Packing up
March 1, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Prepping Schopper for the road, getting the saddles mounted up.
Hof a good trip!
March 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
As ready as I can be. Loaded up on my goodbyes with lovely neighbors to head out from my Hof, now with Schopper!
Bremen Domplatz
March 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Got to visit as a tourist!
On to the Weserradweg!
March 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
This is a nice river to follow along into the heartland. Nice to go past houses I have previously lived in over the many years.
First break
March 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
A first break after cycling along the wind. Is it always only really headwinds? :-) Feeling good on the bike though, this is nice to be on the move - and enjoying a nice home made sandwich!
Bench at the Weserhang
March 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Small break for my small po. A chance to ponder where to sleep.
First camp
March 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Nice little spot by the river, just off Verden. This is within sniffing distance of where my bicycle was manufactured, I think in Hoya.
Mission begins!
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The clear skies from last night have disappeared. Got to pack up in the grey damp. Ugh, some soup first.
I get going because I am on a mission today. My air mattress popped it's baffles on the firstRead more
Where he was born
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Hartje, where my bicycle Schopper was built, turns out to be on the Weserradweg. Coincidence?
Got a coffee to linger close to here for a bit. Ended up gatecrashing an old ladies coffee club andRead more
Plain green
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
The flats that actually make this a beloved bike path. Just fine even for a grey day.
That's a bench!
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
On the hunt for the best benches in the country!
Moo
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Rolling by the river
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
CCR is a great band!
On a mission
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Still many miles to meander to Minden, so making use of the straights. Mission Minden!
Rough road fans
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Road getting a bit rough in parts, but the clouds part to keep the mission going!
Birds everywhere
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
So many birds all around. Will have to keep my binoculars handy.
Mission Minden!
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Made it to Minden, the promised land of the outdoor shop, with 20 minutes to spare. Snapped up a new exped, and the guy was good enough to throw in a neat discount.
"You came all the way fromRead more
Dark & chill scouting in Porta
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
With no good places visible, and no place to camp and it being already dark, I figured I should worry. But that's difficult on a full stomach. So I just thanked Schopper for being a champ and rodeRead more
River beach camp!
March 7, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
Whoa hey, found a beautiful sandy bar overlooking the river! Set up tent and the new mattress.
Clear skies, dry night, and a full hip flask. This is a great camp feeling!
MissionRead more
Ice house
March 8, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Birds chirping, a red glow of the rising sun behind the river. Waking up in an ice house, the whole place is covered in ice crystals. Good thing is that nothing is wet. Though everything needs aRead more
Clumpy green
March 8, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Weird tree this all over the place. With no leaves, but spherical clumps of green. Not sure what this is.
Ferry on line
March 8, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
This ferry let's you enjoy a boat and a cable car ride at the same time. Crazy engineering this.
Shadow
March 8, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Swirley whirley
March 8, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Enjoying the big industrial structures standing out over the green plains. Here in Hamelin, the "sluices" make a nice swirley whirley pattern
Nuclear Night
March 8, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
The twin towers of the nuclear power station stand out over the surrounding plains, green and innocuous. I'm not in a protest, but I'm camping here anyway in the warm light of German sustainableRead more