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There had been heavy rain showers during the night and the outlook was still poor. So we went to Parma station in the morning and took a regional train to Verona. That's always...

Yes, today was the day. After a two-hour drive we reached Brescello, the filming location of Don Camillo and Pepone. Everyone our age has seen the films and laughed. Even today...

We had breakfast in the hotel next door, which was very good by the way, fresh fruit, all Italian coffee and filter coffee. We were aiming for Brescello, but we knew that was...

After we had a very good dinner and a bottle of wine last night, we slept well. Breakfast today was also sufficient. Then Pepe's front tire went flat. We changed the tube and...

After breakfast we went to the train station in Mestre, to the Flixbus stop. The bus was a little late, I recognized Pepe's bike, but Pepe didn't want to get off, but it worked...

Checked out of the campsite this morning. Then got on the bike, the goal was to get as close as possible to Pepe's arrival point. The weather was great, sunny and always around...

Today was the second day of the cycling break, so I went for a brisk hike. In the evening I prepared for the next day's tour, cleaned up the bungalow, and packed the saddlebags....

Relaxed day, started with a nice breakfast, bread roll, newspaper, jam and strong coffee. The little Maccinetta works quite well on the gas stove. After breakfast, we cycled...

The decision to travel the route between Rijeka and Trieste by bus was a good one, there was a lot of heavy traffic on a narrow road. So this morning we went to the bus station...

I'm in Rijeka now, the whole city is a construction site. You always learn something new, today I booked an apartment in Rijeka through Booking.com, everything was fine, then I...

I've been cycling every day for a week now and I'm feeling pretty good, despite the many kilometers and some tough climbs. The preparation on the spinning bike helped. My bum is...

This morning I went to the laundromat after breakfast, it was urgently necessary. While the laundry was in the machine I took care of the bike, it squeaks in several places. A...

Set off quite early again, without coffee but a bakery had fresh croissants and water, it was a Sunday, and we only got coffee after 40 km. Continue to the ferry from Biograd -...

This morning we took the ferry from Stari Grad to Split. We had coffee on the ferry, it was a 2 hour journey. Then we went from the big ferry port in Split across the mainland,...

First of all, thanks to the weather gods, it can stay this way. For all those who asked, no I don't weigh 140kg, that was the total weight, the bike weighs 40kg and the luggage...

The night in the tent was quite good, temperatures were pleasant, there was a light sea breeze. Given our age, we weren't too far from the washhouse. We took everything down...

I had a call from the "Lost Luggage" during the night - the bike and luggage came on the last flight from Munich. You can track it quite well on the internet, by the way....

Elke drove me to the airport because it wasn't yet certain whether I would be in Dubrovnik before Elke got home. It was a bit chaotic, the P20 car park where we usually park was...

The bike is packed and was registered as sports luggage with Lufthansa. After checking in online from home, I dropped the bike off at the oversized luggage counter at Munich...

So, the bike has been looked after and serviced. New chain, new tire, new brake pads, bottom bracket overhauled, luggage rack, touring saddle and touring grips fitted. Test...

Yes, we're continuing. After we drove from Seville on the Spanish coast through France and Italy to Verona last year, this year we're planning to travel to the Croatian coast. ...