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  • Day 4

    Heimfahrt

    March 30 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    Auf dem Weg zur Entsorgung und Wasserstation wurde mit einem langen Baumstamm der Weg der Donau bis zum Schwarzen Meer durch alle Länder von einem Holzschnitzer festgehalten und dann fahren wir nach Hause.. 4 Tage gingen schnell vorbei aber auch in wenigen Tagen haben wir vielen Sehenswürdigkeiten gesehen 🤗☀️👋Read more

  • Day 47

    Am Ursprung der Donau

    June 27, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Nach also ziemlich genau 3500km bin ich an der sogenannten Donauquelle angekommen 😊 Sie liegt im Schlossgarten von Donaueschingen. Aber im Grunde genommen gibt es keine Donauquelle, denn Brigach und Breg weisen der Donau den Weg - ab dem Zusammenfluss der beiden Gewässer beginnt diese.
    Weil ihr Ursprung nicht definiert werden konnte, beginnt die Kilometerzählung am Ausfluss in Sulina, als einzigem europäischen Fluss.

    Donauversickerungen
    In Immendingen und Friedingen versickern ca 75% des Wassers in den Boden und fliessen über die Aach dem Rhein zu. Im Sommer ist das Bachbett in Immensee trocken. Nach längerem hin und her der Anrainergemeinden wurde beschlossen, dass ein Kanal gebaut wird der die Vesickerungsstellen umgeht, damit Tuttlingen auch im Sommer an der Donau liegt!

    Wetter
    Heute musste ich tatsächlich wegen einem Gewitter meinen Regenschutz montieren. Das zweite Mal in 7 Wochen.

    Kloster Beuron
    Ganz abgeschieden im Donautal steht das Kloster Beuron. Es ist gross aber schlicht. Es leben noch 30 Benediktinermönche dort, wovon ein Novize. Die Akustik super.
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  • Day 3

    Donaueschingen

    March 29 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Ein Besuch im durchfahren von der Markthalle in Rottweil und dann geht es zur der Quelle der Donau.. wir sehen uns das Rathaus an und flanieren durch den Fürstlich Fürstenbergischer Park wo wir dem Pfau 🦚 begegnet sind und am Ende des Parks wo unser WoMo Stellplatz ist 🤗Read more

  • Day 33

    The Donaueschingen Doddle

    September 19, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Donaueschingen is a lovely township of some 20,000 inhabitants, sitting at an elevation of 700m above sea level. In the winter time, the city is blanketed with a thick carpet of snow, but at this time of the year, the climate is fine and mild - perfect for cycling and sightseeing.

    Donaueschingen is also famous for being situated at the confluence of the Breg and Bregach rivers. Although it is now recognised as the place where the Danube begins, the controversy has raged for a long time as to the true source of the famous river. Most references now regard the Danube river as starting from the Donauquelle Fountain in the centre of the city, although this unassuming small spring hardly looks capable of giving rise to anything more than a modest dribble.

    When we last visited this town during our 2016 Odyssey Ride, we quickly fell in love with the place. Now that we are back 7 years later, I can still feel an attraction for this pretty town and its clean, fresh air. At this time of the year there are almost no tourists, the bike paths are clear and inviting. Even the smoking seems to be far less of a problem here, than it was in every other place we have visited so far.

    Today was a rest day, and we all felt that it was thoroughly deserved after the chaos we experienced on the previous day's train ride from Saarburg. It was wonderful to quietly stroll the steets, enjoy the large park and enjoy a quiet lunch in one of the town's eateries.

    The Danube is not the only thing that starts in this city. The famous long distance bike path (The Donau Radweg) also begins right next to the Donauquelle Fountain. Tomorrow we will climb on our new bikes and head out of the city along that route.
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  • Day 1

    Bad Dürrheim

    June 2, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Wir sind auf dem Stellplatz in Bad Dürrheim. Freitag noch ein bisschen mit dem Fahrrad zur Donauquelle. Am Samstag und Sonntag dann das erste Treffen mit der Organisation PanamTour. Unser Womo wird im September verschifft und wir fliegen im Oktober dann nach Argentinien und holen es im Hafen ab. Bis dahin haben wir noch sehr viele Anpassungen am Auto zu erledigen.Read more

  • Day 4

    4. Etappe

    April 13, 2023 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    4. Etappe
    Löhningen - Schleitheim - Aachdorf - Donaueschingen
    42km, 750hm
    Die heutige Königsetappe führt uns nach Deutschland, durch verlassene Gegenden bis zum Ursprung der Donau. Das Wetter lässt uns etwas im Stich, es ist eisig kalt und regnerisch. Doch alles ist eine Sache der Einstellung… das haben uns Nino und Anik heute gelernt.Read more

  • Day 2

    Donauquelle und Donauursprung

    July 1, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Die Anreise nach Donaueschingen per Zug war unproblematisch und durch die erfrischende Art der Zugbegleiterin ganz lustig. Unsere Unterkunft, Wood&Stone, liegt etwas außerhalb und der Name steht nicht dran. In Donaueschingen haben wir zuerst die Donauquelle gesucht und gefunden. Die hat angeblich Tiberius um 15 v.Ch. hier festgelegt. Dann sind wir die 2 km zum Donauursprung gefahren, da mündet die Brigach in die Breg. Nach einem Eiskaffee im Stadtzentrum begann es zu regnen, wir warteten, bis der Italiener öffnet und haben sehr gut zu Abend gegessen.Read more

  • Day 2

    Donaueschingen?

