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Today my journey comes to an end, after exactly 10 weeks. I'm looking forward to Möhlerstraße, my garden, and my bed.

Cool temperatures. I had to put on more clothes at night. Then I got up late and had coffee with a couple from Valence in their motorhome. Didn't leave until 11am, never been so...

The Col de Vars was the most difficult. I pushed and sweated a lot... Reward: I made it to the top and I don't remember how Günter managed it 30 years ago. And as always: A...

Break, time to rest and regenerate the muscles. The next mountains are already in sight.

Break

The Col de la Bonnette (2715m) is done. It was exhausting and beautiful. 1600m downhill through a wonderful mountain landscape - more gigantic and impressive than the south...

... and we continue at 7:00 a.m. This 2nd stage was exhausting with 1080 meters of altitude, but had reserved accommodation at 2000m. So I could 'enjoy' the tour more and take...

I have already declared myself crazy. And now I'm standing at the foot of the Alps and want to cross them. This will be a great thing. Well, the first 40 km were really...

Today, the 1000m pass, the highest on the Albanian coast, should come. And it did. 700 hm on 10 km. The pass was a real challenge. Today without pushing. Great views of the sea...

Since rain is forecasted for today, I will stay here. It will be good for my muscles. But then it didn't rain. The next 2 stages will be tough, as I will continue along the...

I feel much better. Today I will explore the southern coast of Albania with over 1000m of climbing. Let's start at 8am. Partly cloudy, but when the sun comes out, it's hot....

Warm, some rain, still have a runny nose. In front of me are the barren mountains of Albania and then - after a few climbs - the border between Greece and Albania. Now I am in...

Rest day overlooking Corfu

Da unten habe ich übernachtet. Heftige Tour mit 900 hm und viel Schiebestrecke. Immerhin drücke ich dann ca. 40 kg bergauf bei über 12% Steigung. Und kalt ist es nicht. Und das...

By bus to the north to Arta. Then continue from Arta to the sea by bike. More challenging than expected. Finally camping again. By the sea. But no swimming for now. Today, for...

Still not moving forward - one more day of recovery.Exploratory drive to the long bridge between the Gulf of Corinth and the Gulf of Patras. Tomorrow I will probably decide to...

Slow improvement... it should go faster ;-) Instead of mosques, there are now highly decorated and embellished Orthodox churches here.

After the Gulf of Corinth now at the Gulf of Patras. After a fairly good night's sleep, I'm feeling a little better. Morning coffee in the shade of trees with other Greeks.

Athens - Patras by train and bus In Patras, I will take a forced break due to a severe cold I brought from Samos.

Island of Samos, saying goodbye to Eva and Jörg after beautiful experiences on the yacht, in the water and on the beach. I have decided to now take the ship directly to...

9 hours boat trip with sunset and attempt to sleep.

On the small yacht of Jörg, sailing tour with Eva and Jörg, swimming in the sea ... Great thing!

I'm healthy and feeling great. The day before yesterday, I left Turkey and Asia behind and now I'm on the Greek island of Samos on a small sailing yacht with friends....

In Asia, I couldn't access this website, unfortunately. But now it works again.