Author Archives: boogkb

28 June Rinteln is one of the three important tourist towns in the middle Weser. Minden and Hamlen, of rats and pied piper fame, being the others. Another good ride, improved by a small tailwind as we headed east for … Continue reading →

Written yesterday, sent today the 28th 27 June Exhausted just reading Libby's travelog. For those not on her list she traveling in China as part of a choral group invited to sing (and it seems eat and tourist) in several … Continue reading →

27 June Today's blog will be posted when I next have a net connection. Wrote it up on pc and then ran into windows only connection. Good write up but gentle readers will just have tp wait. Research questions will … Continue reading →

26 June Stoped for eleven-sees in a small town. Dutch bike shop, something we wanted to see. It was closed. Windy ride to this central town on the Weser. A few Mis turns fixed by the gps. No time to … Continue reading →

25 June In Bucken we found this church with history to the 9 th century. Inside paint on walls and alter one of the best we have seen. QB took interior pics which will go up on flickr. Another good … Continue reading →

24 June Verden is the home to the Hannovarian horse business. Breeding is controlled from here via classes and certification. The Canadian Mounties come here for their mounts and breeding. International dressage competion in early August as well two big … Continue reading →

23 June Stayed up too late as to watch the Spain Italy quarter final. Very windy day but fortunetly mostly a tail wind. Big weather change after yesterday and the thunderstorm. Stork station with youngins just out of Verden. Wind … Continue reading →

22 June Hot, very humid, and a bit windy ride to Bremen. Mostly along the dike so a good view of houses and the river. Lack of signs and some dead ends led to riding in circles around Lemverden. Many … Continue reading →

21 June Good ride from Bremerhaven to the cute town of Bake. Decided to ride further so ww went to an even smaller town as per subject. Ferry ride, lots of sheep, many fine thatched houses, and a shining river, … Continue reading →

20 June Extended our stay by a day. Chores, relax a bit, final site seeing. Watched the German portugese quarterfinal. Germany got quite lucky. Many potatoes at the market. Herring heaven. The first place, and everyplace, we visited had about … Continue reading →