cycling – All… by cycle!

To the north trip: the numbers

16 Jul

The very nice thing of the day: after having reach the most northern part of Denmark, I met again the Danish couple Jakob and Annette who I had met the last days several times and who I had got some … Read More »

To Hirtshals / 81km

13 Jul

To Blokhus: 87km

12 Jul

The night in the open bunker was ok. I had hope to have it even more quiet due to amount of concrete. After packing the tent, I could have again a really nice chat with the danish Jakob and Annette … Read More »

To Hanstholm /93km

11 Jul

The entrance…

To Harboøre / 80km

9 Jul

The summary of the day: how can someone be so lucky to have dark clouds before, behind, left and right… but blue sky (more or less) over himself? I have no idea… but I am thanksfull 🙂 Somehow a short … Read More »

To Hvide Sande : 60km of headwinds

8 Jul

I woke up just before the first rain… which unfortunately made me stay in the tent. I should have stand up and pack fast. Well… the inner laziness was this time stronger. 😉 The first goal was to get some … Read More »

To Oksbol, windy 49km and tal ships!

7 Jul

The shelters were of good help: the tent stayed dried. On the other hand: the young guys kept the fire on and I was nicely smoked after the night. When I woke up, there was a nice sunny sky, at … Read More »

To Ribe/Vilslev: 74km

6 Jul

So… One person had some open project to finish, the other would continue cycling a bit. We will meet later again and continue to cycle. In the meantime I had got an email from the customs: they wanted again to … Read More »

To Neukirchen / 56km

4 Jul

We did like Flensburg… so we tried to get the same fare form the hotel. Nope… they didn’t want because they said they would sell it anyway. So we left… even with some first dark clouds coming from west.

To Flensburg

3 Jul

Well… it had rained in the night and once again humans showed they non respect for others: talking loud beside a tent in which people are sleeping, slammering doors of cars (and many times not needed) So after the coffee … Read More »

To Wackerballig: 54km

2 Jul

The morning started on a very special way. The hotel we were into had had some issues. So I allowed myself to at least address them and hopefully avoid other guest the same experience. Well… I had thought maybe we … Read More »

To Kappeln / 46km

1 Jul

Well… after the nice resting and sunny days of the last weeks: today started with a grey rainy day…

To Bünsdorf / 50km

27 Jun

We knew the day would be rainy… some in the morning just on the tent. And later some few drops. And eating out because we could camp on their ground 😉

To Kiel /84km

25 Jun

The journey started very humid. I would have stayed one day to rest and have some laundry…

To Sehlendorf /48km

24 Jun

The first task of the day was to sent a letter back home… I must say: Deutsche Post has outsourced some of their shop to food shops: bad idea. Everything go too long. Or do I see too much optimising … Read More »

Leaving Fehnmarn to Grossenbrode /54km

23 Jun

The camping was really a gem… starting with a first coffee from the shop. Then some digital work while I was packing everything.

Meeting and cycling on Fehmarn

22 Jun

Well… after last Friday and some patience, the shituation finally evolved. We met on Fehmarn again to have a good discussion. One of the many points to be addressed was the stress induced by two goals we had more or … Read More »

Few resting days on Fehmarn

20 Jun

After the two more sprinter days to here followed some resting and lazy days. Sure, for once the usual clean clothes or buying some food, but as well nice discussions with Angèle and René, or Dirk. And finally as well … Read More »

To Suisdorf / 114km

18 Jun

The day started in the forest at 25° (!). Did I slept well? Let’s say I was tired enough to sleep at least a bit. After a short coffee and some peanut butter bread, I head back to the channel … Read More »

Lüneburger Heide: 74 km

15 Jun

After too booze yesterday evening (yep yep… it doesn’t solve issues and make them just bigger) the start was for once quite early: Bellona had stand way earlier than before. Cool! Don’t know what she had eaten or “doped” 😉 … Read More »

To Springhorstsee/ 63km

13 Jun

After a yummy breakfast, we started to the north in direction of Hannover

To Hildesheim / 53km

12 Jun

One of the first things we needed after the but was some water. One of the best place to find some: graveyards 🙂

To Limmer hut /60km

11 Jun

11.6.2022 What is nicer to cycle in family with loved ones? I thrilling day I won’t forget :-))

To Höxter via Herrmanns Statue /

5 Jun

First of all: the GPS recorder didn’t record all the day… with 1000m climbing and some 80km We hadn’t planned to go to Höxter but another camping which seems to have been a fake or so.

To Furlbach / 74km

4 Jun

Quite a bit astonishing… today was a more or less just cycling day. Farm lands and churches. We were lucky to one get some water from a farmer… and had quite peaceful landscapes. Not Hirn Special neither. And arriving at … Read More »

To Münster / 75km

2 Jun

Little game: which one is the mirror image?

To the Forellenhof / 58km

1 Jun

We started with a nice breakfast and with mixed feeling as we would let Hilde behind. Even in the morning the discussion were nice, kind and interesting. Good night!

To Xanten – thank you Hilde and Guido <3 / 36km

31 May

We had got the tip to cycle over Xanthen. A very good tip 🙂

To Sevelen / 66km

30 May

Still with mixed feelings, I woke up near that gigantic hole. Since we had realised that that was the “closing hole” we did some research and asked around about the place where there would still dig coal: somehow the chimneys … Read More »

To Gerzweiler /46km

29 May

What a most contradictory day… with quite stomachache https://www.bund-nrw.de/themen/braunkohle/hintergruende-und-publikationen/braunkohle-und-umwelt/braunkohle-und-wasser/ Humans and their machines…

Some Düsseldorf impressions…

28 May

We need a bit of a resting day for our body and to decide what to do the next days and buy gas and another trousers I guess someone will understand that :o)

To Düsseldorf / 40km

27 May

After a night with the ships roaring up and down the thunder, we started the day with lots of side wind. And some interesting wine… or milk? 😉

Köln meeting good old friends

26 May

The night was a bit short since there was some noise on the camping and we wanted to be ontime at our meeting. Light loaded ship 😉

To Köln – 105km

25 May

And cooking before get some good rest.

To Koblenz – 22km

23 May

Very hart day to start with when before 7am that is happening:

To Boppard / camping Sonneck – 67km

22 May

We had got the feedback that it would be better to cycle on the left side of the Rhine because it had better cycle lane. I would have had tempted by the right one since I had cycled the left … Read More »

To Worms -78km

19 May

The Wormser Dom…

To Philippsburg, by Karlsruhe -73km

18 May

Quite amazed how quiet the camping was… The day started with a “special power Müsli “…. Seeds, berries, oil…. And it’s Bellona in the bush with bike day… 😉

To Durmersheim… – 64km

17 May

The start of the day was quite special. First we heard some communal workers coming and wondering that there was a tent “in that place”. We had seen the camping sign the evening before. And there was a “no cycling … Read More »

Strasbourg, first rain since the Gotthard to Gamsheim – 43km

16 May

Once again, one should know: if you are not sure if you are legally camping (to be mild) just wake up as soon as possible and leave. One of the guy responsible for the nautical club was first grumpy… after … Read More »

Depart de Neuf-Brisach to Plobsheim – 70km

15 May

Starting with arts… then crossing two borders.. to Neuf-Brisach – 77km

14 May

Starting with the Beyeler foundation: From Riehen we crossed the border towards Germany and the next stop: the Vitra Foundation, known for their chairs and interiors: Crossing the Rhine to get to the next / fourth country Micro turbine… that … Read More »