Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
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 →
June 1 - Ulm OK, let’s start with a pop quiz. Are you ready…? Q1: Where is Ulm? Q2: Point to Ulm on a map Q3: Which famous person was born in Ulm? Q4: What landmark is Ulm’s claim to fame? How did you go? If you didn’t score too highly, then you are a... Continue Reading →
May 31 - Donauwörth to Ulm What makes travel so memorable? What are the moments that become highlights and memories of gold? Is it the famous places? Is it the iconic sites and scenes? Well, those things are all great and important but what makes travel so special…it’s the people. It’s the people. We put... Continue Reading →
May 30 - Ingolstadt to Donauwörth Just to make sure we weren't getting too soft with all this river riding, the route decided to throw in some ups today and they were the huffing, stopping for breathers sort of ups. For a Danube River Cycle Route, we haven’t been seeing much of the river since... Continue Reading →
May 29 - Ingolstadt to Munich via Dachau We took the train today. Without the bikes. We had a plan. We rode to Ingolstadt yesterday with the plan to stay two nights so we could implement our plan. We’re close to Munich but not close enough for a detour on the bikes, that would have... Continue Reading →
May 28 - Bad Goggin to Ingolstadt patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-... Try sleeping through that, when the only thing between you and the downpour outside is a thin layer of nylon. Not going to happen. No sleep was had thanks to the drumbeat of rain. The rain came down all night and by the morning, some of that... Continue Reading →
May 27 - Regensburg to Bad Gogging Well, today’s ride was the best we’ve had in Germany so far. It had great paths, great experiences, great weather and it scored top marks for Germany. We rode back through the centre of Regensburg again this morning to collect some supplies for the road and then we... Continue Reading →
May 26 - Straubing to Regensburg Who needs a wake up alarm when you have the thin nylon walls of a tent and a cacophony of birds. I was awake at 4:45 with the dawn chorus in full stereo outside. Well, I’m awake now, might as well leave those members of the team who can... Continue Reading →
May 25 - Deggendorf to Straubing After the hiccups of yesterday, today was a whole lot easier and we took it easy - a shorter ride and taking our time along the way to stop and look at things, visit some towns and not a detour to be seen. I got the day off to... Continue Reading →
May 24 - Passau to Deggendorf Anyone would think we were in a leg of The Amazing Race, heading into the pit stop, the number of roadblocks and detours we had today. We planned to ride to Deggendorf, where we had a campsite waiting for us. The sun shone, the wind was light, it was... Continue Reading →
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