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5 days left

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…

(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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A real teaser

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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Short trip after all

I did manage to get out for a short trip after tea – to the Pestkapelle at Jörgebichl – this is just about 3 miles uphill from Nassereith. Of course, when I got there it started to rain, but it … Continue reading

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2 weeks to go

My planning seems to be making good progress now and I have starting making “to do” lists. I’m getting rather excited. Until yesterday I hadn’t been cycling since last Friday apart from my usual session on the exercise bike, partly … Continue reading

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4 weeks to go

I spent most of today writing to newspapers and planning.  I have put a bit more detail on the route. I went to do a trainings ride this evening – uphill through the woods – , but gave up because … Continue reading

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Trainings ride over the “Piller”/Trainingsfahrt über den Piller

I just did a trip over the Piller – a round trip of just over 96 Kilometers (60 miles). I had hoped to reach 100, but despite a detour to visit a friend it wasn’t quite long enough and when you … Continue reading

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1 month to go – nur mehr 1 Monat

Today it is exactly one month to my planned departure date and I am getting quite nervous, when I think of all the things I’ve still got to do and what else is in my calendar! I definitely need to … Continue reading

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5 weeks to go

My leaving date is 12th August. There was a slight misunderstanding about this due to my post “Gaichtpass” – that was just training. I did another long tour as training this week – from Roppen to Sölden in the Ötz Valley and back – … Continue reading

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Mein Vater

Die Seite über meinen Vater – Don – ist nun auch in Deutsch.

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