The Miracle of the Knee
Well that was a bad few days. Suddenly realising how fragile this whole (if Epic) journey is, how many different tiny little things could go wrong, and how terminal even a little problem could be.
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Author: Doris
Cheering up
One lesson I have learned about travelling (and repeatedly forget, but hey, that’s the benefit of having a wipe-clean mind) is that the happier you are, the more positive the experience is.
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Watersheds
On our train trip tomorrow we will be crossing from the Elbe watershed to the Danube.
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What do you want YOUR children to grow up like?
In Altenburg you can buy your child a beginners’ fretsawing kit, and a complete and totally functional My Little Woodworker collection.
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It’s Sunday!
You can lose track of the day of the week when you are on an Epic Journey. But if you are cycling through the countryside, there is an easy clue in the sorts of people you see.
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Gummy Sheep
Urban myths abound of the weary traveller who fell asleep on top of the bed-time chocolate which has become a mysterious routine in UK hotels.
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The Wartburg museum isn’t only about cars
It also has some stories about humans.
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Pushing the envelope
OK that was a very interesting day.
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Three days in a row!
Today was the first day we’ve cycled three days in a row. All our warm-up rides were two days max, and the last time we did a Beeg Treep was the Tour d’England in 2012 which is a surprisingly (for me) long time ago.
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