Fountainebleau - First Day
9 октября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
So today was our first day back in Fontainebleau. To get started we decided to try a blue Parcours in the Diplodocus area (Trois Pignons). We’re glad to have both been able to pull a 6a and 6a+Читать далее
Fontainebleau - Another day climbing
12 октября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We had another great day bouldering today! Weather has improved further and we’ve spent the day in the shades of the trees in Bois Rond with our friends Jasmin & Stefan, their son Julian and theirЧитать далее
Rest day: castle visit and tent-building
14 октября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today was a rest day: we visited Fontainebleau castle, revisited the nice café of Paul & Paulette and tried out our tent (thank you Natascha and Karl!).
Visit to Orléans
18 октября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Today we visited Orléans - a beautiful city with a great cathedral and a nice city centre. Everything is in the name of the local heroine, Joan of Arc.
We had a coffee, read a little and then triedЧитать далее
Last days in Bleau
21 октября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We finished our great visit to Fontainebleau with two areas - 91.1/Cul du Chien and Rocher Saint Germain. We were lucky: the rain held off until the day of our departure and we even managed to climbЧитать далее
Munich airport
23 октября 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We’re at the airport, about to board the plane to Reykjavík. The journey is starting for real :-)
(And the first luggage test failed: 27kg in Bertram’s package. Maybe bringing the slack lineЧитать далее
A geyser, waterfalls & a stranded plane
24 октября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
First full day in Iceland, and we started with lots to see! We decided to take the ring road counter-clockwise and started our day in Selfoss. From there we set off to see an active geyser on our wayЧитать далее
Coffee break after 3-glacier-lakes hike
25 октября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We stood up early today (after seeing the northern lights in the night!! :-)) and went to Jökulsárlón glacier for a longer hike. Icebergs that float into the ocean and seals included. Now we areЧитать далее
Climbing Mt Skúmhöttur
26 октября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
Another adventurous day in East Iceland. We climbed the second tallest mountain in the region with perfect weather conditions but quite a bit of snow. No signposts along the way made us choose theЧитать далее
Rest days...
27 октября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
... are the best days ;-) It was warmer last night and, thus, the cold did not wake us at 7 am and started the rest day in a little turf house cafe, tried to escape the rain and wind while stillЧитать далее
Another mountain and moving further west
28 октября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Today, we were up for another mountain adventure and climbed Mt. Súlur (both northern and southern summit) near Akureyri in the Northern Fjords. The climb was moderately difficult but very cold andЧитать далее
An evening ascent outside Reykjavik
30 октября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We spent most of today in Borgarnes, relaxing in a nice coffee shop/bakery. In the evening, we tested our slack line, which is a real challenge in Iceland as there are no trees big enough to attach itЧитать далее
Reykjavík and ... the beach
1 ноября 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Today was our last full day an Island which we started in a very Icelandic fashion: swimming in the Atlantic Ocean which currently is less than 6 degree cold :-)
After recovery from theЧитать далее
Over the pond to South Amercia
3 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The last >24h were spent to get us from Reykjavík to Bogotá. Great to have finally arrived!
First day in Bogotá
4 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Our first day in Colombia‘s capital was especially one thing: rainy :-)
In the morning we were still lucky and climbed the neighboring mountain of Monserrate (3.170m) but only had a good view overЧитать далее
Bogota - gold museum and big-bottom ants
5 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Today we were finally rewarded with a great day in Bogotá without rain. A festival took place in town today: the streets were filled with people and there was food, music and street artistsЧитать далее
Arrival in Barichara
6 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Today we travelled from Bogotá to Barichara, a small town about six hours north of Bogotá which is known for its well-kept colonial-style architecture.
Most of the day was spent travelling fromЧитать далее
Hiking around Barichara and slacklining
7 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We had beautiful weather again and decided to hike to the next village, Guane on a beautiful 10km hike along wild forests and plantations. Guane was a nice and quite sleepy village where we ate ourЧитать далее
Slackline-based community engagement :-)
9 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We spent the afternoon of or second day in Barichara slacklining. We found this a fun way to practice (for us) and engage the local kids. Most are shy at first, but after a while, one or two dare toЧитать далее
Over the Magdalena river to Cartagena
10 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
After our short stay in Mompós (Mompox), we spent almost another day travelling. However, it was quite an eventful journey: we had a colectivo taxi to another village on the swamp/Magdalena river.Читать далее
Hot day in Cartagena + Independence Day
11 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The high expectations of Cartagena were met! And it was the day of the yuca :-)
After yoga on the roof terrace st 06:30 (and despite the early timing it was already soooo hot) and nice breakfast withЧитать далее
Cartagena No. 2
12 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Second day in Cartagena was rather lazy. After another typical Colombian breakfast including patacones (salty banana patties), we showed up for the city tour which turned out to be rather boring andЧитать далее
ПутешественникI really loved meeting you both again in Cartagena and look forward to another coincidence in Ecuador!! Take a good care of yourselves, Anna and Bertram!! ❤️💋😍😘🤣
ПутешественникIt was great seeing you too! :-) We will Land in Quito on 22 November - so maybe see you after that :-)
Iguanas and Quintas in Santa Marta
13 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
Originally, we thought to come to Santa Marta only as the gateway to the Lost City. But we were positively surprised by the city’s charme. It’s a lot less pretentious (and fancy) than Cartagena,Читать далее
Путешественникdas Museum http://www.geo.de/reisen/community/tipp/566494/… wäre wohl was für euch und das Rafting im oberen Napo Fluss. :-)
Hiking in the Sierra Nevada
15 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We had a great time with the 13 other people from the Magic Tours group hiking 4 days to the Ciudad Perdida (Lost City)!
The weather on the first 2.5 days was very nice, sunny with only a few clouds.Читать далее
Visiting Ciudad Perdida/Teyuna/Lost City
17 ноября 2017 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Waking up at 04:40 today, we started the hike at 06:00 and arrived in the bottom of the 1.200 steps to the Lost City around 06:15. It took us until 07:00 to get the first glimpse of the ruins of theЧитать далее