For now, let the pictures be the message. 😀🚴🏼🇩🇪
Day 8: Dresden, Germany
2022年7月11日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After breakfast with Carola and Ingolf (Warmshowers), we rode in the cool (56°) morning air to explore the amazing architecture of Bautzen. We always enjoy the slow morning spins, often bouncingもっと詳しく
Day 10: Most, Czech Republic
2022年7月13日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We left Nico & Sabine’s About 8 AM after having breakfast. We had a great ride through the changing terrain of the Elbe river valley to the hills separating Germany and the Czech Republic. We hadもっと詳しく
Day 11: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
2022年7月14日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Another amazing day. We got on the road early, hoping to get to our destination of Karlovy Vary early. We wanted to have time to go to a restaurant that I had scouted out before leaving, and take aもっと詳しく
Day 12: Mehlmeisel, Germany
2022年7月15日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I walked down about 7 AM to take a morning stroll in Karlovy Vary and find a morning java. The nice lady at the front desk (actually the owner of the hotel) said it would be hard to find one thatもっと詳しく
Day 13: Bamberg, Germany
2022年7月16日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It was a tough day of cycling with a lot of ups and downs, and a headwind. When we arrived in Bamberg we took a spin through town to see some of the sites. Since it was Saturday, and there was a magicもっと詳しく
Day 14: Nürnberg, Germany
2022年7月17日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The temperature was a lot hotter today, but the riding was much easier. We spent most of the day riding along one of the canals leading into Nürnberg. Since it was Sunday there were tons of tourist,もっと詳しく
Day 15: Neumarkt, Germany
2022年7月18日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The morning was spent touring the city of Nürnberg, As we had a shorter day of only about 50 miles today. The temperature is getting much hotter in Germany and it was nearly 95° today. Definitelyもっと詳しく
Day 16: Ingolstadt, Germany
2022年7月19日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After a great rest at Natalie’s and Jan’s we had breakfast with Jan before heading out in the heat for Ingolstadt. Natalie had to work early and since Jan had the day off, he rode with us forもっと詳しく
Day 17: Munich, Germany
2022年7月19日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After an energizing evening and morning with our good friends Meike and Herbert, we were ready for a wonderful day of riding to Munich!
The 60 mile route from Ingolstadt to Munich was filled withもっと詳しく
Day 18: Peißenberg (Siglhof), Germany
2022年7月21日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Morning was spent getting our bags organized in case the rain came as predicted. We had a delicious breakfast at the AirBnB, and went out into the cloudy 68° weather about 9:15 AM. We took anotherもっと詳しく
Day 19: Roßhaupten, Germany
2022年7月22日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Wow, some days are perfection! Probably too much to try to explain, but I will give it a few of the highlights and you can look at the pictures. We had a lot of riding in the forest, beautiful viewsもっと詳しく
Day 20: Lustenau, Austria
2022年7月23日, オーストリア ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
A lot of climbing in the rain today, but it was refreshing. A longer day for us at nearly 75 miles. He picked up local things along the way to make dinner at our Airbnb. We grab some pasta at a littleもっと詳しく
Day 21: Winterthur, Switzerland
2022年7月24日, スイス ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
After our short stay in Austria we have now entered our fifth country. 🚴🏼🇩🇪🇵🇱🇨🇿🇦🇹🇨🇭🚴🏻♂️. A beautiful sunny day of 60 miles of riding. We rode throughもっと詳しく
Day 22: Lucerne, Switzerland🧀❤️
2022年7月25日, スイス ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We had a great breakfast with Evelyne of muesli, homemade bread, jams and honey, and a variety of cheeses. It was a hot ride to Lucerne , but when we got to the city we found a place to jump in theもっと詳しく





















































































































































































































































旅行者What a treat seeing this pop up on my phone. Can’t wait to see where your travels take you. Hope y’all are doing great!
旅行者Thanks Matt! Hope you are doin well! ❤️
旅行者How exciting! Looking forward to following your trip ❤️
旅行者Miss you guys! 💕