Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
June 11 - Frankfurt to Radebeul Game day. Today was it. The second leg of our cross country rail journey and it was on. After our deliberations about where-to-next, we’re making our way to Dresden. We thought we might head for Prague, but the logistics of getting there were a bit too much of a... Continue Reading →
June 10 - Basel to Frankfurt By 10:30 last night, we’d finally decided on our new direction. We considered weather. We considered the places we’d like to see. We considered cycle routes. We decided on a destination. We consulted travel methods. It was going to involve trains. Oh dear, I thought. Here we go. Buckle... Continue Reading →
June 9 - Schaffhausen to Basel Those things that make riding tricky. Those things that make a day that little bit harder. Those things found us and ganged up on us today. We had a detour. We had hills. We had rain. We packed up the tent under clear skies and the day looked like... Continue Reading →
June 8 - Kreuzlingen to Schaffhausen Every now and again you have that experience where you round a corner and see something that just takes your breath away and is simply…wow! I had one of those today. We set off from Kreuzlingen, back into Germany to Konstanz, introduced ourselves to the Rhein and became its... Continue Reading →
June 7 - Bodensee With our efforts to ride beside Lake Constance proving unsuccessful in recent days, we decided to get up close and personal with that particular body of water and see it from a different perspective. The water itself. With a final day to explore Bodensee, we decided to catch a ferry from... Continue Reading →
June 6 - Arbon to Kreuzlingen Ah yes, that quintessential Aussie phrase of two words that are so versatile in their usage. It was put to work today by the taller member of the team. Had it not been this chosen phrase, an expletive would probably have been used in its place. WOOMP…WOOMP…WOOMP…WOOP… That went... Continue Reading →
June 5 - Kressbronn to Arbon Have we discovered a two-wheeled Concord? We have breakfasted in Germany, sat for elevenses in Austria and then lunched in Switzerland. Three countries in a day. Have we pulled a Tardis out of our pannier? Nope, we have pedalled Lake Constance. We planned to spend a bit of time... Continue Reading →
June 4 - Kißlegg to Kressbronn I just want to start by putting this out there…I don’t wear shorts. I don’t put my wonky legs and knobbly knees on public display for fear of frightening small children and wildlife. So, I don’t wear shorts. The only shorts I have with me are usually worn over... Continue Reading →
June 3 - Biberach to Kißlegg Today was beautiful, stunning, glorious, splendid…sunshine, scenery and snow! We rode out of Biberach, continuing on our route towards Bodensee (Lake Constance) with a route plugged into our technology and route markers for extra guidance as well and we were on stage two of the suggested four stage ride... Continue Reading →
June 2 - Ulm to Biberach an der Riß Oh what a beautiful mooooorrrrning, oh what a beautiful daaaaaay… The morning shone bright and blue and warm and there was a Rogers and Hammerstein moment there somewhere! We rode out of Ulm, back through the centre, through the Fishermen’s Quarter and past the Crooked House... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 