Time for some whitewater-kayaking and hiking in the Julian Alps.
the club is having the traditional whitewater-camp next week. We'll leave tonight and arrive at Bovec, Slovenia, tomorrow.
Friday, July 22, 2016
PASSAU!!!! we did it!
752 km. Yay. We're here. Tent is pitched. Food is calling.
59km
Sunny
Not a single km of the trip saw us pedaling in the rain. Fantastic.
Conclusion:
Somebody said that there is no Danube-bike-trail. Well, he was right. A good part of the track does not exactly run alongside the river. But then, they were not building a special track but using what was already there, so that was OK.
When you sum up the distances, you will not end up with the 770km overall that we did. that is because we went dining in the evenings, did some shopping and sightseeing and that did not get into the daily distances I listed.
Lessons learned:
Due to the humid climate it was very good to have not 3 but 5 sets of underwear with me - took 2 days for the stuff to dry most of the time, even though I was using tech-fibre clothing. But with 5 you can easily move around and be fresh all the time :)
I compartmentalized my clothes inside the bags. I used simple freezer-bags. They are transparent, so you see immediately what's inside and it helps a lot to keep away chaos inside your travel-bags. Very helpful.
At Ehingen I bought a map of the trail and that was good for the overall orientation. A Navigation-device is nice, but it's not enough if you want to see what's around.
The thin sleeping bag was a challenge at some nights. either I had to re-dress in the night or use my towel as an additional blanket to stay warm enough. Yet, I'd rather shiver a bit than carry a much more voluminous sleeping-bag with me. And no! I will not buy a down-bag unless there is a vendor that convinces me he is using only downs from dead birds. I cannot stand the idea of sleeping in feathers that come from birds that are being plucked 7 times or more ALIVE. How cruel can you be?
Due to the very different nature of the vacation my mind was completely taken off the office and its madness. Despite the physical endurance it was an extremely relaxing vacation. My legs needed a full week to recover, though. They felt very heavy and unwilling in the week after.
59km
Sunny
Not a single km of the trip saw us pedaling in the rain. Fantastic.
Conclusion:
Somebody said that there is no Danube-bike-trail. Well, he was right. A good part of the track does not exactly run alongside the river. But then, they were not building a special track but using what was already there, so that was OK.
When you sum up the distances, you will not end up with the 770km overall that we did. that is because we went dining in the evenings, did some shopping and sightseeing and that did not get into the daily distances I listed.
Lessons learned:
Due to the humid climate it was very good to have not 3 but 5 sets of underwear with me - took 2 days for the stuff to dry most of the time, even though I was using tech-fibre clothing. But with 5 you can easily move around and be fresh all the time :)
I compartmentalized my clothes inside the bags. I used simple freezer-bags. They are transparent, so you see immediately what's inside and it helps a lot to keep away chaos inside your travel-bags. Very helpful.
At Ehingen I bought a map of the trail and that was good for the overall orientation. A Navigation-device is nice, but it's not enough if you want to see what's around.
The thin sleeping bag was a challenge at some nights. either I had to re-dress in the night or use my towel as an additional blanket to stay warm enough. Yet, I'd rather shiver a bit than carry a much more voluminous sleeping-bag with me. And no! I will not buy a down-bag unless there is a vendor that convinces me he is using only downs from dead birds. I cannot stand the idea of sleeping in feathers that come from birds that are being plucked 7 times or more ALIVE. How cruel can you be?
Due to the very different nature of the vacation my mind was completely taken off the office and its madness. Despite the physical endurance it was an extremely relaxing vacation. My legs needed a full week to recover, though. They felt very heavy and unwilling in the week after.
We will definitely do more trips on our bikes in the future!
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