tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18629166220766784802024-03-13T15:40:00.296+10:00No More RegretsDave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-60618294201213198272016-04-05T10:56:00.001+10:002016-04-05T10:56:12.736+10:00A New Adventure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi -It's been a Long Time !<br />
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So very much has happened!<br />
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Of course we finally got home from our last adventure and settled down to work and planning for our next adventure.......<br />
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A couple of little ones were accomplished but we have now embarked on our first big trip through Australia. <br />
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Soon after hitting the outskirts of the city we found the Melbourne city tunnel - pretty impressive and a lot longer than I expected.<br />
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Being in and around Melbourne was so we could catch up with family and friends and spend a few days without so much travelling. We went for a drive to Mornington where my parents used to live and were reminded of the pretty little harbour there.</div>
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And if you've been with this BLOG since the start you will remember my fascination with beach huts - so I had to include some of the Australian variety....</div>
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There were also some new additions to the family that we met............Meet Princess, out having some sun with James......</div>
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We watched her have a meal, of a dead rat - truly fascinating!!!!</div>
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There was another unusual animal on one of our visits.....Zeus......what a character!!</div>
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After we had caught up with everyone we decided to head along the coast. The day we left was blowing a gale and raining heavily.We were not looking forward to putting the camper up in it. But salvation came in the form of a kind brother with a little house on Phillip Island and we were able to take shelter there for a little while.<br />
I had actually been there before but had no memory of it. I do have photos of my very first steps on the sand at Cowes many many many years ago!<br />
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We spent a bit of time exploring the island and came across heaps of little burrows with the baby penguines patiently awaiting the nightly arrival of Mum and Dad to bring them a feed. Tried to get some pics but the best we could get was a little rear end poking out of the opening.......<br />
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Birdlife is quite prevalent on the island and it also has a large colony of breeding seagulls. We came across this little family of Cape Barren Geese as we drove around.<br />
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I was actually surprised that the island is still reasonably unaffected by progress, and there are lots of beautiful views.<br />
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There were quite a few animals on the island as well - lots of rabbits, and also lots of Kangaroos - this little black wallaby tried to hide from us but I was too quick for him....<br />
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We put our time on the Island to good use - Checking out the Op Shops, Markets,and the fishing spots, as well as a little bit of relaxation back at the house in the form of ...........<br />
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Yeah - Jig Saw puzzles!! It was one of the most relaxing times we have had since we flew out to the UK so many months ago, and it really gave us the opportunity to recharge ourselves...thanks Bro!<br />
Then it was back to the city......<br />
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and over the Yarra river........the colour never appears to improve!!! Although it reminded me of the Danube which was pretty much the same muddy brown in a lot of places.<br />
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We eventually made it up to Shepparton where we were catching up with an old mate and the town was gearing up for Christmas....<br />
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While we were here, Dave got the opportunity to go fishing for Murray Cod..............</div>
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After Shepparton we headed North and came to Lake Boga. What a surprise to find a museum there dedicated to the Flying Boat!!!<br />
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Here we are again checking out the churches. They really are pretty special and must have been a mission to build in some areas, but are so far proving to withstand the passing of time and remain inspiring.</div>
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We continue to find some beautiful spots to stop for lunch. This was our lunchtime view in Peterborough.<br />
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And Dave continues to try and photograph interesting stuff wherever we go . Unfortunately there was nothing interesting around so - - - - - How about a self portrait!!<br />
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But it wasn't all sunshine and warmth.....This was out of the ordinary though!!!</div>
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Most times the views and the weather were both spectacular<br />
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This was one such campsite at Johanna Beach. Lovely rolling green lawns to camp on and they are constructing long drop toilets. But we were not without as they had a bank of portaloos there for everyone to use. All we had to do was provide our own shower which is the reason for the little green tent. Add a black bag of water that has warmed in the sun and a 12volt shower pump and there is nothing better............welllllllll it was pretty good at the time!!!<br />
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And even though we were in a lot more fertile part of the country, it is still quite apparent that water is still a precious commodity. this town had the right idea for their median strips and used a surface that required no watering, except for the odd tree that is!<br />
