Posts Tagged ‘Cycling’


I declare today hot. At least for cycling. But really lovely weather. Sunny. Beautiful. The fields radiate out summer and life. The forests are cool relief from the sun and a beautiful green. Life is good.

Day 12. 121km. Gdansk – Frombork. Map and gpx.

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Day 11. 32km. Hel – Gdansk

Posted: June 18, 2013 in Cycling, Poland
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My 11th day was not dominated by cycling. Instead it involved skyping, sleeping, grocery shopping, lieing on the beach in Hel, sharing cycling and life notes with a fellow German/Australian cyclist, meeting two lovely Polish forum people, drinking, dining and sightseeing in Gdansk, oh, and a little bit of cycling.

Day 11. 32km. Hel – Gdansk. Map and gpx

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Day 10. 137km. Łeba – Hel

Posted: June 17, 2013 in Cycling, Poland
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I wanted to sleep in and have a lazy amble to Hel – it should have been a short day. I am now in Hel and tired.  I am quite looking forward to a cycle-free day due to the boat schedule.

Day 10. 137km. ?eba – Hel. Map and gpx

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An absolutely awesome day. Top notch bike paths, speed stretches on good road surfaces, bumpy, sliding sand tracks, fields, forests, bush bashing. 203km to Leba.

Day 9. 203km. Dzwirzyno – Leba. Map and gpx.

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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. Map and gps.

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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 7. 118km. Stralsund – Swinoujscie. Map and gpx.

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A race against the clouds to Stralsund. Wind and dark grey clouds behind me, I hurtled through the Mecklenburg Vorpommern fields.

Day 6. 157km. Flessenow – Stralsund. Map and gpx.

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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 5. 126km. Hamburg – Flessenow. Map and gpx.

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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 4. 136km. Bremen – Hamburg. Map and gpx.

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Sun, lakes, swarms of bugs, cycling accompaniment, the Bremen town musicians and fresh asparagus looking out over a lake at sunset.

Day 3. 147km. Bad Essen – Bremen. Map and gpx file.

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