Trips & stuff about cycling
Another lesson…. it’s not a good idea to put a tent on to sticky ground.. the earth sticks long to the shoes, the cycle and everything that touched the ground. Which is logic… or should. Today’s breakfast… yummy! 🙂 … Read More »
…I decided to stay longer in the tent to allow it to dry. As I don’t have a defined goal to be somewhere at a given time, I enjoy my new flexibility. Therefore I only started after 12 o’clock. And … Read More »
The ride towards Loutra Edipsou was just beautiful not to steep, wind from south not to cold…. everything to feel well on a bicycle 🙂 So Limni is really nothing special… Sometimes the nature wants its place back… And sometimes, … Read More »
The lesson of the day: check the fact…not only in politics. Yesterday, the guy recommended me to to Limni because of the thermal bath. I had planned a resting and especially a washing day, since my trousers were dirty by … Read More »
Lately, having no direct goal to reach, I have to learn to accept that my days are now finally much different then before ever. Additionally, my fitness is by far not there where it was.. so today I woke very … Read More »
The day started quite normal with Katina delay in breakfast. But i felt good because I slept much better then the two nights before. So just before starting, I thought I would control the pressure of the tires and add … Read More »
Despite the low temperature, some rain (snow?) and the wind, I could quite good sleep. The magic of fresh air! But I was not fit at all… so I took it easy. And getting out of a warm sleeping back … Read More »
Yes… finally…. It was a not so easy decision to take leaving the friends of Athens and the easy life of “vacation” in Peloponnes by car and Athens. On the other hand: my body has lost all strength and I … Read More »
Description of me in Greek: Walking on mount Euzonas (21km, 1100 climbing Meter) Summary of the car drive: Channel of Corynth: Mykene: Nafplion : Monemvasia: Sparti: Caves of Dirou: Mani half island: Methoni: Ancient Olympia: Towards Peloponnes : Meteora: Towards … Read More »
….with a delayed start. After two months of resting (mostly administrativ stuff), I came back to a cold Athens and had no exercise anymore. Since the weather forecast for the Peloponnes isn’t looking quite promising (even snow and below 0°C … Read More »
Back to childhood 😉 ​​
Well…. I wanted to start much earlier… but… yes… but! I had to phone with the “project leader” of the heating system for the home of my mum. The main reason I need to go back. It is quite unbelievable … Read More »
It started very specially today: first by hearing the rest of the rain outside… then by a very good breakfast… and finally by looking outside and starting to see the sun…😊 The street was still a bit humid here and … Read More »
Yesterday I was not sure if I should have continued the hill or not. But today, even having to start right “in the hill” I must say it was a good idea: the climbing would have been to much for … Read More »
(Once again the app messes the order of the Picts) Results of not taking the easy path… Zoom in the middle of the picture: modern art monastery: Rock and holes inside Monastery Varlam from below Just a bridge over “nothing”…. … Read More »
When I woke the sun was already waiting… blue sky and fresh air. I knew I had to climb a bit more, but I hadn’t expected that much and reaching the 1700m over sea. The highest up to now with … Read More »
After a short night – no idea why – it started in the shadow of the mountain again at around 4°C. After few Kilometer I was happy (yep, really!) to get on a nice slope up: it was between 3-5% … Read More »
I was quite tired… as a woke only at 10am… may be as well because I hadn’t put the tent in the shade of a little house. But it is the beauty not to be in hurry and allowed to … Read More »
The decision was taken: I had to head a bit faster to the south as bad weather was coming, including snow and one of my flight was booked.  So the day started not as I wanted because I had … Read More »
The first 10km were to cycle around the half island of Kastoria. Flat, easy going and cold in the shadows. But with beautiful mood. Depending when you got there you might be able to visit some of the caves that … Read More »
Good start but ending in the Greek Mekka of furs…. not so for me, even nice city. Furs for Luxus Quite cold Klisoura (1100m) pass with rest of snow and ice: Near the top: Far in the back the Mt … Read More »
Waking up with a blue sky is always nice… 🙂 It took some time to let the tent a bit dry… but I am not in a hurry… The main direction was the lakes before Florina and the waterfall at … Read More »
The day was much different then the previous ones. Starting with grey sky and low temperature, I first needed to go to a coffee and write some postcards. Then of course find the stamp and where to let them down. … Read More »
Staying one day in Thessaloniki
After a fabulous sunny day yesterday, the morning was much more cloudy and I wasn’t first sure how it would end… So I after breakfast, I packed my stuff and enjoyed the first 7km down… with tailwind 🙂 It was … Read More »
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