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As we had travelled through the bush, I had noticed on many occasions small round orangy or yellowy balls on the side of the road. The first time I saw them I thought it might be part of a trucks load that had fallen off. But then this was happening way too often for it to be that. Eventually Dave just pulled up after I commented yet again that I had seen "those funny little balls again." I flew out of the car and went and got one. It turned out they are 'paddy melons' Not good for anything much - sour to taste - Shame, as they appear to be able to grow where nothing much else does.<br />
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As we were travelling alongside the coast the road wound through miles and miles of pine plantations.....they seemed to go on forever..........<br />
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Although the idea behind this trip is to discover parts of Australia that we have never seen, there are a few places that we will pass through that we have seen before. This place was visited 37 years ago on our honeymoon. I think it was cold then too!!! The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier.<br />
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We continue to admire the old buildings. Even though our 'old' buildings are no where near as old as those we saw in Europe - they are none the less fascinating and inspiring. And unique to our History.<br />
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Half way now and we can see the car way way down there!!!<br />
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We left the Gawler Ranges behind with their interesting rocks and desert landscapes and headed Southward.<br />
The first sign of civilization was this -<br />
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We did our usual trick of finding the Tourist Information Centre so we could learn a bit about the town and surrounding area, but found our own interesting 'bits' on the way. This was one place that could not be mistaken for anything else......<br />
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And this was another pretty nice peice of public artwork.<br />
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But for all these very interesting, colourful and creative man made structures - Mother Nature is constantly displaying very interesting peices......<br />
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And then there are just other 'things' that are just there! Not pretty, or colourful, but you cannot say they are not creative, and they definitely catch the eye so make their message known......<br />
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Decided to check out one of the wineries nearby at Seven Hills....It is a Jesuit retreat and church as well as a winery with a really interesting history and some of the actual grape vines date back for many many years!</div>
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As you explore the property there are still the remains of the original monastry buildings<br />
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The craftsmanship in some of these old buildings is pretty special and when you entered this prayer chapel the temperature truly dropped about 10'.</div>
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A beautiful spot for a campsite, but as with all water you can never be too complacent.......it can get nasty here...note the flood level sign from 1956 ------pretty scary thought!!</div>
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We headed North from Coffin Bay along the coast- but could not resist a look back......<br />
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The scenery all along the Western side of the Eyre Peninsula is pretty spectacular and we spent a lot of time checking out all the lookouts and anywhere else that looked interesting...</div>
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The local wildlife were patiently waiting and hoping the fishermen had been successful....</div>
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It always surprises me when we come across these old historical sites out in the middle of nowhere</div>
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Imagine pulling up here back in the day - hitching up your horse and sitting down to a good old mutton stew......</div>
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We continue to find some very different places to camp. Lots are free camps, but we also like to try the farm or bush camps. This was one that was well publicised.</div>
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We arrived and paid for our site and were then directed to 'follow the wagon wheels' - which we did for the next few kilometres until we found the campsite in amongst the trees. It was definately quiet, all we could hear was the ocean (but could not see it) and the birds. And the amenities were most definately RUSTIC </div>
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We continued on into the Gawler Ranges and set up camp at a site that has become one of our favourite spots on the trip. Not sure why, but it just had a good feeling about it. Called Pildappa Rock.</div>
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Finally out of the desert and down to the sea.<br />
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We meandered around the coast and found some lovely views....</div>
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We found a great free camp at this old disused weir. It was one of our favourites and credit goes to the Lions group that keep it looking this way</div>
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We had a few very relaxing days here with only the animals for company, but unfortunately there is always the housework to do....<br />
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This washing was all done in a 20L drum and shaken!!! And then the bed had to have clean sheets!!!<br />
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Back again - I finally got Dave out of the pub - It really was hard to leave.......Not sure but I guess the owner of this must still be in there.......somewhere........<br />
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The wildlife in the Desert is amazing. Didn't think there would be anything much in the way of animals but we are constantly suprised....Although there was no-one home here we have come across quite a few Wedge Tailed Eagles......</div>
