Day 353 7th July 9miles Average speed 8.8 mph Top speed18 mph Days off are hard work I was up at 9 and had brekkie of toast and pate with tea. I spent two hours cleaning the bike then went into town to find a bank and Lidl. 18€ secured a great lunch and … [Read more…]
Day 352 6th July 45 miles (Travemunde to Bredebeker Lake) Average speed 10.3 mph Top speed 24 mph Back to riding on German roads and paths. Bredenbeker Lake campsite 10€
Day 351 5th July 11 miles (Trelleborg to Travemunde) Average speed 8.9 mph Top speed 21 mph I was up at 6 as I didn’t trust the alarm or myself not waking up. I made tea and toast with pate and went in search of a shop to buy more food for the … [Read more…]
Day 350 4th July 29 miles (Skateholm to Trelleborg) Average speed 9.1mph Top speed 18 mph A good day without rain so far. I got up at 9 and used the kitchen for tea and brekkie of bbq sausages and microwave onions. Breakfast was followed by packing up with kids playing in the … [Read more…]
Day 349 3rd July 33 miles (Loderups to Skateholm) Average speed 10 mph Top speed 75? Easy days often turn out to be the toughest! Up at 9 to sunshine and blue skies. The wind had even turned a bit too and was now coming more from the south than the west although blowing … [Read more…]
Day 348 2nd July 51miles (Ahus to Loderups) Average speed 9.5 mph Top speed 26 mph Up at 8.15 with a woolly head after a few beers with Caroline and dad, I didn’t get home til gone 1 after a great night in a boat pub. I had a shower and went for a … [Read more…]
Day 347 1st July 3miles (Ahus) Average speed 9.3 mph Top speed 20 mph I was awake at 6 and emailed the hostel in Hamburg with the wrong dates ( I really should know not to do anything before tea!) got up at 7.45 and went across the road to a lovely hotel for … [Read more…]
Day 346 30th June 43miles ( Karlshamn to Ahus) Average speed 13.2 mph Top speed 24 mph Awake at midnight with the sound of wind, rain and thunder which, although I got back to sleep, didn’t stop until midday. So I spent the morning in my tent catching up on some sleep and … [Read more…]
Day 345 29th June 36miles (Kel golf course to Karlshaum) Average speed 10.5 mph Top speed 33 mph Awake at 6 with the sound of rain, but back to sleep till 8.30 when there was no sign it had rained at all. Rain looked imminent though, so I packed up quickly after tea … [Read more…]
Day 344 28th June 70 miles (Kalmar to Lerakra) Average speed 10.6 mph Top speed 42?? mph So much for some easy days! Up at 8.30 for brekkie of cheese and chorizo wraps (thanks Rolph) with tea. I packed up while some ducks came to say hi with the sun shining. I left at … [Read more…]