13 Aug 2011 Dobel to Freudenstadt (66 km) It seems that being a native German doesn’t necessarily mean that you can follow the bicycle route signs any better than being a German descendant born and raised in the States. Or at least that’s what appeared to be the case for the two German cyclists who …
12 Aug 2011 Bretten to Dobel (40 km) It was 5 am and someone was up and building herself a Tower of Power: This was necessary because that same someone (a) couldn’t sleep and (b) refused to buy an Australia-Europe plug-in adaptor for $9.99 when we were living in Australia and toting around an Aussie …
11 Aug 2011 Frankfurt to Heidelberg to Bretten (60 km) Nothing like changing your mind at the last minute. This is what Gina and I did this morning. Rather than toss our last few items into our panniers and bike out the door onto the main cycle path leading out of Frankfurt and over toward …
07 August 2011 “Born to fly.” This is the motto for Condor Airlines, the latest international carrier to start flying out of Seattle and the one that will carry us to Frankfurt tomorrow for the start of our 6 week cycling tour. I like the phrase. It implies confidence. Like Bruce Springsteen was Born to …
01 August 2011 We’ve been riding our bikes as much as the weather here will allow, which is the same as saying we’ve been riding our bikes when it’s sunny out and not all drizzly and misty because even though we have full fenders and rain gear and thus technically would be “allowed” to ride …