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You cannot imagine that out here in this desolate place that there used to be towns.......the reminders are dotted around, but this was an interesting find..</div>
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Hard to imagine what it was like here all those years ago.. This was once a thriving township...</div>
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Soon we were entering the Flinders Ranges National Park, and waiting to see our first beautiful cool water in the river........unfortunately not a lot of rain has fallen here lately.....and this river bed is just a tad dry!</div>
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We enjoyed a couple of days in Birdsville, checking out all the many sights...haha....The bakery had just closed down for the summer and reopens in April 2013! And we took the Grand Tour around the other half dozen buildings in town.....<br />
The local garage was good for a laugh though...as well as a sign for "Mechanics wanted! For an hour, A Week or Forever!!! This sign also took my eye.<br />
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We also checked out the Birdsville Hotel (of course ) and were quite suprised to see amongst the miriad of hats left behind was one from an old friend....</div>
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The picture did cost us $1 donation to the RFDS but we were happy to pay up. In fact there is a sign in the bar that all mobile phone usage in the bar is banned - anyone caught will be fined $1 for the RFDS - no exceptions. While we were there the barmaid caught a few and as we left the RFDS was another $4 better offf. A great idea I reckon.<br />
Our next big mission was to head out to Big Red - A sandune out on the way to the Simpson Desert. Dave had read about it and decided we needed to go check it out. So off we headed. And of course when we got there - another sign!<br />
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.Looks pretty straight forward, but first had to wait for another car crossing from the other side.<br />
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Then it was up and up and up........<br />
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and this is what we were amazed to find when we got to the top!!!!<br />
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It was incredible......out here in the desert - to find a vast lake, full of birdlife...... so alive. The water was pretty good as well. Aparently it does not happen often so we were privileged to be able to have this experience.<br />
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Along the way the signs are pretty typical of the pace of life out here. Nothing is for sure, and do details really make a difference. For instance, why would you need the exact distance when you have this to indicate.......</div>
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Back on the road again - this sign was the first good omen - The road to Birdsville was open!!!!<br />
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And now we don't have to just watch out for Roos and Emus - now we have to deal with Cows and Sheep!!!<br />
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Butat least we should be able to see them as there is are not too many places for them to hide!!!<br />
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We soon came across our first sand dune of the desert- and I guess someone just couldn't resist - looks like they had fun!!!<br />
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And way out in the middle of nowhere was this sign....<br />
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Apparently these wells are scattered all around out here and according to the information we read they have been used by the aboriginals for hundreds of years. This looked dry, but apparently there is water there!<br />
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The view was pretty good as well. Miles and miles of Desert!!!<br />
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And so we entered the town proper...<br />
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On the banks of the Diamentina river...<br />
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And this is where we set up camp - on the banks of the Diamentina- even put up the roof of the annexe for a bit of shade!!! Did not realise how big it is- but the shade was very welcome!<br />
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And as we settled down with a nice cold Beer in the 43' heat at the end of the day, it was hard to take the view.<br />
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Tomorrow, we take on Little Red and Big Red and then onto 'THE TRACK' and more adventures.......</div>
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WELL - I did say on the last blog that there was a surprise coming......<br />
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And it surprised us when we were able to fit the bikes into those little bike boxes for the flight!!!!<br />
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But as usual Dave was successful and the bikes and all our luggage was successfully transported .......to.......<br />
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HELLO GRANDPA!!!!<br />
Yes - back in Australia. After nearly 5 months and 5,000 klms cycled we were starting to get system overload on Castles, Culture, and Cultivation. And the arrival of that little man above was also a big draw card back. So we made the decision to return. But we have enjoyed every minute of our adventure so far - even looking back on all the horrible weather in the UK, and will definitely travel this way again in cycle friendly countries. Already planning for future trips!<br />
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We still have quite a few months until Dave has to go back to work - so WHAT TO DO??????<br />
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Well there is a big country here that we have only seen a very small part of so let's go see Australia!!!!<br />
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Joey is there leading the way as usual, but as you can see he is not sitting on a bicycle! <br />
Australia is not set up for cycle touring like Europe and we intend to travel a lot of territory so its 4WD and camper trailer for us this trip. Will feel like luxury compared to the tent!!<br />
Heading towards the outback we came across this beautiful Jacaranda tree...<br />
