2013
Cycling The Romantic Road
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Day 10 - The End & Summary
Total cycling days7 Total kms460km Longest day 97km (Hirchaid – Bamberg – Bergrheinfeld) Shortest day 44km (Wurzburg – Frankfurt) Highest elevation525m... -
Day 9 - Packing the bicycle
The acquisition of the bike box and packing almost rivaled an Indiana Jones script.The information desk sent me to the long term luggage storage. The hel... -
Day 9 - Bergrheinfeld to Frankfurt
With the church being directly across the road, I expected an early start, but not 5:30am, when the bells started.As I was not sure if breakfast was incl... -
Day 8: Hirschaid - Bamberg
We awoke to another sunny day, although thunderstorms were predicted. The completion of keeping the blog up to date has become very competetive. Geoff ha... -
Day 6 Wald - Nurnberg
We cycled into Nurnberg, Nuremberg today. It was a long day and we covered 66km, ending up getting lost in a muddy trail in the forest. Even with 2x GPS... -
Day 7 - Nuremberg to Hirschaid
We tried to make an early start. There was a lot of noise overnight, and on the 2nd floor there was a broken glassed door. Breakfast was another German f... -
Day 5 Dinkelsbuhl - Wald.
After our earliest start of 9:15 we headed off towards Gunzenhausen /Wald . It was a beautiful day. A local on an ebike stopped us and tried to convince ... -
Day 4 - Rothenburg o.d.t - Dinkelsbuhl.
I fell asleep early, being tired from jet lag. The weather is clearer, but the floods are the worst in 400yrs. They are worst on Danube, on the east side... -
Day 3 - Wurzburg - Rothenburg
Today's plan is for a longer day, riding away from river as the tracks are flooded. Robin booked a hotel last night via Internet, as is their normal rout... -
Day 2 - Frankfurt - Wurzburg
After an early start due to my body clock, I threw out all unnecessary paperwork and packed. It was then I discovered I lost my prescription sunglasses, ... -
Day 1 - Sydney - Beijing - Frankfurt [Part 2]
The bike took a while to come thru oversized luggage. The staples on the bottom had given way & they appeared to repack it & just turn the biox o... -
Day 1 - Sydney - Beijing - Frankfurt [Part 1]
After agood 12 hr flight on a full plane, featuring a 13+ yr old inflightentertainment system, I headed to get a short stay visa. No problems with that(n... -
Day 0 - departure from Sydney
After a stressful night before extracting a seized carbon seat post from the steel frame, I packed the bike into the cardboard box and it came in at 17kg... -
Day minus 5
Just 5 days till I fly to Frankfurt, to meet Robin and Geoff who are spending 6 weeks to riding from Amsterdam to Prague. My time is limited to 8 days of... -
Day minus 28
Preparation underway. Choice of the bicycle to take:1. CLX Colnago 2008 - carbon & 5 yrs old and still special. Weekend use and triathlons2. 20 yr ol...