• Jim Cochran
  • Jim Cochran

Jim & Lisa’s 2019 Tour

May - June 2019 Lue lisää
  • Matkan aloitus
    26. toukokuuta 2019
  • Ulrich's Werder, DE

    29. toukokuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We met Ulrich (2017 Warmshowers guest) in Potsdam after returning the car in Berlin. We had a great evening with Ulrich and Heidi. Dinner was at quiet Italian restaurant. It was so nice to see Ulrich again and finally meet Heidi.Lue lisää

  • Ingolstadt

    5. kesäkuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Another sunny day. We rode about 70 miles with mostly a light headwind. Ended in the beautiful city of Ingolstadt (home of Audi), DE. Went to a traditional Bavarian Biergarten with our host Meike and Herbert. They will head out on a 16 month bicycle tour in September! A great evening with lots of story sharing.Lue lisää

  • Innsbruck, Austria

    9. kesäkuuta 2019, Itävalta ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Christophe guided us to a different route to Innsbruck in the morning. The clear blue sky gave us magnificent views of the alps. We had a picnic lunch near a small waterfall and some adventurous trail ride the led us to a fast decent to the valley of Innsbruck. Our Couchsurfing host Thomas and his daughter Miriam met us at a small cafe to guide us to their flat. Dinner was a delicious salad and spinach dumplings. We shared stories until nearly midnight. Another wonderful day. We are loving the mountain riding!Lue lisää

  • Innsbruck, Austra (Rest day #2)

    10. kesäkuuta 2019, Itävalta ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Breakfast of homemade rolls, cheese, jam, honey, and coffee. Lisa and I then rode the last 11 km of the 2018 road cycling world championship course. Which included the infamous Höttinger Höll climb over 20% grade in parts, lucky it’s only 2.9 km. We spent the afternoon with Thomas getting a tour of the center of Innsbruck, relaxing, and sharing stories. The day was completed with dinner at a traditional Tirolean restaurant in the Innsbruck center. No more rest days from here on.Lue lisää

  • Landeck, Austria

    11. kesäkuuta 2019, Itävalta ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    A quick breakfast and good-bye with Thomas, and on the road by 8:20 AM. We road 23 miles to Kühtai pass. It was a beautiful and tough climb with 20% grade at points. High winds and snow still in piles on the ground at the top. The decent was fast, sunny, and had many switchbacks. We stopped for a picnic. Later on the decent we encountered cows blocking the road. We road in the sun to Landeck and our staying alone for our first night since leaving the B&B in Mol, BE. We ended the day with a grocery store meal in our hotel room, one of our favorite traveling meals! Possible rain tomorrow on the way to Feldkirch. 56 miles and 6,600 ft of climbing today.Lue lisää

  • Feldkirch, Austria

    12. kesäkuuta 2019, Itävalta ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    Early departure led us on our attempt of Silvretta Pass. After 26 miles of mostly up hill we were greeted with a road closed due to an avalanche and rain. We took the detour riding through the clouds and reached on of our highest points of the trip. The descent was cold and had 19 switchbacks. We stopped at a shelter because we were cold (lunch) and I had to stop a couple of times because my hands and arms were tired from braking. As we descended the clouds and rain broke for a sunny ride into Feldkirch. Tanja met us after work, and we shared s nice dinner of salads, meats, cheeses, and bread at her flat. To bad we could met her husband. They had a 6 month journey not too long ago and it was fun to hear some stories from Tanja. 70 miles and about 4000 ft of climbing, which seemed like more! Tomorrow Liechtenstein and Switzerland.Lue lisää

  • Samstagern, Switzerland

    13. kesäkuuta 2019, Sveitsi ⋅ 🌫 18 °C

    A hard day of cycling, but amazing scenery and sunshine! After a quick breakfast, we hung around Tanja’s flat to charge my phone which failed to charge overnight. On the road at 8:45, and in Liechtenstein by 9:00. We used an ATM to get some Swiss Franks as both Switzerland and Liechtenstein don’t accept the Euro. Our ride through Liechtenstein was only about 4 miles. Crossing the Rhine River we entered Switzerland. We had a steep climb which gave us picturesque views over the valley of Liechtenstein and back toward Feldkirch. We continued to Samstagern riding along the Obersee and stopping at The Brewery Factory in Jona. A beautiful ride over a wooden walk bride led us to the south side of the Obersee/Zürichsee and a 2 mile climb to the Krüsi. Caroline offered us some sparkling water and we cleaned up as Caroline offered to do our laundry. A great dinner of a tofu/vegetable/lentil mixture and chocolate cake was eaten in the patio overlooking the valley surrounded by the Swiss Alps. We had fun talking until about ten with Caroline and her husband Marcel. 61 miles/4,300 ft.Lue lisää

  • Freiberg im Breisgau, Germany

    17. kesäkuuta 2019, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Returned to Germany and rode through the southern part of the Black Forest. A tough climb led to a long scenic descent to Freiberg. Our hosts Martin and Elisa (originally from Argentina) cooked a delicious cheesy/mushroom pasta for us. We sat on the balcony chatting until dark. Lisa saw a cute fox today and we took a mid-day hike in the Black Forest. We stopped at a little microbrewery in town and one of the owners (Julian) happened to be there and let us buy a few beers even though they weren’t open, Thanks Martin and Elisa for giving us you bedroom, we had an awesome night of sleep!Lue lisää