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And as nature called we found this rather sophisticated 'Outback Dunny' Pumping water to flush from the creek nearby. After I chased the frog out that was sleeping on the underside of the seat it was fine - -<br />
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We set up our first camp at Neil Turner Weir just West of Mitchell. We will be free camping wherever possible and are lucky that there are so many places wdhere this is possible here. It was pretty warm round 38'C and the nights although a little cooler were still warm.<br />
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This camp was beside the Neil Turner Weir and we took a drive down to see the weir in action..<br />
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Right outside our campsite was a great spot for relaxing and taking a swim in the cool water!<br />
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Later that afternoon Dave said that we had better start cooking dinner as there was a storm a brewin! You can see what he meant!!</div>
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Soon back on the road again and ever westwards.... Becoming hotter and dryer with every kilometre, we were eventually arriving in Charleyville.<br />
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While we were stopped here for a 'cuppa' I decided to explore down by the river and found what I thought was a partner to the Grandpa Chair that I photographed Dave in back in Europe.......but don't think this one was meant for sitting in. It was pretty interesting though.<br />
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I love to read signs as they can be interesting / amusing or downright funny. But this one has to be a first...<br />
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It may not be as pretty as some of our cycle paths or as shaded but our 'new office' has a captivating presence and harsh beauty all its own!<br />
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We do have to share our office at times and these guys although pretty incredible to watch, have to be the dumbest creatures around and you can never guess which way they will go - just prepare for whatever...<br />
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I love some of the place names here, and this creek was a good one.<br />
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We pulled up for a look but don't think we will be taking a swim anytime soon - This was my view...<br />
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and this was Dave's view<br />
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But we later stopped at the Bulloo River and that was a different story altogether. Although it was the colour of mud, it definitely was water!!!!<br />
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We camped one night by Cooper Creek and the ledgend behind the name was pretty interesting -<br />
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Dave went to checkout the water after we set up camp.</div>
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In 'The Wet' this waterway can cover thousands of kilometres of land, but even in 'the Dry' it is not a bad size for 'a creek'.<br />
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We could see something in the distance and could not quite work out what it was at first.....a bit science fictionish??? Then as we got closer it became clear...<br />
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But why so many? and what are they for????<br />
Oh OK this explains it all!<br />
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It's great - always something new to discover, something interesting to see, something new to learn!<br />
And this next sign was something we needed to know - don't want to run out!!!<br />
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So its on to our next destination.......as we saw on this sign......Onwards to BIRDSVILLE!<br />
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catch you soon!!</div>
Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-61837364220979714132012-10-16T16:14:00.000+10:002012-10-16T19:27:35.265+10:00ON TO VIENNA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We continue to come across unusual signage and these signs were at one of our campgrounds along the river: What do you make of these - - -<br />
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After dinner we decided to go for a walk along the river and this was our neighbour just nearby...<br />
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The next morning we had to ride up the hill and pass this castle and it was just as impressive up close..<br />
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We continue on and came across another sign re the local wildlife, but unfortunately we never did see one of these little creatures even though they are supposed to live in the area.<br />
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A little later on there was a sign for Wolves - so I thought maybe they ate all the beavers?? But we failed to see any wolves either - not that this was a bad thing!!!<br />
The river continues to be pretty busy with barges and the ever present cruise boats.<br />
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There is always something unusual popping up and this open air alter was a bit out of the ordinary.<br />
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The Hillside agriculture continues along side the river, even on the steepest of slopes. This castle garden still looked to be thriving, even though the castle seemed to have seen better days ( to say the least!) Wouldn't like to venture out to pick something after a couple of drinks though - a tumble would find you in the river quick smart!!<br />
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Dave is continuing his unusual photography on the move, check out these signs - with careful emphasis <span style="text-align: left;">on the round mirror!!</span></div>
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As we neared Vienna we came across another structure - pretty self explanatory really -<br />
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This building out in the middle of nowhere was very entertaining - I guess Austrian style graffiti!<br />
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As we entered Vienna the amazing cycle ways continued.<br />
