EnglandQuarndon52°58’0” N 1°28’60” W
8. mai 2016, England ⋅ ☀️ 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 toLes mer
TysklandGremmelsbach48°9’31” N 8°15’26” E
9. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 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.Les mer
TysklandSeltenbach47°58’31” N 8°49’40” E
10. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 meLes mer
TysklandRiedlingen48°9’10” N 9°28’26” E 11. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 butLes mer
TysklandGünz48°27’21” N 10°16’36” E
12. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 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 rainLes mer
TysklandKaibach48°42’47” N 10°47’34” E 13. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 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.
BreakfastLes mer
TysklandIhrlerstein48°55’41” N 11°52’25” E
14. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 meLes mer
TysklandMetten48°51’12” N 12°54’49” E 15. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 plusLes mer
TysklandIlz48°34’42” N 13°28’15” E
16. mai 2016, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 -Les mer
ØsterrikeFroschberg48°17’35” N 14°16’26” E 17. mai 2016, Østerrike ⋅ ⛅ 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 enLes mer
