AngliaQuarndon52°58’0” N 1°28’60” W
8 maja 2016, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Practising packing the bike to to meet airline requirements. Got down to about 30 minutes by the 4th attempt.
Trip starts for real on Monday 9th May. Ryanair Manchester to Stuttgart, then 3 trains to Czytaj więcej
NiemcyGremmelsbach48°9’31” N 8°15’26” E
9 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
The journey started proper at 8.11 from Huddersfield to Manchester airport. The practice breaking the bike down paid off and it was delivered promptly at Stuttgart airport apparently unharmed. Czytaj więcej
NiemcySeltenbach47°58’31” N 8°49’40” E
10 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A hard day's cycling. 80 km may not sound a lot but the first 12 km was mostly uphill - patches of snow still around. Half the distance has been on gravel paths so the bike, panniers and presumably me Czytaj więcej
NiemcyRiedlingen48°9’10” N 9°28’26” E 11 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
88 km into a head wind today,feeling the weather is on the turn. More gravel paths - like cyclocross with luggage.
Delightful lunchtime stop at Sigmarinen and final stop in Riedlingen. Small but Czytaj więcej
NiemcyGünz48°27’21” N 10°16’36” E
12 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
A disappointing breakfast (how do they think I can cycle 90 km on Cornflakes?) so had brunch in Ehingen. Cheese and tomato omelette with a roll and coffee for €5.40 - bargain.
Then the rain Czytaj więcej
NiemcyKaibach48°42’47” N 10°47’34” E 13 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
After 18 hours of rain it finally abated at around 11am today and I even rode without any waterproofs this afternoon. I had a slow start due to getting hopelessly lost for the first hour.
Breakfast Czytaj więcej
NiemcyIhrlerstein48°55’41” N 11°52’25” E
14 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Today was about as packed as I can handle, in a good way.
Target of 110 km meant an early start and keeping pedalling.
Coffee break was taken from a small village shop (a cyclist gave me Czytaj więcej
NiemcyMetten48°51’12” N 12°54’49” E 15 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
After a good breakfast at the youth hostel (choice of muesli ) I was quickly onto the route (22% downhill). Weather has been very cool but dry all day. I've been wearing my merino wool top plus Czytaj więcej
NiemcyIlz48°34’42” N 13°28’15” E
16 maja 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
After the worst breakfast to date, things didn't get easier as it was freezing cold and wet. In 30 minutes my hands were so cold I couldn't brake (travelling light - no gloves).
All shops shut - Czytaj więcej
AustriaFroschberg48°17’35” N 14°16’26” E 17 maja 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A cool but dry day with an almost flat route on good surfaces.
Austrian border was reached in 4 km and it differs from Germany in many ways. Sparsely populated initially but with many gasthauses en Czytaj więcej