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And instead of cigarette vending machines there were some that were more in our line.......bicycle tubes!<br />
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As we searched around the city on arrival for the Tourist Information Bureau, we discovered this pretty interesting place just across the road - not what we expected to find in the middle of Vienna.<br />
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The cycle paths continued, and this one was across a bridge, but right under the motorway....<br />
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The beautiful buildings continued and inside one church was this magnificent pipe organ -<br />
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And this soaring spire was all the more impressive as there was absolutely no sign of a clock anywhere - -<br />
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The interiors continue to amaze....<br />
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I could include just so many photos of all we saw but these next two just had to be includued . There were so many wonderful statues.... Check out this one....<br />
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Now how about this for detail.....What you wouldn't give to have been able to see these being carved!!!! and when!!!<br />
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We arrived in the middle of a Harvest festival so the city was full of colour and celebrations..<br />
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Even the horses were looking pretty smart. These two had their little ear muffs on.....ooohhhhh.<br />
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Dave and I were pretty colourful as well with our cycle/sandal tans........<br />
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As we left our campsite in the Vienna Woods one of our fellow campers offered to take this pic.....not often we get one together...<br />
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And so we say goodbye to Vienna or to use the local venacular......<br />
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We left Passau and very soon were crossing another border into Austria. Again it was difficult to know exactly when this occured as there are no signs designating the boundaries along our routes.<br />
One thing there are plenty of though are the tourist boats. Some are very prettily decorated...<br />
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We continue to come across the most incredible churches on our travels and are constantly amazed at the size, detail, and just everything about them....<br />
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The crazy signs continue to amuse us as well....At the end of a long day cycling, how good does this sound....yum....yum<br />
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I have become rather fascinated by all the little alleys, how could you not with the wonderful cobbled streets.<br />
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And this is not something you see every day......guard birds in the windows. But there were no pigeons hanging about so maybe they do work.<br />
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We decided to have a rest day in Linz, which was another fascinating town. Some of the buildings are very deceptive though. Check out this church - from the outside looks fairly simple and unimposing......<br />
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But come inside...........<br />
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And we spent quite a while checking out the old castle on the hill<br />
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The construction changes as you climb to different levels so it makes you wonder how long it was from when the building started to when other parts were built.....<br />
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Not far away from here we found a church that apparently can hold 20,000 people ......although there weren't that many in attendance that day.<br />
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Another church was so big that we could not get a vantage point to get it all in the picture but the detail was fascinating. <br />
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Our travels along the Danube uncover all sorts of things and this lady was pretty special watching over the river and hugging a fish!!!!</div>
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As we ride along the trails by the Danube we continue to come across the unusual.<br />
This was another of those beneficial bug houses...<br />
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And we don't stay on the same side of the river all the time, there are usually paths on both sides and Dave checks out the route each night to see which side will be the most interesting to tackle next day.<br />
Sometimes the crossing of the river is pretty interesting, especially with a bridge like this!!<br />
Wouldn't want to tackle this after a bottle of red!<br />
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We never seem to get bored with the scenery, this particular town had a massive big green parkland and on the edge of it was this 'military' building I think - pretty impressive:<br />
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Some things don't change though and as usual I was dragging the chain -<br />
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We seem to find some really nice places to take a break but this one really suited Dave and he settled in - quite at home in the 'Daddy Chair'<br />
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We decided to take the recommendation of our Danube guide and catch the ferry for a short distance of the river so as not to miss out on the views from the water ( not to mention the hilly alternatives)<br />
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So after parking the bikes amongst all the others we went up and joined the tourists<br />
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It was a good choice as the scenery was pretty good and it was nice to sit back and take it easy for 20 mins or so. One place was intriguing and made us wonder if anyone had ever lived in there?<br />
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I have already spoken of the prolific religious statues in the areas we have passed by. On Farms, in villages and town and mountains and road sides, but on the side of a rock cliff?<br />