    June 11, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Wer kennt das nicht?
    Hier wo der Ursprung der Donau ist, kennt doch jeder, oder?
    Schönes Städtchen …
    Da ich auf meiner Reise die Donau mehrmals antreffen werde, ist somit die Quelle resp. Ursprung ein muss …Read more

  • Day 12

    Donau-Quelle beim Schloss Donaueschingen

    May 11, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    … hier sprudelt frisches Quellwasser … 🫣

    … bin jetzt total verwirrt mit den vielen Donau-Quellen … 😵‍💫

    … diese entsprcht nicht meiner Vorstellung von frisch sprudeldem Quellwasser … 🤢

  • Day 32

    Trains and Trains and Pains

    September 18, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    After our brief time in Saarburg, it was time for us to all to move on. Ken Lister would be taking 15 of our riders and heading to Passau to begin a week long ride from Passau to Vienna, while I would be heading with a group of 8 riders to Donaueschingen to begin a series of extended rides in Germany, Switzerland and France. There would also be four others who would be returning to Australia.

    After spending so many happy moments together, such partings are always difficult. Last night there were many hugs and farewells as the reality of the moment hit home. The Ken Lister team (let's call them the A Team) had the earliest start. In fact it was so early that they had to miss breakfast. It was just as well they did not know in advance just how exhausting their day was going to be.

    My team (the B Team) had a slightly more leisurely start (ie we were able to have breakfast), but at 8.45 am we began the walk to Saarburg Station. In order to get from Saarburg to Donaueschingen, we had to successfully navigate between four train journeys, all of them with quite short changeover times. What could possibly go wrong ?

    The first step went according to the plan. We even managed to find space for our luggage. The train ran on schedule and we arrived at Saarbrucken with time to catch the next train to Kaiserslautern. Here the transit time was very short 7 minutes, constituting a mad panic run from one platform to another.

    When we boarded the next train to Karlsruhe, we thought the worst was behind us. It wasn't. Even though we had prebooked 1st class seats on that leg, we clambered onto the train, only to find that strangers had commandeered our seats and refused to move. This threw all of us into a state of confusion (it doesn't take much to do that), and we found that we were soon spread over two carriages, with our luggage jammed into any space we could find. David found a comfy place lying on the staircase, I think Maggie found a seat in the toilet, and the rest were sitting on their luggage or on each other's knees. It was not a pleasant journey.

    Surely the worst was now behind us ? Actually it wasn't. We had thought that the final 2 hour ride to Donaueschingen would be quiet and peaceful. We did not anticipate that we would be soundly abused as soon as we set foot in the carriage.

    In the entry to the carriage the only seats left were occupied by two bicycles, While I am an avid supporter of cycling, it did seem a little unfair that these bikes actually took up 8 seats and left us all standing. I proceeded to rearrange the bikes so that they would take up less room. It was an obvious solution to an overcrowded train. I did not realise that it would provoke an outburst from the elderly (and obviously unhinged) owner of one of the bikes.

    With an overwhelming sense of righteous indignation, I explained to the guy that we were not taking any notice of him, and that he would be wise to mind his own business. Even so, we still had our team uncomfortably crammed in with suitcases and sitting on tiny fold down seats.

    It was not until well into the trip that the carriage emptied enough for everyone to more or less find a proper seat. The irate bike owner never did come back for his bike (a fact that I was very happy with) and the final hour of the trip took us through magnificent mountain scenery with a long succession of tunnels.

    We arrived at our destination at around 3.15 pm and went in search of coffee and cake to settle our nerves. In the meantime we had been regularly checking on the progress of Team A. We learned that their trip had been even more horrendous than ours. It looked like the train company had sold twice as many tickets as the available number of seats, leaving them sitting on the floor of the train. The train toilets were blocked and overflowing. It was a truly ugly scene. No wonder they were all completely exhausted when they finally arrived at Passau late in the afternoon.

    At least we had a very pleasant surprise waiting for us when we arrived at our hotel - the bikes that would be our transportation for the next few days. They were bright red ebikes made by Velo du Ville, with Bosch motors and batteries. They looked brand new, and certainly rode extremely well. Carol immediately fell in love with hers, and decided that David will need to purchase one for her the moment they arrive back in Australia.

    Tomorrow is a free day to recover from the travel trauma, before we begin cycling the upper reaches of the Danube.
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