Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
July 9 - Bremen to Winschoten And just like that, we left Germany and found ourselves in The Netherlands. Another country. Another language. Another adventure. We packed up and prepared to leave Bremen, lugging all our panniers down to the bikes waiting in the underground car park. It’s no wonder we get surprised looks when... Continue Reading →
July 8 - Bremen Moin! Hello! Today was a day spent roaming the streets of Bremen. That was all that we two Tasmanians did for the day, simply stroll and survey and saunter or sit, taking in the sights and life of Bremen. So, rather than tell of the day through words, because roaming is... Continue Reading →
July 7 - Bremervörde to Bremen The birds were out first thing this morning. I could hear them. I always take this as a good sign because I figure the birds aren’t out twittering if it’s pouring rain, they’re still nestled in a nest somewhere, well out of it. So even before I peeked outside,... Continue Reading →
July 6 - Gluckstadt to Bremervörde More wind, more rain, more grey, that was what greeted us this morning. Another summer’s day! We had a later start than usual because the bikes were locked in a garage that we couldn’t get to until 9:00 am, so we were ready and waiting to be off just... Continue Reading →
July 5 - Meldorf to Glückstadt “How’s the weather looking?” was my first question of the day as Steve peered outside. “It’s wet and windy,” came the reply. OK, looks like a sequel to yesterday. We layered up, loaded up and put foot to pedal into the blustery conditions again. It was windy, but I... Continue Reading →
July 4 - Husum to Meldorf Wimbledon may be on at the moment, but nothing could compare to the stroke play across the net at the inaugural Nordensee Camping Grand Slam Table Tennis Final. There was tension, there were tears (from uncontrollable, no-sound-coming-out laughing), there were drop shots and net cords. It was all happening. ... Continue Reading →
July 3 - Vadehavs Camping to Husum The sun set on our final day in Denmark, although it wasn’t really dark, it was still very light, as the sun sank very slowly over the water. Dusk happens at about 11:00 pm and the moon doesn’t rise until 3:00 am, then the sun rise it at... Continue Reading →
June 26 - Faxe Ladeplads to Koge Cuckoo…cuckoo…cuckoo..cuckoo… No clock needed. I had the real thing. Fun fact, cuckoos do actually say cuckoo. Not an approximation of that sound, it is not onomatopoeia, they very distinctly and very clearly say, cuckoo! No point lying around being sent slowly cuckoo myself with the chorus outside, so... Continue Reading →
June 22 - Berlin to Rostock We’ve been in Germany for almost a month. We’ve done and seen and experienced some amazing things. But…time to go. Time for new adventures. Time for a new country. Time to move on. We did the maths. We looked at the time we had left to see Denmark, The... Continue Reading →
June 21 - Berlin Our final roaming day. Time to see another side of Berlin. Time for an authentic Berlin experience. Time to roam away from the tourist hot spots and see how the locals do it. Time to see another face of this city. We set out this morning, with my cousin Lisa, to... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 