Dodging the Showers
Berlin to Copenhagen – Stage 06 – Krakow am See to Bützow 47 Km (Fri 16-Jun-17) Weather: 12⁰C min – 18⁰C max, showry, partially sunny “You have to make it happen.” ~...
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Rough with the Smooth
Berlin to Copenhagen – Stage 05 – Waren (Müritz) to Krakow am See 54 Km (Thu 15-Jun-17) Weather: 14⁰C min – 24⁰C max, sunny “Never, never, never give up.” ~ Winston Churchill...
Waren … Wow, Wow, Wow
Berlin to Copenhagen – Stage 04 – Neustrelitz to Waren (Müritz) 70 Km (Wed 14-Jun-17) Weather: 12⁰C min – 19⁰C max, mostly sunny “I am a bike enthusiast; there’s a certain amount...
An Easy Day
Berlin to Copenhagen – Stage 03 – Fürstenberg to Neustrelitz 47 Km (Tue 13-Jun-17) Weather: 10⁰C min – 18⁰C max, overcast “When I was a kid a long time ago, when the...
Forests, Lakes, and Rivers
Berlin to Copenhagen – Stage 02 – Oranienburg to Fürstenberg 74 Km (Mon 12-Jun-17) Weather: 15⁰C min – 22⁰C max, mostly cloudy, fine “I do not own a car, and my main...
Heading North
Berlin to Copenhagen – Stage 01 – Berlin to Oranienburg 55 Km (Sun 11-Jun-17) Weather: 20⁰C min – 28⁰C max, fine and sunny “Do the difficult things while they are easy and...
Unforgettable Potsdam
Day Ride to Potsdam 77 Km (Fri 9-Jun-17) Weather: 15⁰C min – 28⁰C max, bright sunshine “I can, therefore I am.” ~ Simone Weil On days like today I have to pinch...
West of the Wall
Sightseeing in Berlin (Thu 8-Jun-17 and Sat 10-Jun-2017) Weather: 14⁰C min – 20⁰C max, cloudy “If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.” ~ Lance Armstrong The...
Saving the Best Until Last
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 07 – Schweinfurt to Bamberg 80 Km (Wed 7th June 2017) Weather: 9⁰C min – 23⁰C max, partially sunny with occasional showers, chilly breeze “I am definitely...
Red Poppy Day
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 06 – Kitzingen to Schweinfurt 52 Km (Tue 6th June 2017) Weather: 10⁰C min – 16⁰C max, mostly cloudy, rain showers in afternoon “A goal is a...
Count Dracula’s Tomb
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 05 – Zellingen to Kitzingen 56 Km (Mon 5th June 2017) Weather: 14⁰C min – 20⁰C max, mostly cloudy, light rain “Step by step and...
Forests and Flower-filled Fields
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 04 – Marktheidenfeld to Zellingen 70 Km (Sun 4th June 2017) Weather: 12⁰C min – 19⁰C max, morning rain then overcast “If you can dream it, you...
Off the Beaten Track
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 03 – Miltenberg to Marktheidenfeld 56 Km (Sat 3rd June 2017) Weather: 12⁰C min – 25⁰C max, sunny in morning, thunderstorms in afternoon “Have fun, be active....
Pearl of the Main
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 02 – Aschaffenburg to Miltenberg 46 Km (Fri 2nd June 2017) Weather: 15⁰C min – 24⁰C max, mainly sunny “Things do not happen. Things are made to...
Summertime in Germany
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 01 – Frankfurt to Aschaffenburg 59 Km (Thu 1st June 2017) Weather: 13⁰C min – 25⁰C max, mostly sunny “I can think. I can sleep. I can...
Back to Frankfurt
Germany: Main River Tour – More Sightseeing in Frankfurt (Wed 31st May 2017) Weather: 14⁰C min – 24⁰C max, partly cloudy “Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift” ~ Albert Einstein...
Mannheim Ancestral Tour
Germany: Main River Tour – Mannheim Ancestral Tour 53 Km (Tue 30th May 2017) Weather: 16⁰C min – 29⁰C max, partly cloudy “To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their...
Train Trip to Mannheim
Germany: Main River Tour – Sightseeing in Mannheim (Mon 29th May 2017) Weather: 17⁰C min – 33⁰C max, sunny “Don’t think, just do.” ~ Horace Another fine sunny day was predicted, perfect for...
Early Summer in Frankfurt
Germany: Main River Tour – Sightseeing in Frankfurt (Sun 28th May 2017) Weather: 17⁰C min – 32⁰C max, sunny “Wherever you are – be all there” ~ Jim Elliot A good night’s sleep...
Arrival in Frankfurt
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 00 – Frankfurt Airport to CBD 27 Km (Sat 27th May 2017) Weather: 14⁰C min – 28⁰C max, sunny “I like to read and write and take...
Land of My Fathers
Winter begins in Sydney next Thursday so it is time to head to Europe for another cycling adventure. My trusty old Cannondale Tourer is therefore packed in a cardboard box ready to accompany me...
Cycling Around Melbourne
Tue 28th March 2017 – Melbourne Cycleways (53 Km) Weather: 15⁰C min – 23⁰C max, fine and sunny “A bend in the road is not the end of the road … unless you fail...
Are We There Yet?
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 19 – Sun 26th March 2017 – Stony Point to Melbourne (70 Km) Weather: 15⁰C min – 25⁰C max, cloudy but fine “Think of all the beauty around you...
Almost There
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 18 – Sat 25th March 2017 – Inverloch to Cowes (74 Km) Weather: 18⁰C min – 25⁰C max, partly sunny “Live each day as if your life had just...
Short and Sweet
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 17 – Thurs 23rd March 2017 – Leongatha to Inverloch (37 Km) Weather: 14⁰C min – 22⁰C max, fine and sunny – yeah!!! “All our dreams can come true if...
The Rainmakers
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 16 – Wed 22nd March 2017 – Traralgon to Leongatha (78 Km) Weather: 13⁰C min – 21⁰C max, steady soaking rain most of the way “None are so old...
Route C105
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 15 – Tue 21st March 2017 – Maffra to Traralgon (64 Km) Weather: 17⁰C min – 22⁰C max, light rain “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds” ~ Gordon...
Rainy Days and Mondays
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 14 – Mon 20th March 2017 – Bairnsdale to Maffra (76 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 24⁰C max, rain showers “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch...
Glorious Gippsland Day
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 13 – Sat 18th March 2017 – Orbost to Bairnsdale (94 Km) Weather: 16⁰C min – 25⁰C max, sunny “When my legs hurt, I say: “Shut up legs! Do...
Luck of the Irish
Sydney to Melbourne Stage 12 – Fri 17th March 2017 (St Patricks Day) – Cann River to Orbost via Marlo (94 Km) Weather: 12⁰C min – 21⁰C max, cloudy then sunny “You cannot...