Author Archives: Susan

What a start! Was für ein Anfang!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Susan

I woke up at 5 a.m. (I managed about 5 hours sleep) to hear rain on the skylight. It started very, very, slowly….. Am I going to put off my start? No, because the weather forecast for the next couple … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s the day

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Susan

Here is me in my new cycle dress, compliments of Trek! Thanks again, Stefan.               I spent most of today preparing for my trip. After packing the bike I did a trial run and went … Continue reading →

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2 days left (well 1 day and 2 nights)

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Susan

Today I didn’t do anything dramatic – lots of little jobs in preparation. It’s amazing how many there are of them to do! I was going to cycle this afternoon, but I stayed at home to wait for my parcel … Continue reading →

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Den Druck spüren – Feeling the Pressure

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Susan

English below. Ich schreibe zuerst in Deutsch, weil mein Blogstatistik zeigt, dass so viele in den letzten Tagen hineingeschaut haben – vermutlich wegen den Zeitungsartikeln. Danke! Jetzt spüre ich natürlich den Druck, aber ich werde mein Möglischstes tun, um euch nicht zu … Continue reading →

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4 days to go

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Susan

Today I had a day off from cycling and planning and spent it with my husband on our golfcourse. We played 18 holes, walked a total of almost 10 kilometers and also had to think about the swing……… The weather was … Continue reading →

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5 days left

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Susan

Today I did various little jobs, some for my trip, like fitting the luggage rack. Then, guess what? The sun came out. So I had to go cycling after all. As I had fogotten 1 or 2 items yesterday and … Continue reading →

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One week to go… Noch eine Woche…

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan

(Deutsch weiter unten) …and I am starting to get nervous! The weather was nice yesterday but bad again today – cool and very wet. I do hope it won’t be as bad as this on my trip, even though I have bought some … Continue reading →

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Für meine deutschsprachige Fans

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan

Bitte verzeiht mir, dass ich nicht alles zweisprachig schreibe, aber es ist mir ein Bisschen zu zeitaufwendig. Ich glaube, die Meiste von euch können ein bisschen Englisch und die Zahlen und Bilder sprechen für sich. Leider können nur die Wenigsten … Continue reading →

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1/2 Tschirgant tour

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan

The weather was dry enough and I decided to go the long way round. Again it is part of the Tschirgant-Runde:

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A real teaser

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Susan

The weather at the moment is what I would call English – extremely changeable. We had a lovely weekend,  but I didn’t get any cycling done, as we looked after our grandchildren. This was a refreshing chang from training and … Continue reading →

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