The day started nice and easy with cycling along the Weichsel, which I could have taken all the way to Krakow – but then I would have been there far too early. The woman in the tourist information gave me a book (!) with bike tours around Krakau, including the county that I am particularly … Read more
Fairly easy morning cycling along, trying to dodge the rain. Noticed, that there are less dogs in the villages here ‚commenting‘ on my passing through than in the Czech Republic. The bike infrastructure so far has been very good, either quiet country roads with reasonable surfaces or really good (new) bike paths next to major … Read more
I was a bit loath to leave the nice hotel this morning, but I found another nice one – this time in Poland. As I have more than a week to get to Krakow and not that mich more to cycle I am taking things quite easy, trying to avoid the rain as much as … Read more
Another rainy day, this time also with hail showers and thunderstorm, so my shoes are drenched again. Also found out that my new waterproof gloves are not waterproof (or at least hail-proof) – ah well. Started off the day with the worst breakfast so far, and then having to climb up onto a ridge. It … Read more
It rained on and off all day, but hey, that seems to be the weather at the moment. It did mean that my hands got quite cold, this combination of cool water on cool skin does wonders, so I bought myself some long-fingered gloves. The route today was really for relaxing, flat, along a river, … Read more
I actually slept really well in the tent, and it stood the test of rain. I woke up just before sunrise and started packing up as it was not raining that moment. Just as I was finished, it started again. I had breakfast at a petrol station. I do not know of anything else open … Read more
What a day! A bit more adventure than I had bargained for… and more climbing: over 1000m again. Woke up with muscle ache in the legs, which is not really surprising after the last few days. Trying to relax those quads did unfortunately not work in the hotel‘s snazzy bath: it was too short even … Read more
No rain today, quite a relief. Also downhill quite a bit of the time, so I suppose I could have cycled further, but I wanted to spend some time in Brno. But I still climbed over 700m, soon adds up. But I suppose today was the day of roadworks. I had to change my route … Read more
Today I was really pleased that I do not have rim brakes on this bike – it was quite a lot of downhill in very wet (and sometimes muddy) conditions. That is what the Saarer Berge/Zdarske Vrchy, which by the way seem to be a downhill as well as cross-country skiing area, do for you … Read more
Touchscreen devices are not very useful in the pouring rain, as tested for you today. It started raining just as I was setting off, so I had to climb a total of over 1000m today while sweating inside my waterproofs and getting soaked from the outside – not the nicest day of this bike tour. … Read more