#Day11 Rest day (kind of)
Gutzkow to Jarmen – 8km 27C Terrain: flat road Amazing breakfast laid out this morning by Babsie, sat eating and chatting for a couple of hours, reticent to leave. Against my better judgement I decided not to take a rest day today and head towards Demmin, approx. 30km […] Read More
#Day10 Longest day (again)
Usedom to Gutzkow – 39km 24C Terrain: forest trails (overgrown and tricky), cycle paths and quiet roads Longest day yet, tired! Quickly discovered this morning that drivers get pretty irate when the road is being used and there is a cycle path. To be fair to myself the cycle path was pretty hidden away and […] Read More
#Day9 Germany!
Swinoujscie (Poland) to Usedom (Germany!) – 27km 24C Terrain: flat and cycle paths First minor milestone today, crossed over into Germany, woohoo! Ich bin in Deutshcland! Last shop in Poland – clearly cigarettes are cheaper there Signs leaving and […] Read More
#Day8 Contrasts
Miedzyzdroje to Swinemunde – 15km 22C Terrain: hilly forest trails and road Started off nicely today, again the sun is shining beautifully. I asked if this is always the case and am assured not but if so, it’s a great holiday destination. Warm but not too hot, lots of nature and very reasonable prices. First […] Read More
#Day7 Longest so far
Dziwnovek to Miedzyzdroje – 31km 24C Terrain: Road and cycle paths – love them! Woke up knowing that I had to cover over 30km today and felt a little daunted. For many this isn’t much but my main concern was my knee so decided to walk (ended up running a little though). The trouble with […] Read More
#Day6 Trails
Rewal to Dziwnovek – 16km 24C Terrain: forest trails – Ironman Bob coped well First day alone today. Had a wonderful time with mum being there the first few days and now off I go solo. No support car any more! Despite the sadness, I was rewarded with a very beautiful route. I’d decided to […] Read More
#Days4&5 Taking it slow
Trzebiatow to Rewal – 22km 24-26C Terrain: flat road Decided to take it easy for a couple of days to allow knee to settle. Turns out, with a mixture of walking and running, it seems ok. Going to gradually increase the running in order to build up strength and avoid it happening again but all […] Read More
#Days2&3 Rest already!
Drama! Already! Day 2 and my knee has completely stiffened up, must have been those cobbles and definitely felt like the old ITB! To say that I was a little frustrated yesterday was an understatement! Decided to take a couple of days off to let it calm down following an entertaining visit to a Polish […] Read More