Yesterday made its to my final destination Barcelona – yeah. I don’t have an accurate total km count for the trip but it is somewhere between 2500 and 2700. Super lucky I had no major incident on the trip. Only total 3 punctures which is pretty good considering the trails I was on sometimes.  Yesterday…

Yesterday I drove from Agde to Argelès-sur-Mer along the Mediterranean coast. The scenery was mostly canals and more wetlands. A few rocky high points such as the view above from La Franqui.  South Europe is going through a massive heatwave and I have to fill up my water bottles every hour in order to keep…

After 3 days of rest I left Tarascon early today when sun was still low and shadows long. I made as far as Agde on the coast. Followed the “Canal de Rhône a Sete” down to Camargue .. This is all part of the Via Rhône bike path going south…. Big wine area here also…

Wednesday I drove from Vienne to Valence where I stayed with family. Leaving Vienne I passed by the old Tour des Valois on the Rhône river dating from 1330’s On the way to Valence I went through some of the most famous wine region … One of the typical bridges over the Rhône… Tons of…

Today took me from Macon down the Saône river to Lyon and then down the Rhône river to Vienne. Above on the hill you see the famous Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon. I didn’t make it up there it was too hot .. Left Mâcon early in the morning so I could ride when the…

Today I made it to Mâcon a famous city in Burgundy – further south on the Saône river. Now following La Voie Blue south. It was a short ride – I needed to stop early and rest. It is getting very hot and I think I will have to avoid riding from 2 – 4pm.…

After making very little progress on Wednesday and Thursday through the Vosges mountains I’ve decided to take a different route.  Going up the hills on the trail was mostly ok – but the lack of front suspension made me have to dismount and walk on all the long steep downhill sections (too many exposed roots…

Today I passed the border crossing into France. The route was all in the woods – staying in the nature park Voges du Nord (in both Germany and French part). Pretty remote area – maybe crossed something like 3 folks on the trail. Started right off with a big climb out of Kaiserslautern. Passed this…

Yesterday I left my hotel downtown Köln an followed then main bikelanes out of the city – behind other commuters … Made it out of the city pretty fast – following small farm roads. Hunting towers everywhere in the countryside … Notice how further along the wheat is here more south – almost ready to…

Yesterday I made it to a small village called Stockum. Didn’t ride a great distance since the terrain got considerably more hilly here further south. The trail also vanished on me a few times which didn’t help. Temperature spiked to about 32C – so I was grateful when riding under the canopy… Passed this first…

Yesterday I made it from Undeloh – a small town south of Hamburg to Hannover. It was the first warm and sunny day. South of Undeloh I went through this really old village with all the classic farm building restored (image above) All the roads were cobblestone – and the route followed these for miles…

Weather cleared up today and I made it south through Hamburg – about 75 miles in all. The trail into Hamburg was mostly in the forest and followed a river.. in Hamburg I lined up at this old elevator with other bikers to get down into the underpass tunnel going under the Elbe … Crossing…

Today was a long day – I made it to Schleswig Germany (another 80 miles). The picture above is me passing the border. “Self service” gate in the woods. It was a very flat route but I hit the “Danish Alps”, as the wind is called in Denmark. The wind had picked up and was…

Started out on my bike today and did around 75 miles. Most of the route was off paved roads and followed “Hærvejen” – an ancient north south road from the Bronze Age going through Jutland. The picture above is one of the rune stones along the way (at Bække). I was very lucky – no…