Jim

Jim
Let the Adventure Begin

About Me

Las Vegas, NV, United States
This is my 2008 grand adventure...riding a bicycle with 35 international bikers across Europe, following the Danube River along the Orent Express route through eleven countries. The ride is 4000km over 50 days of which 39 are ride days with camping and 11 are rest days in hotels. Our tour group, TourdAfrique, provides a tour leader that provides directions and transposts our luggage, a mechanic, and a chef who promises gourmet local cuisines. We start out in Paris on June 1 and travel through France to Germany, where we pick up the Danube river. We then follow the Danube through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. Then we ride cross country through Romania, Bulgaria, and finally Turkey, where we finish in Istanbul on July 20.

Jun 22, 2008

Day 17, June 17, Regensburg to Straublin, 51 km



Easy Day

This was a very easy day after a rest day. The Orient Express staff had a good campground staked out and Straublin is another interesting medieval town. Terry, Don, and I left mid-morning and by noon we were at the campsite. To our surprise, the largest bike store I have ever visited was next to the campsite – 100,000 square feet. The town was quite manageable, and we were able to find good deals on cheap Bavarian beer and one Euro bottles of German wine. It turned out to be a enjoyable day. Weather was damp but warming!
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