Iowa City, Iowa
26 maggio 2019, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Ready to go! Pepper and good byes.
Chicago O'hare
26 maggio 2019, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Doug dropped us off at the airport for the second year in a row! Thanks Doug!!!
Copenhagen, Denmark
27 maggio 2019, Danimarca ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Layover. 😏 Always great when you spot the bikes making the flight!
Mol, Belgium
27 maggio 2019, Belgio ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrive in Mol, Molmento B&B to be greeted with hugs, dinner, and great conversation with a Kristien and Peter.
Hamburg, Germany
28 maggio 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We drove 6 hrs from Mol, BE to visit Stefan and Petra (CX world champ. friends we met at Molmento.) Spent the evening telling stories and visiting a Biergarten. The morning was a 8 mile bicycle tourLeggi altro
Ulrich's Werder, DE
29 maggio 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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 UlrichLeggi altro
Ulrich WolffHi, Jim and Lisa, great to see you in the mountains already and that everything is going according to your plans. See you are using FindPenguins now, what is my favorite blogging platform, too. Have a great trip, Ulrich and Heidi
ViaggiatoreThanks Ulrich! Yes, very nice platform. Today was a tough day with 6600 ft of climbing!
Neussen, Germany
30 maggio 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our longest day is out of the way! Almost 85 miles. Slept in the yard in a giant tent of Peter and Susi’s historic home. Mosquito net, candlelight, and LED x-mas lights for a romantic accent.
Dresden, Germany
31 maggio 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A beautifully day along the Elbe with biergartens and a BBQ at Jen’s house. Our first Couchsurfing experience was great.
Chemnitz, DE
1 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Beautiful ride to Viktor’s and Yue’s today, 65 miles.
Hof, DE
2 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Another beautiful day with lots of hills and sunshine. We ended the day with dinner at a traditional Biergarten and a nice evening sightseeing tour of Hof with Stefan.
Bamberg, Germany
3 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Stefan led us for about 40 miles! It was great to have a guide. Lisa and I enjoyed the rest of the day with a few quick stops. Had a nice evening at our Warmshower host. Another great day!!!
Nuremburg, Germany
4 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A special castle visit and tour of Bamberg in the morning. Rode along the river to our host Jocelyn’s. Had awesome Italian food for dinner. It was hot and dry again today. Only about 45 miles today.
Ingolstadt
5 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreIt was a pleasure hosting you and listening to your stories! Enjoy the rest of your trip 😀
ViaggiatoreIt was nice meet both of you and a great fun evening! I did try the white breakfast sausage, but failed to get BIG beer! 🙁 in Munich we sat in a beer garden for about two hours and thought oh we won’t drink 1 liter and proceeded to drink about 6 50cl ones. Next time, or maybe in Freiberg.
Munich, Germany
6 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A cooler day, perfect for riding. We rode 70 miles and ended with a beautiful ride along the Isar River to Munich. We are spending a rest day here with Nico, our warmshowers guest from two years ago.Leggi altro
Munich, DE (Rest Day #1)
7 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Traditional Bavarian breakfast of white sausage (weisswürst) and white beer at Hofbräuhaus with Nico and Camile. Spent time being a tourist in the late morning and early afternoon. Lunch at aLeggi altro
Bad Tölz, Germany
8 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A short and beautiful day with crepes for breakfast, the Isar River, an Abbey visit, awesome riding (trail, gravel, single track, smooth roads), and end with a sunset and view of the Alps with ourLeggi altro
Innsbruck, Austria
9 giugno 2019, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 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 trailLeggi altro
Innsbruck, Austra (Rest day #2)
10 giugno 2019, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 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 climbLeggi altro
Landeck, Austria
11 giugno 2019, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 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 inLeggi altro
Feldkirch, Austria
12 giugno 2019, Austria ⋅ 🌧 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 cloudsLeggi altro
Samstagern, Switzerland
13 giugno 2019, Svizzera ⋅ 🌫 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 inLeggi altro
Meiringen, Switzerland
14 giugno 2019, Svizzera ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Amazing! Lucerne and Bürnigpass...writing still to come. Lars was an awesome host!
Walkringen, Switzerland
15 giugno 2019, Svizzera ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Zäziwil
Basel, Switzerland
16 giugno 2019, Svizzera ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Fabian and chloé
Freiberg im Breisgau, Germany
17 giugno 2019, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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 aLeggi altro