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Maybe they had help from above!!!<br />
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The traffic on the Danube is reasonable busy but on this little stretch of the river we were always in view of another Ferry covering just the same short distance as us.<br />
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We glimpsed this unusual building from the water but like a lot of these old buildings it was hard to get a picture because of the ever present scaffolding .....<br />
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Back on the bikes again and Dave continues to check out all the barges cruising up and down the river,<br />
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We are a long way from the last one of these we saw but here is another 'love lock' bridge - with padlocks dedicated to couples.... There were hundreds of them......<br />
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This place was built by Crown Prince Ludwig in the 1830's and was built to honour fallen heros......pretty impressive.....it's called Walhalla<br />
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Not quite so imposing but still pretty impressive are some of the farm yards.....in the middle of the towns and they are built around a central courtyard. Almost always very pretty..<br />
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And the funny signs continue.......this one loosely translated says "I can get to the gate in 3 seconds - U?"<br />
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We had a German man stop and chat for ages one day in the Netherlands, and he was telling us all about how they are utilizing Solar energy over there. When we were riding through this area we could really see what he meant:</div>
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We have met some really interesting people on this trip. The next guy was an inspiration. He broke his back in a diving accident and has issues with walking but he rides this bike, camps, sets up his tent etc etc all alone, and is happy to be alive!!! The bike by the way is a URAL and he was heading to a weekend get together for URALS and had ridden from France.</div>
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Although our stay in Switzerland was short and sweet, we did enjoy it and one day when we have plenty of money we will return!<br />
But we are again on a mission to head back into Germany and make our way to the Danube and head for Austria.<br />
We soon were back in familiar surrounds as far as the lovely German buildings:<br />
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And although Switzerland had their own cycle sign system it could not really compete with the German one.<br />
This was a variation on the usual though!<br />
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Dave is very observant and likes to pick up on the unusual or different - this little fella was quite a long way up the trunk of a large tree.....<br />
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We made our way to the Ille river and as usual there was a lovely cycle path for us to ride on.<br />
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We have had such good weather since we crossed the channel that a little rain does not worry us greatly, that is unless we are trying to cook our dinner, but Dave remedied that by putting up the basher and we didn't get a soggy meal!!<br />
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we have traveled through so many woods and forests on this trip, and through a lot of bush at home, but sometimes it is just good to stop and really absorb the beauty that is a tree ( some more brilliant than others!!)<br />
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As we are so much fitter and stronger these days and able to cover more territory each day ( the flat terrain helps) it seemed no time at all when we reached the intersection of the Ille and the danube..or Donau as it is locally known..<br />
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As with the Rhine they have markers to show the distances - - this is how far it is to the mouth of the River where it enters the Black Sea.....</div>
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It would be interesting to know the history behind all these structures and what has happened here over the centuries.....especially with sections like this:<br />
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The city square like so many towns was the home of a magnificent cathedral....so large that we could not get to a vantage point to fit in the whole structure.<br />
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You could literally spend hours just looking at the exterior of these<b> </b>buildings. The detail in the statues and ornate decorations. I was fascinated always by the gargoyles. Sometimes every few feet there would be one and often times no two were the same with faces of people, monsters, animals, fish or birds, and thatis without even getting to the inside.... Just the entrance of this particular church was pretty special.<br />
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We went to a bookshop to try and buy a cycle guide to the Danube and were very surprised when we were told that they are now printed in English!!!! WOW that's going to make it a whole lot easier!!! BUT the only thing was she did not have one in stock and we would have to wait - - - - - until 9am next day. It was 4.30pm by this time. We were stunned by the fast delivery so in view of that decided to treat ourselves toa real bed for the night.<br />
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this was one of a growing number of cheap hotels that are created in a modular fashion and duplicated. the bathrooms are all plastic and installed as a unit. But for all that it was clean and relatively comfortable and you can see that we soon made ourselves at home.... The bikes even got a room of their own.<br />
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Before we leave Ulm I just have to add one more of the beautiful buildings - we have taken so many building pics, but they are just....welll.....look:<br />
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I think this may have been the Rathause ( local city council)<br />
We rode out of Ulm along yet another city wall ... still pretty solid after centuries.....<br />
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Then all of a sudden ancient meets modern.....a bit unusual and we have no idea what it representes but it was quite striking!!!<br />
