(Of eigenlijk eindigen, maar ik had besloten de ongebruikelijke looprichting te doen, omdat ik graag op het strand wilde eindigen na 140 km lopen)
Op goed geluk, nog half slaperig van de rit met de nachtbus, liep ik vanaf het station in oostelijke richting.
Een paar mooie zeilschepen zag ik liggen. De start van de route nog niet. Te weinig voorbereid en uitgezocht om te weten waar ik precies moe Read on...
Driving towards Dubrovnik from Split, you have to cross the / Croatian border. 10 minutes later driving the Magistrala down you cross it again reentering Croatia. For more explanation on this weird set up, see the blog on Jadranska Magistrala. Anyway 13 km after youve reentered the Croatian territory, there is the most important turn, absolutely not to be missed by oysters and mussels enthusiasts Read on...
Good morning, I had my first German breakfast its been a long time, brochen, meats, cheeses and a 4 min egg. Did I forget.... German coffee!
For our first couple of nights, Kirsten and I decided to stay in the Mosel River valley. It has Bike trails on both sides of the river along with hiking trails.
We have always wanted to bicycle along any of Germanys rivers. So as we were flying across the A Read on...
This morning we bid goodbye to Roxanne before she went to work and did our final birding at Spanish Lagoon. Some cactus flowers remain, but we saw only one humming bird – fleetingly and at a distance. And there were NO burrowing owls out to greet us. Did they have a late night out hunting or what.
That was most disappointing, but we did see that the yellow Orioles have finished their hanging ne Read on...
Ho Chi Minh City has changed enormously since I first arrived in 2001. Skyscrapers – including the iconic Bitexco Financial Tower and Landmark 81, the tallest building in Vietnam and the building in the world - now dominate the citys skyline. So many old buildings and shops have been demolished in the name of progress. One building whose demise I lament is the Saigon Tax Centre on the corner of Read on...
Fantastic view towards east from the pass at the altitude of around 2700m. n.p.m. The visible red line is the Capitol Reef, while the mountains in the background are the ones around Mt. Ellen. This picture was taken on 15 July 2018 during my previous trip to the area.
One of the largest protected areas in the USA, Grand National Monument, extends along the southern border between Utah and Arizon Read on...
Today did not turn out as I expected...After the long bike climbs yesterday my knees let me know they were not happy. I started the day with icing, Voltaren, stretching and massage. The beginning of the ride was pretty flat maybe slightly downhill and quite enjoyable. Then the climb to Loup Loup Pass at 4020 feet began. The scenery was different more arid but so beautiful as we gained altitude it Read on...
Who would have thought it? Year 2. Day 1. We have gone beyond the first Covid anniversary. An anniversary we choose to forget . Year 2 - Did we ever expect to get to 365 days of Covid lockdowns ? Probably not . Year 2 Day 1 - a time to look back and a time to look forward . Perhaps a time to forget. What will year 2 of Covid present us I wondered as I parked up on the Llwyn Isaf carpark in Wrexham Read on...
Feel utterly fatigued this morning, really sluggish. Initially I wonder if its the river water that we are washing everything in but ultimately decide its probably altitude related. I have absolutely no appetite for breakfast (like in Nepal as we were ascending), but make myself eat something as we have a big day ahead. We are aiming to camp past Yachikul Lake, it involves an overall 400m further Read on...
Tuesday. We were rousted from our sleep a little after 5:00 a.m. at the campsite where we had slept onshore. When I pulled my boots on (they had been outside the tent overnight) and stood up, my back went out. It was so painful I could barely walk but I managed to help break the tent down and repack it. Back on board I immediately took a couple of ibuprofen. A special breakfast had been prepared f Read on...