A beautiful spring day of cycling across northern Germany. I even came to a hill that I could coast down. However, for the most it was fairly flat. All except for about 8km was along bicycle paths such as those … Continue reading →
Made it to across the Netherlands and into Germany! Today was another day of great weather, with lots of sun and headwinds from the east. I had a good stay with Tante Gea and Frans in Olst. It was nice … Continue reading →
First day of cycling in Europe! Nice to finally be riding from Amsterdam on a trip titled “Amsterdam to Vladivostok”. My bike was visibly heavier than riding in Texas. I also noticed when the bike paths had square tiles, that … Continue reading →
Reached Amsterdam! An easy rest day today before starting the trip. Photo at left is an official “start” photo taken outside the train station in Amsterdam. An uneventful flight that was delayed by 60 minutes by weather in Chicago. Other … Continue reading →
This posting made from Dallas airport. I’ve used the future posts feature to hopefully post this when I am underway. The word “hopefully” has snuck in there since my Chicago bound flight has a sign “delayed ???”. Appparently there are … Continue reading →
Shipped 22 pounds back to Colorado. Still lots of pounds to carry on the bicycle. Otherwise got ready to travel to Amsterdam.
Continue reading →Where are the bicycles? This area has quite a few major expressways – typically six lane divided highways with curb and gutter. There is a lot of high speed traffic on these throughways, but I only saw two bicyclists riding … Continue reading →
Today an easy ride back to DFW airport. I will now be in the Dallas area for three nights before flying to Amsterdam. Slept in a little since I didn’t have far to ride today, and I was hoping for … Continue reading →
Good ride today with busy traffic. Skies continued overcast, with southeast winds. Hence, it was mostly a cross wind today. I started with the same pattern of departure just before sunrise. It must have been very close to time the … Continue reading →
Nice cycling weather today. Overcast, cool and with tailwinds. I think this is likely also the nicest part of the highway (except for stretch of 220 coming up tomorrow) with one lane of traffic, good shoulders and not yet having … Continue reading →