Butter bei die Fische

A Day at the beach

After a long day in the saddle we were rewarded with a trip to the beach. A quick dip in the sea can work wonders and even the trip back up hill to our accommodation felt easier!

On the ferry from Laboe to Strande

We decided to skip Kiel and take the ferry across the fjord. I was a little worried about the timetable as the ferry only makes the crossing twice a day. But everything went fine.

The Baltic Sea at Last!

Shortly after Schönberg, at the end of the road, a huge car park, a track up to the dyke and there it is! 😄

4. Tag

... fängt nicht gut an...

In the absence of wings…

… roads are pretty good things!

Winter is coming!😄

Off to the seaside

It's rained very heavily over night, though the worst has now passed, and we need to be in Laboe by about 13:00 in order to get the ferry. I've adjusted the route so that we don't get onto the cycle path straightaway, but

3. TAG

Über Stock und Stein, aber es wird langsam... Freunde seichter Radrouren! Auch dieser Tag wäre nicht der eure gewesen. Auch wenn die Kondition besser wird, die Wege wurden es nicht. Aber ein bisschen mehr gesehen von der Landschaft und von den Seen, die wir gestreift haben. Nur an einer Huckelpiste

The day in figures

We didn't set off until shortly after three, and it wasn't too far, but it was hilly enough and sandy enough to be hard work and we're all ready for our beds! Tomorrow we should be leaving the glacial moraine geography as we cycle

Impressions of Lütjenburg

A really beautiful small town where it feels a little as if time has stood still. It's baking hot and very humid back home, but we could really enjoy the sunset with a clear blue sky. There wasn't a lot of choice for the evening meal,

Welcome to Lütjenburg!

After some more hairy moments on sandy tracks it was downhill all the way to Lütjeburg!😄

Summer wheat

The roads are a bit difficult but the views are stunning!

Welcome to Benz

A little break to recover from the Holstein Alps.

The gang's all here!

Kerstin finally made it! 😄She had to pick up her bike and then put her gate in the hands of Deutsche Bahn…🙈

A little light repair work

On Saturday evening I had enough time to check the inner tube. Fortunately, no visible defects in the structure but a little puncture. The self-adhesive patch went on well and the subsequent check looked good, but I'll only really know when I ride on it.

Impressionen vom Tag

2. Tag

Fazit Der Nacken schmerzt ein wenig und auch der linke Arm. Anchovis sind ab heute von der Speisekarte gestrichen. Anzahl blauer Flecken: 5 - Körperteil, das am meisten schmerzt: Nacken (das hab ich selten). Gefahrene Km: 39,9 - davon gefühlt sandige Schotterwege: 29 km - Momente, an denen ich mir schwor, nie

Wo sind die Anchovis?

Besser, man fragt mal nach Da wir nur einen Snack essen wollten in der Mirtagspause, dachten wir, Foccacia beim Italiener wäre ein gute Wahl. Nun, der Laden war leer, ein nur halbwegs interessierter Kellner nahm die Bestellung auf: Foccacia mit geäucherter Makrele für den Mann. Foccacia mit Anchovis und Zitronenbutter

Neustadt in Holstein - Or, Avoiding the scenic route

Today we decided to go the seaside again. The route looked pretty straightforward and flattish. It started off pretty well and after a couple of Ks next to the main road we were on a nice quiet country road and everything seemed to be going well. We got onto a

The remarkable powers of recovery of brown bananas!

A beautiful evening in Eutin. A wonderfully clear blue sky over the lake.

The evening meal

There's not a lot of choice in Eutin. On Thursday night we went to very good Cretan restaurant round the corner. Tonight we went to market square but decided the Italian was probably best for something tasty but not too heavy. Hit the spot!

Technology that delights but also infuriates

Astrid has already written about me having to pump up my back tyre and then replace the tube today. Let's just say it wasn't totally unexpected. In preparation for the tour, and after a recent puncture, I realised I needed both a new tyre but also

IDYLLE

Oder wenn sie trügt...

Fazit

Wenn du dich fühlst wie eine mitgereiste Banane Die Banane rechts im Bild sah vor der Radtour genauso aus wie die daheimgebliebene Banane links. Das Bild sagt mehr als Worte! Denn ich fühle mich genauso wie die Banane rechts aussieht. Sie wurde in der vorderen Fahrradtasche durchgerüttelt von der Fahrt

Splendid isolation

Today we were following one of the many bike routes here. This one called the "town tour" links the towns on the lakes: Eutin Malente, Grebin, Plön in a round trip. The first half went north and anticlockwise from Eutin along the shore of Lake Eutin. The tracks