Category Archives: Cycle

Injuries, breakdowns etc. – Verletzungen, Pannen usw.

I am happy to say I didn’t suffer from a single injury, this time. I was sometimes a little saddle sore, but used marigold cream night and morning. The worst I had were the cramps at night. There’s nothing like … Continue reading

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Looking back on the trip

After being home for a few days now and catching up on other things, I would like to recap on my trip: It was a wonderful experience with lots of encounters, different impressions and a feeling of freedom and “finding … Continue reading

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Getting home

It was not possible to go home by train from Barcelona with my bike, but there were 2 other options. Either I could catch the overnight ferry to Genoa in Italy and regional trains from there to Brenner changing twice, … Continue reading

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The proof / der Beweis

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Day 21 Lloret-Barcelona

I left the campsite and stopped at a little café for breakfast. I would have prefered fruit and yoghurt but there weren’t any shops open. The temptation to go back to the English pub for full-English was great, but they … Continue reading

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No, I’m not getting illiterate

On seeing my blog on a real computer I have found lots of horrendous spelling mistakes, a lots of which I have now corrected. These are largely due to me writing the posts on my mobile phone, the small keyboard … Continue reading

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I made it! Ich bin angekommen!

I arrived in Barcelona this afternoon 🙂 unfortunately no photo yet! More later! Ich bin in Barcelona angekommen, mude aber sonst gesund. Mehr und Foto spaeter! 1776 km.

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Day 20 Taillade-Lloret de Mar

It was getting on for 10 when I finally left. I was still a bit unsure which way to go, as when I had asked Matt and Steve for suggestions they said it would be better to go via Girona … Continue reading

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Day 19 – Cerbère-La Tallada d’Empordà

Today I crossed the Pyranese – yes I actually did it! I woke up very early, but didn’t know what to do, because my Kindle had ceased to work overnight and I had to conserve the battery on my phone, … Continue reading

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Day 18 – Corneille de Reviere-Cerbère

What a day! No, it wasn’t a bad day; no, defiinitely not, just a far harder day than I’d expected. I left Rainer at after ten, thinking it ws going to be an easy half-day joyride but had a surprise. … Continue reading

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