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Month: August 2018

22. August, calculation problems

22. August, calculation problems

Redcar – Seaham 73.0km The night is restless. At least for me. Outside it is totally windy, the tent of course placed exactly with the broadside in. In addition, it crackles all the time, as if small animals were in the awning. But in the morning everything is fine. With strong headwinds we head west, to Mittlesbrough. There are more beautiful spots on this earth, but we have experienced this many times during the journey. At the first bridge we…

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21. August, sun, waves, sand by the sea. But why so hilly?

21. August, sun, waves, sand by the sea. But why so hilly?

Withby – Redcar 57.5 km and approx. 600hm The day begins unsightly. That's where the many altitude meters come together, when we have to climb the cliffs up and down several times. Normally, these are already inclines for pushing. And it doesn't get any easier with your luggage… Well, we're coming anyway. And today it doesn't go far, just to a campsite in the middle of the way to the ferry. Maybe we can enjoy the sun and the sea…

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20. August, Fog

20. August, Fog

Flamborough – Withby 68 km Breakfast is served with spiders and other small animals. Not bad in itself, are really funny, but at some point there will be too many. We continue through hilly fields, meanwhile most are mowed. Theoretically, we can see the sea again and again if it weren't for low tide… But at some point a cliff appears in the distance. This has to be Scarborough, because for a while we have been on roads between houses,…

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19. August, friendly and unfriendly people

19. August, friendly and unfriendly people

Goxhill – Flamborough 98.9 km Today was a weird day. In the morning I didn’t get out of bed, at noon I was able to do a great shopping, in the evening we met all the unfriendly people and were really lucky in the end. But from the beginning. Before the onset of drizzle, the tent was jammed and our usual breakfast almost swallowed up. After that Hannah had to drive me again and again, because today I had my…

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17th. August, Butterflies. And nettles…

17th. August, Butterflies. And nettles…

Holbeach – Lincoln 92.6 km Today there is no picture, the battery is precious. Because we found a host for the evening in Lincoln, the Navi has to work. For the day, that means having to turn around from time to time to see if there’s a bike path somewhere, because the path looks strange and I can’t see on my phone if we’re right. Now to the butterflies. And the nettles. They were found on a small road next…

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16. August, Rain

16. August, Rain

Cambridge – Holbeach 77.2 km Now it is time. I finally write on with a little delay and want to start immediately in English, because the last thing I wrote were loud requests to campsites, of course all in English. Well, here I stay with German. In the morning we get up just on time. Actually we had planned to sleep out, but somehow nothing will come of it. So we get up and quickly clear the tent when we…

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15th. August, Cambridge

15th. August, Cambridge

Bishop’s Stortfort – Trumpington 57.6 / 68.7 km Like last night, without a place to sleep, we don’t want to do it again. Since the public mail on couchsurfing was not answered, we look around for a campsite, just south just outside Cambridge. So we have the opportunity to wash, shower and visit the city in the afternoon. That is what we did. There were some hills along the way, but otherwise the track is beautiful. Apart from the fact…

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14th. August, insomnia…?

14th. August, insomnia…?

London – Bishop’s Stortdfort 96.7 km … By the way! We slept with a super cool older gentleman who was about to pour his flowers in a field with toilet! But from the front. In the morning we are off to the Thames with some chaos in the hostel quite early. There we are supposed to pass through the tunnel, like the old Elbe tunnel in Hamburg. But apparently they have not only the optics, but also the quirks together……

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13. August, London

13. August, London

Plate feet The day starts again in the rain. That doesn’t bother us, because we only have to go to the bus. In one of the new red double-decker buses, we even have seats at the top of the list. So we can observe the city during the trip. And how the bus has to drive a diversion to get stuck in traffic jams. After some reflection, we just get off and continue on foot. That was a good decision,…

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12. August, the long distance

12. August, the long distance

Faversham – Greenwich 100 km In the forest we are awake early. After a quick breakfast and a look into the sky, it is finally clear: it’s not just as far as Gravesend, but it’s just greenwich. And there for two days in a hostel. In the morning it goes quite fast over the first hills and especially down. Only gradually do individual people come to meet us, later many churchgoers. It’s Sunday. Thus the question is also clarified whether…

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