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 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 11, 2000 Senftenberg to Dresden Day 225 It was to be a short 41 mile day into Dresden.  Somehow it turned out to be a long day, I rode with so many others that all had something to do…every 5 minutes.  Finally, I just resolved to relax and not worry about it.  As it […]

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August 10, 2000 Berlin to Senftenberg Day 223 I left the Berlin Hostel early that morning to get a head start on a long day.  The city is so huge, it took almost 2 hours to exit, it seemed I caught every red light possible.  I followed Mark and Sandy, a tandem team out of […]

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August 9, 2000 Berlin Layover Day 223 After having such an interesting tour by bicycle the previous day, I decided to continue my exploration of Berlin on a bike, by myself. I just rode up and down a few streets enjoying the morning smells and getting a feel for the city. I ended up back […]

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August 8, 2000 Berlin Layover Day 222 Berlin is certainly a city with a diverse history, part of which I remember occurring in my lifetime. So when we arrived, I immediately signed up to do the Berlin Bike Tour. It turned out to be an “insider tour” taking us to places the tour buses don’t […]

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