43 to St. Gallen

Route: 40 kilometers, total: 3,864 kilometers | Elevation: 360 meters, total elevation gain: 17,030 meters, distance from home: NULL kilometers (as the crow flies)

Exactly today, 7 weeks ago, my great journey began. During this time, I have traveled alone with my eBike almost 4,000 kilometers and also over a thousand by ferry from Travemünde to Helsinki. Today marks exactly 50 travel days, during which I have experienced a lot. All these experiences now have the opportunity to settle down and be organized. How long will it take for me to feel at home in my daily life again?

I spent my last night of the Baltic tour in a house from the 17th century. I slept very well and for a long time. It has never happened that I got up at 7 o'clock. From a weather perspective, it was also good today since it was still raining. When I set off at 08:40, it was dry. And it remained so for a long time.

Since I only planned a short stage, I extended it a bit so that I wouldn't arrive too early in St. Gallen. Therefore, I rode as close as possible along the lake, on the Lake Constance cycle path.

Just when I was taking a picture of a Czech plane at Altenrhein Airport, it started to rain. Just a few meters away, I found an ideal shelter. The rain quickly became very heavy and there was even a hail shower. But just as quickly as it came, it was gone again, and I could continue riding.

As St. Gallen is significantly higher than Lake Constance, I had to climb some elevation meters. It was so steep that I preferred to walk a few hundred meters using the push assistance of the eBike. After that, I continued uphill parallel to the motorway, although not nearly as steep anymore.

Komoot chose a nice route for me; one might also say that the people in St. Gallen are very bike-friendly. Part of the route also passed through the beautiful old town and ended directly at the train station, my destination for today's bike tour. From there, I wanted to take the train to Sursee to return home today.

Barely arriving at the train station, it started to rain heavily again. Another perfect timing!

I had enough time to prepare for the trip with the Voralpenexpress. In particular, I wanted to buy something for the journey, which I was able to do easily at the Coop inside the train station.

At 12:05, my train departed on time, and I was very excited about this journey. Particularly, I didn't mind whether it rained or hailed.

I highly recommend taking a trip on the Voralpenexpress. The route is phenomenal and there is much to discover. In Lucerne, I had to transfer, which was perfectly timed. From Sursee, there were a few cycling kilometers left until I reached home, where I was warmly welcomed by Brigitte with some surprises.

I sincerely thank everyone who has accompanied me through this blog and has motivated me time and again.

This will certainly not be the last entry. I want to make a summary and highlight some experiences in particular.

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**Español:**

Hoy, exactamente hace 7 semanas, comenzó mi gran viaje. En este tiempo he recorrido casi 4,000 kilómetros solo con la eBike y, además, más de mil en ferry de Travemünde a Helsinki. Hoy tengo exactamente 50 días de viaje, en los que he vivido muchas experiencias. Todas estas vivencias ahora tienen la oportunidad de asentarse y organizarse. ¿Cuánto tiempo me llevará volver a adaptarme a la vida cotidiana?

Pasé mi última noche de la Baltic Tour en una casa del siglo XVII. Dormí muy bien y mucho. Nunca había pasado que me levantara a las 7 de la mañana. Hoy fue, desde el punto de vista del clima, bueno, ya que todavía estaba lloviendo. Cuando comencé a las 08:40, estaba seco. Y así permaneció durante mucho tiempo.

Como solo tenía planeada una etapa corta, la extending un poco más, para no llegar demasiado pronto a San Galo. Así que pedaleé lo más cerca posible del lago, es decir, por la ruta en bicicleta del Lago de Constanza.

Justo cuando estaba haciendo una foto de un avión checo en el aeropuerto de Altenrhein, comenzó a llover. A solo unos metros encontré un refugio ideal. La lluvia se intensificó rápidamente y hubo incluso un chaparrón de granizo. Pero tan rápido como llegó, se fue, y pude continuar mi camino.

