Back in Berlin. I raced along the Elbe feeling strong and exicted both about my beautiful tour of the north and about the prospect of heading south. I made the trip from Lübeck to Havelburg in 2 and half days. I had planned on four but I just felt like riding so I did. Across the north I didn't have too many long days. Though some were paticularly hot or tough, they weren't long. So it felt good to be back in the saddle and peddling. From Schwerin I went to th...

Hey everyone. Well today is the last day in Berlin. I'm leaving tomorrow to head into Mecklinburg Vorpommern a state in the Northeast. There is a bike path along the East Sea and Baltic. There will some good camping I think because it's an area where lots of people go for vacation. Berlin has been a great rest for me. I really hadn't stopped moving until know. I also found this cafe that allows me to add more pictures so check back in the older albums if you want...

I have a few minutes left so I had some things to add. First, I have so many pictures to post but every cafe has its hitch and this one's is that this computer only let me add a few and then it stopped. I don't know why. I'll try another cafe tomorrow maybe. You know it's funny, for all of the bicycling in Germany there is almost no one doing what I am doing. There are weekenders with small rear bags but the full touring bike is a rarity. I got tired of being ...

Alright back in action. I paid for two more hours so perhaps I can get through everything. Alas, my slow typing. I arrived in Halle on the 20th to find a room that I had booked last October. The room was, as it turned out, down the road to bike destruction. I had a prety good map from mapquest but there were no good roads leading to the small, well village is really to strong a word, group of wealthy peoples' homes in the countryside. The roads were built I gue...

When I left Wolfenbüttel I headed south. I knew that I was going to have to rely upon trains in the coming days. I was in part of Germany where there are fewer bicycle paths and so I've been riding roads. South of Wolfenbüttel was an old cloister, the second that I've seen. This one had been made into a hotel. It was late afternoon and the light was perfect for good pictures. After taking some good shots I moved down the road and soon found a second old cl...