Down the river Rhine

Done with the first part, which basically followed the river Rhine down from Wiesbaden all the way to its mouth in the Netherlands.

580 km in total over 18 days. Quite happy.

I will not update this blog very often and rather make sure the linked you tube videos are up asap. I highly recommend those, especially using the youtube app on a local device. Make sure you have the highest quality setting, and then move your phone around, the videos are shot in 360, so you can basically decide what direction you want to look at. Enjoy :-)

Now off to the ferry.

Warmup

Not repeating the mistakes from the last tour opens opportunities for new mistakes. How awesome is that :-) 

One mistake last time was to start full-on with no prior training. Did I train this time? Of course not. But I figured I'd start with a warm-up week. 130 km over six days or so, getting used to the effort, the equipment etc.

The first 2 days worked rather well, Saturday I walked to Hochheim, a little over 30 km, today I added another 26, ending in Hattenheim, close to my alma mater.

So far, the legs are holding up, the buggy as well, I'm getting used to the new video camera and the changes in my nutrition. Maybe tomorrow I will remember that it is quite usefull to bring a spoon if you plan on eating porridge ;-)

I will post some pictures here, stats, videos, maps are on their respective pages, I will not repeat that information on the blog entries.