21 July 2014 Vilshofen, Germany to Inzell, Austria (47 miles; Total = 141 miles) “Don’t mess with Mama.” This is our mantra for the evening. We’ve checked into the cutest riverside Gasthof in a town that consists of 4 buildings which I think, perhaps, makes this place not actually a town. “Mama” is the octogenarian …
20 July 2014 Vilsbiburg to Vilshofen, Germany (51 miles; Total = 94 miles) I’m pretty sure that can’t possibly be what I think it is but then I slosh it gently around, tentatively touch it with my tongue, and confirm the unbelievable – those are actual ice cubes in my Coca Cola Light. This can’t …
19 July 2014 Freising to Vilsbiburg, Germany (43 miles) “Do you want me to carry that?” This is Gina talking to this evening’s landlady, who is manhandling her bicycle down into the basement. Gina doesn’t really like anyone touching her bike, let alone carrying it down a few steep flights of stairs. I think our …
18 July 2014 Freising, Germany It’s 3 am and someone is wandering about the room, checking email, complaining she cannot sleep. I suggest that laying down would be a good place to start before promptly falling back into my own jet-lagged stupor. Nothing like going to bed at 9 pm and not getting up until …
17 July 2014 Denver, Colorado to Freising, Germany Gina is about to have a meltdown. Correction: Gina is having a meltdown. We are standing at the Lost Luggage kiosk in the Munich Airport. This makes us 0 for 2 when it comes to arriving in Munich with all of our bags arriving with us. We …
05 Oct 2013 Brug, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark 35 miles + Ferry + Train We are pedaling like mad and I am reminded of my Vashon Island days, trying to catch that ferry from Seattle that would get you home before curfew. Only now I’m on a bicycle and there is a very determined Gina …
04 Oct 2013 Heiligenhafen to Brug 18 miles I see the caution sign on the bridge span signaling that very soon I should be concerned about a wind sock. While I’m trying to process why I should be concerned about a wind sock, something I’ve never thought to be all that dangerous, it hits me; …
03 Oct 2013 Gromitz to Heiligenhafen 25 miles “It’s amazing the things you can sell,” says Gina. This is in reference to her latest employment idea (the Juice for 2 Euro hasn’t gained much traction) to move to northern Germany and start selling Wind Turbines. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to bicycle in …
02 Oct 2013 Gromitz 6 miles walking The beauty of traveling and staying in really dumpy places is that when you then find yourself in a nice place, you really appreciate it. We are in such a place here in Gromitz, a little luxury we’ve allowed ourselves by both booking a room right on the …
01 Oct 2013 Scharbeutz to Gromitz 22 miles It’s a Doberman Pinscher and it’s barreling toward my left leg. Mind you, my left leg has suffered greatly on this trip. First there was the Kneecap Incident in Schwerin, when a very low and sharp bed frame corner tried to take me down. This was followed …