I had a rotten night’s sleep after pumping up the sleeping mat twice but I’ve been there before and I’ll sort it out. I decided instead of camping, that I’d try and stay with a warmshowers host, and as luck would have it, a host in Gouda was happy to have me stay. I received …
Last night at the campground, I spoke to a great South African / Russian couple, Martin and Olga. They are interesting people who’ve travelled widely and have done some interesting things like driving an old London cab across Europe and up to the German peninsula north of Murmansk – with a rooftop tent bolted on. …
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I had a fantastic couple of days with Maddy and Jack in Zwolle. I haven’t seen them for more than 15 years and the days were just full of talking and laughing. What lovely people, enjoying life in a very nice part of the world. We rode to town and picked up a few things …
It was about time I left Groningen. I’d been here 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed the place. Unfortunately, it was a bit overcast and humid this morning, so the tent etc. was wet for packup. I was underway at about 9am (happy with that) and had nearly 100kms to get to Zwolle (NOT happy with …
Today’s ride on Komoot It rained this morning so, I had breakfast in the tent and packed up. It didn’t last too long and things dried out fairly well,so I rode into Leer to have a look around. It’s a nice harbour town, so I lingered a bit and had a coffee and croissant at …
Today’s ride on Komoot The campground here is really nice and run by a young couple. There were a few other cyclists there as well and there’s a definite camaraderie between the longer termers. I spoke to a Swiss couple on the road for a couple of months. I had the flat tyre from last …
I was leaving Bremen today. It’s a nice place with lots of great old buildings, tourists, cobblestones and shops as well as some distinct districts with different characteristics. I’d been industrious in Bremen too. I picked up a reconditioned iPad from Amazon to help make my planning, reading and research a little easier. I’m totally …
Well, it was raining this morning, so I didn’t hurry. I’m out of food for breakfast and in all of the wind of the past two days, I didn’t replenish. Luckily, the on-site restaurant did the job. It also provides good cover during a heavy storm and I could recharge some electronics at the same …
Last night, the storms rolled in and brought rain and wind for hours. By morning, there were a few breaks in the weather, so I left the tent and made some breakfast. I packed up in drizzle, but my tent is big enough that I can organise everything undercover, then just put the bags on …
Overcast but nice riding all day. I was expecting bad weather, but the forecast moved that a day further away. As a result, I took the indirect route and looked around the place a little. The day was spent riding through rural areas not far from the Baltic Sea. I left the island of Zealand, …