Como San Galo está situado a una altitud mucho mayor que el Lago de Constanza, tuve que ascender algunas elevaciones. Era tan empinado que preferí caminar unos cientos de metros con la ayuda para empujar de la eBike. Después continué subiendo paralelamente a la autopista, aunque ya no tan empinado.

Komoot eligió un hermoso recorrido para mí; se puede decir que en San Galo son muy amigables con las bicicletas. Parte del recorrido también pasó por el hermoso casco antiguo y terminó directamente en la estación, mi destino de hoy en la ruta. Desde allí quería tomar un tren a Sursee para regresar a casa hoy.

Apenas llegué a la estación, comenzó a llover intensamente de nuevo. ¡Otra vez un timing perfecto!

Tuve tiempo suficiente para prepararme para el viaje en el Voralpenexpress. En especial, quería comprar algo para el camino. Lo hice fácilmente en el Coop dentro de la estación.

A las 12:05, mi tren partió puntualmente y estaba muy emocionado por este viaje. En particular, no me importaba si llovía o granizaba.

Recomiendo mucho un viaje en el Voralpenexpress. El trazado es fenomenal y hay mucho por descubrir. En Lucerna tuve que hacer transbordo, lo que fue justo a tiempo. Desde Sursee, me quedaban algunas distancias en bicicleta hasta casa, donde me esperaban con cariño y algunas sorpresas.

Agradezco de todo corazón a todos los que me han acompañado a través de este blog y me han motivado una y otra vez.

Sin duda, esta no será la última entrada. Quiero hacer un resumen y destacar algunas experiencias en particular.

**English:**

Exactly today, 7 weeks ago, my great journey began. During this time, I have traveled almost 4,000 kilometers alone with my eBike and also over a thousand by ferry from Travemünde to Helsinki. Today marks exactly 50 travel days, during which I have experienced a lot. All these experiences now have a chance to settle down and be organized. How long do I think it will take until I feel at home in my daily life again?

I spent my last night of the Baltic tour in a house from the 17th century. I slept very well and for a long time. It has never happened that I got up at 7 o'clock. From a weather perspective, it was also good today since it was still raining. When I set off at 08:40, it was dry. And it remained so for a long time.

Since I only had a short stage planned, I extended it a bit so as not to arrive too early in St. Gallen. Therefore, I rode as close as possible along the lake, on the Lake Constance cycle path.

Just as I was taking a photo of a Czech aircraft at Altenrhein Airport, it started to rain. Just a few meters away, I found an ideal shelter. The rain quickly became very heavy, and there was even a hail shower. But as quickly as it had arrived, it was gone again, and I could continue riding.

As St. Gallen is situated significantly higher than Lake Constance, I had to climb several elevation meters. It was so steep that I preferred to walk a few hundred meters with the eBike's push assistance. After that, I continued uphill parallel to the motorway, although it was no longer as steep.

Komoot chose a nice route for me; you could also say that the people in St. Gallen are very bike-friendly. Part of the route went through the beautiful old town and ended directly at the train station, my destination for today’s bike tour. From there, I wanted to take the train to Sursee to return home today.

Barely arriving at the train station, it started to rain heavily again. Once more, perfect timing!

I had enough time to prepare for the trip with the Voralpenexpress. In particular, I wanted to buy something for the journey. I was able to do that easily in the Coop within the train station.

At 12:05, my train departed on time, and I was very excited about this journey. In particular, I didn't mind whether it was raining or hailing.

I highly recommend taking a trip on the Voralpenexpress. The route is phenomenal, and there is much to discover. I had to transfer in Lucerne, which I timed perfectly. From Sursee, I had a few kilometers left by bike until I reached home, where I was warmly greeted by Brigitte with some surprises.

I sincerely thank everyone who has accompanied me through this blog and motivated me over and over again.

This will certainly not be the last entry. I want to summarize and highlight some experiences in particular.