Juni Es ist Ende Juni. Ich bin in Deutschland. Nach vier gecancelten Fluegen bin nicht nur ich heile angekommen, sondern auch alle meine Sachen und Charlotte. Charlotte in vier Bananenkartons Ich wohne bei meinen Eltern in der Gartenhuette. Wir halten Abstand. Ich habe typische Coronasymptome, Husten, Schnupfen, Halsschmerzen. Nur den Cafetest bestehen meine Geschmacksnerven jeden…

„So what is next?  Exchange the front brake caliper, attach the speedometer, and get more US currency.“  And yes, here we go again.  A lovely break of ten beautiful months in Germany is now over.  One chapter closes and another begins.  I had found a job in a bicycle store, a job I enjoyed very…

The first day “Are you on a world trip?“ At the end of my first day, I am standing with a fully loaded bicycle on the camping ground of the Water Sport Association on the shores of the Weser. I nod and when I ask the group sitting in front of the RV if I…

Preparation With my new bicycle and 20 year-old maps I start my first tour from Minden to Remagen. Where my old maps still show forests and meadows, I now have to search my way through newly industrialized areas. I sleep somewhere in the woods and have no stove to boil water for my morning tea.…