#Day34 Staying on a farm!
Rendsburg to Morel – 30km 17C (rainy and cold, quite a contrast) Terrain: cycle routes and road It was really difficult saying bye to family this morning especially my Uncle Peter who has been such a phenomenal help and support driving me back and forth to different locations. Many fantastic memories that will stay with […] Read More
#Day33 Cool bridges
Schleswig to Rendsburg – 30km 20C Terrain: flat cycle routes and road Uncle Peter dropped me off in Schleswig today and has then kindly picked me up again in Rendsburg. So kind. Off on my own again tomorrow and am so very grateful for the time I’ve been able to spend with family. I was […] Read More
#Day32 Stage 2 begins
Flensburg to Schleswig – 32km 20C Terrain: flat cycle routes and road Started Stage 2 from Flensburg to Celle (approx 300km) today and it started with a rainbow! Today was a nice easy route, essentially in a straight line so I couldn’t really go wrong. It’s interesting what you […] Read More
#Day31 Stage 2 and a few days rest
After some wonderful and restful days with my German family, I head out on stage 2 tomorrow, from Flensburg to Celle to continue following my gran’s journey as a refugee after the second world war. When my gran reached Flensburg she had already survived a plane crash and then taken another plane to end up […] Read More
#Day27 Stage 1 complete!
Klappholz to Flensburg – 23km 22C Terrain: cycle paths all the way (still loving this) Big day! Reached Flensburg to finish the first major stage of this adventure/challenge, woohoo! From Unieradz where my gran grew up to Flensburg where she arrived by plane before walking 300km to Celle. Amazing feeling because to be perfectly honest, […] Read More
#Day26 Family and food
Eckenforde to Klappholz – 30km 20C Terrain: cycle paths and road – a little hilly So excited to see Uncle Peter and family today, I think I smiled the whole way. I already look pretty loopy with Bob (the looks I get are quite something) so was smiling crazy woman today! Still needed to get […] Read More
#Day25 More sea and excited!
Kiel to Eckenforde – 30km 24C Terrain: flat cycle paths and road After the first 7km today which were spent getting out Kiel, I was back in the countryside. Kiel is probably the largest place I’ve been through so far, I think the diameter I crossed must have been […] Read More
#Day24 Big city Kiel
Preetz to Kiel – 18km 22C Terrain: flat cycle paths and road Nice easy one this morning , legs thanked me for it. Tried to spend the afternoon resting as much as possible but still had a good look around Kiel. Frankly, Kiel isn’t the prettiest of places […] Read More