I am lying on a beach listening to the waves roll in. It is warm and it is quiet. I contemplate my day. I found it a trying day. It’s nice to come to rest now.
Day 8. 106km. Swinoujscie – Dzwirzyno
Posted: June 15, 2013 in Cycling, PolandTags: Cycling, Dzwirzyno, Poland, Swinoujscie, Trzebiatow
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Day 7. The cycler of Oz. 118km. Stralsund – Swinoujscie
Posted: June 14, 2013 in Cycling, Germany, PolandTags: Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Germany, Poland, Stralsund, Swinoujscie
This morning I got up, clicked together my Teva sandals, and said to my bike Lambchop: ‘today we are leaving home’ (Germany – one of my homes).
Day 6. 157km. Flessenow – Stralsund.
Posted: June 13, 2013 in Cycling, GermanyTags: Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Flessenow, Germany, Stralsund
A race against the clouds to Stralsund. Wind and dark grey clouds behind me, I hurtled through the Mecklenburg Vorpommern fields.
Day 5. 126km. Hamburg – Flessenow
Posted: June 12, 2013 in Cycling, GermanyTags: Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Flessenow, Germany, Hamburg
One could almost call today hot – if I forget what hot means in Australia. And sunny. From main roads to little side roads, to soft sand challenges. From fields to forests, from rather flat to quite hilly. From cycling in a group of 3, back to alone. A nice day.
Day 4. 137km. Bremen – Hamburg
Posted: June 11, 2013 in Cycling, GermanyTags: Alster, Alter Elbtunnel, Bremen, Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Germany, Hamburg, Old Elbe Tunnel
Straight road, slight bend, straight road. Bush bash, soft sand and big rocks. Lovely afternoon and evening with Kai and Kersten from the cycling forum.
Day 3. 147km. Bad Essen – Bremen
Posted: June 10, 2013 in Cycling, GermanyTags: Bad Essen, Bremen, Cycling, Dümmersee, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Germany
Sun, lakes, swarms of bugs, cycling accompaniment, the Bremen town musicians and fresh asparagus looking out over a lake at sunset.
Day 2. 128 km. Sythen – Bad Essen
Posted: June 9, 2013 in Cycling, GermanyTags: Bad Essen, Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Germany, Sythen
I didn’t sleep too well, was up in the middle of the night, and got up before 5 to leave by 6. The excitement was getting to me, and now also the lack of sleep. Today was a cycle through the haze in my mind and the grey skies in the heavens.
Day 1. 166km. Eindhoven – Sythen
Posted: June 8, 2013 in Cycling, Germany, NetherlandsTags: Cycling, Eindhoven, Germany, Hochwasser, Netherlands, Rhein, Sythen
A cycle trip like the good old days with Ed – singing as we go. Sun, blue skies, strawberries, Rhein River in flood, motor bike cafe Schnitzel, everyone friendly. Ideal start to my cycle trip.
I’m all excited. The trip is about to start. I’m sitting here, full up to pussy’s bow with pizza. A lovely farewell dinner with Jennifer, Chaitanya, Audrey, Ed and Chaitanya’s parents. Now I am carbo-loaded for the North Cape. Let the cycling begin.
Farewell dinner
Ed and me before departure
In the summer of 2013 I am cycling from my home in the Netherlands to the North Cape in Norway. In doing this, I am collecting money for UNICEF to help children less fortunate than us.
Please sponsor me, and support the children!
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