Bike Tracks

The Cologne Cathedral is one of the largest in all of Europe. Even after all the cathedrals we have seen on the trip, this one beckoned us to visit. It’s tall spires could be seen from a long way off. Inside was very impressive stained glass and arched stonework. Unlike others, this cathedral had the […]

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Day 4 (off route) Netherlands to Germany We stayed in Cologne, but didn’t want to be in a big city, so we drove down the valley to Mosel River Wine country. I had been there 2 weeks before and loved it. I wanted Larry to see it, so off we went. By this time we […]

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September 9 thru 15 Amsterdam Layover Day 254 – 259 Amsterdam was booked, the IBC (International Broadcasters Congress) is having a convention and Amsterdam and they booked anything that looked like a hotel in the city. Larry was forced to reserve a room at the Golden Tulip in Rotterdam 40 kilometers away. So after flying […]

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September 7, 2000 Mol to Kamperland Day 251 The actual camp ground is below sea level. It was really a trailor park that was letting us pitch our tents on whatever grass we could find. The owners of Camping de Molenhoek were nice enough to give us canvas bags with their advertising on them to […]

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September 3, 2000 Luxembourg to Luxembourg Day 247 This morning the skies were overcast, promising another day of rain, but I was anxious to get back on the road again, so I left the cozy sanctuary of the winery and headed southwest, towards Luxembourg.  My plan was to ride along the Mosel River for 20 […]

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September 2, 2000 Koblenz to Wintrich Day 246 Wintrich was a small town where the group camped.  I spent the night back at the winery with Gary, Gloria and Sandy.  We liked where we were, but stopped in to take care of business with TK&A.  After seeing the camp ground and the soggy tents, I […]

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September 1, 2000 Bad Durheim to Koblenz Day 245 Today is a very special day, today is Elbert Pence’s birthday.  He is rider # 159 and today he turned 80 years old! This is what a very happy 80 year old Odyssey rider looks like…. Go Elbert, you are so cool! What does it take […]

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August 31, 2000 Rheinmunster to Bad Durkheim Day 244 Back in the pack I rode with a group we named “Team Bahnhof”.  In German Bahnhof is the name for “train station.”  It seemed fitting.  We are now designing team jerseys that will have the name for “train station” in every language. Our strategy today was […]

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August 30, 2000 Zurzach to Rheinmunster Day 243 We never got to Rheinmünster, with the change in schedule we stayed in Steinach a small town in the Black Forest.  There was 6 of us staying in a cabin.  We had to dress and leave the area to find breakfast, since we were officially off route […]

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August 28, 2000 Salavaux to  Zurzach Day 241 The town of Bad Zurzach has a thermal waters, where people go to take “the cure.”  It was a great place that welcomed us with directional signs, all the way to the campground.  It was great, because getting off the train I looked up and saw an […]

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