In theory this was second stage of a three part trip that was supposed to cover Europe from Nordkapp (the North Cape) to Sicily. The plan being to pickup from where last year's trip left off in Copenhagen and head south to Freiberg in Germany (for a week's break and a holiday with the family) and then onwards to Venice via the Alps.
This was my toughest tour to date. The bike was damaged on the flight over, leaving me with a limited selection of gears and the tour happened to coincide with a heat wave the like of which no-one could recall. Most of the trip took place in temperatures close to or over 40 degrees celsius (104 fahrenheit)!
Things got worse at the half way point (just south of Frankfurt) when the loss of my mobile phone, money and credit cards forced me to abandon the trip a day later at Strasbourg. It was only a total stranger's act of kindness that allowed me to get that far.
I returned to Germany in September, with the aim of completing the Freiberg to Venice portion of the tour but, once again, I was foiled by events outside of my control at the half way stage, but that's another story.
However, even if the tour wasn't a resounding success, there is much worth remembering and I am glad I did it. Es ist immer das Gleiche!
Route | Date | Distance | Total | |
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Københaven to Fehmarn | 18/07/06 | 164 KM | 164 KM |
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Fehmarn to Hamburg | 19/07/06 | 160 KM | 324 KM |
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Hamburg to Hannover | 20/07/06 | 170 KM | 494 KM |
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Hannover to Kassel | 21/07/06 | 169 KM | 663 KM |
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Kassel to Gießen | 22/07/06 | 124 KM | 787 KM |
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Gießen to Mannheim | 23/07/06 | 164 KM | 951 KM |
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Mannheim to Strasbourg | 24/07/06 | 145 KM | 1096 KM |
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Strasbourg to Freiberg | 28/07/06 | 109 KM | 1205 KM |


