(written by Dave) We woke up again today to light rain on the tent.  We probably would have rolled over and gone back to sleep had it not been Sunday.  Sunday in this part of the world means all the shops are closed.  Not that were any shops in the small town of Neppermin.  We … Continue reading Soaking wet in three countries (24/19,239ks, 100m)

(written by Nancy) We woke up to the sound of rain outside this morning so didn’t feel quite so bad about taking the soft option of the cabin last night.  We weren’t planning on going too far today so didn’t rush getting out.  Breakfast was included with our cabin but it was a bit disappointing.  … Continue reading To the island – Grambin to Neppermin (56/19,215ks, 140m)

(written by Dave) Today we rode from UM to UER.  At least that’s what the state name abbreviations on our map say.  We are not sure what the full names are but we probably couldn’t pronounce them correctly anyway (jump in here at any point Inge – our resident German speaking reader).  Other than riding … Continue reading From UM to UER- Melzow to Grambin (100/19,159ks, 260m)

(written by Nancy) Well, when is a shortcut not a shortcut?  When it goes through the forest on a sandy path...  More on that later. It turned out to be a peaceful night at the campground – no wild parties by the carnies so it was very quiet.  We woke up to blue skies but … Continue reading When shortcuts aren’t shortcuts – Waldsieversdorf to Melzow (92/19,059, 450m)

(written by Nancy) (25 July, posted 26 July) Other than a couple of groups singing songs as they passed along the trail by our tent to the beach the campsite was peacefully quiet.  I actually slept through some of and Dave woke up – usually it’s the other way around. It cooled off nicely too, … Continue reading Another day, another German forest and another broken spoke – Zaue to Waldsieversdorf (84/18,967ks, 260m)

(written by Nancy) (24 July, posted 26 July) [Sorry for the delay in posting the last couple of days.  Despite the extra hour and extra euros spent in the Vodafone shop we have not been able to get a good enough signal to do much on it, meaning were stuck with the T-Mobile sim that … Continue reading Flat day in eastern Germany – Senftenberg to Zaue (82/18,883ks, 170m)

(written by Nancy) We had a lovely Sunday with Ela and Tobi yesterday.  We made them egg and bacon rolls for breakfast and I think their clean plates at the end of the meal were a good sign that they found them pretty tasty.  Their apartment will probably smell like bacon for the next several … Continue reading The fields of East Germany – Dresden to Senftenberg (68/18,801ks, 270m)

(written by Dave) (written 21 July, posted 22 July) What a great day we’ve had in Dresden.  Ela and Tobi are fantastic hosts.  We spent the morning in their neighborhood visiting shops and things that they would do regularly.  It is always fun for us to be “local”. One of stops was in a bike … Continue reading Dresden Day

We woke to blues skies in the campground and had a great sunny morning.  It clouded up during the day but sun in the morning meant packing a dry tent – woohoo – makes the senior editor much happier.  We only had 60ish k to ride and our warmshowers hosts in Dresden were not able … Continue reading Over the hills to country number 20 – Usti to Dresden (65/18,733ks, 700m)