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As we drew away from the towns and traveled through woodlands and forests we came across a lot of little boxes up in the trees, often numbered, but never found out if they were for birds or squirrels....<br />
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We came across more of these insect houses which I have since learned are called beneficial bug houses, and are constructed to encourage all the good bugs to come and stay so that they will naturally take care of (KILL) all the bad bugs........This one was pretty high end real estate for bugs.......<br />
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And to add to the wonderfully artistic town sign, we have added this picture postcard view....<br />
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How could you not just love a view like this!<br />
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Then as we were out in the countryside we saw this sight through the trees.......looks interesting..........<br />
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Then we got closer.......and right out in the middle of nowhere.......was this......<br />
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It was a private residence, no idea who lived here but pretty interesting....</div>
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took a photo of the dates!!! The mystique of the place was enough..................<br />
and the buildings seemed to go on forever....<br />
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as do our cycle trails.....<br />
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and us.......<br />
See you on the flip side!!!</div>
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We finally arrived at our destination and found a camping ground on the side of Lake Zurich. We were shocked when they told us the cost to camp as it was three times the price we had paid elsewhere....... Luckily we only had to stay one night though. It was a very warm day and once we had set up camp, Dave decided to brave the waters of the lake -<br />
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The following day we had just a short ride to our home for the next few days with some members of our family who are living there. It was lovely to have a bed, washing machine, and cold drinks!!<br />
The view from their place on the edge of the lake wasn't too hard on the eyes either.<br />
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The nighttime view was pretty good as well....<br />
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As we were riding along through the suburbs we suddenly smelled something wonderful and very mouthwatering - it was a suprise to find we were staying very near the Lindt chocolate factory. Apparently it smells even better in the middle of winter when it's freezing and you pass by. And of course we all like to support our local industries......<br />
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We were treated to a wonderful day when we were taken up to the alps - by car - thank goodness. Can't imagine how they would look coated in snow, but they were pretty incredible in their green state.<br />
The views on the way were pretty good.<br />
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Gradually getting higher and higher up the mountains...<br />
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And the roads were all pretty good....lots of tunnels through mountains, and Dave would have loved to be riding the '9 on some of the winding mountain roads -</div>
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And we encountered typical Swiss housing on the mountains.</div>
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One thing that was hard to believe were the cyclists that we saw on the road as we were driving up the mountain. Crazy Bastards!!! We are certainly a lot fitter and stronger than when we started but there is NO WAY we were going to ride up these!!!</div>
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But many people must as this was one of the signs at the top of the mountain!!!!</div>
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We took the chair lift up the mountain.......now I am not a great lover of heights and the trip was a lot longer than I anticipated, but I was holding it together quite well until 3/4 of the way up - the lift stopped!!!</div>
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It's OK - I can handle this! Then Dave started!!!! What if it won't start again? And then he thought it might just be funny to rock the carriage - NOT FUNNY DAVE!!!!</div>
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See - we were pretty high!!!!</div>
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When we finally got to the top Dave & Andy were checking the views while I was coming back to earth and anticipating the return journey!!</div>
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These mountains seem to be pretty busy even when there is no snow around - plenty of hiking trails, and some of the little kids that are doing them with their parents amazed us!!</div>
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And the unusual signs continued!!!</div>
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After experiencing the mountains, we decided to check out the city sights. The trip across the lake to Zurich was pretty good and there was a lovely fountain as we arrived in the city precinct.</div>
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While we were there we did have a bit of excitement when there were a group of people demonstrating against the arrest of Pussy riots and took their displeasure to great heights!!!</div>
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Although we found Zurich interesting, it was like most cities and super busy and impersonal.....to tell the truth we much prefer all the little villages and towns that we travel through.</div>
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We did find a beautiful old paddle steamer as we caught the ferry home again.</div>
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We ended up staying an extra day or so in Zurich as we had news from Australia that something very exciting was about to happen..........</div>
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And we leave you with the result of our nervous wait - - introducing JACKSON our very first Grandson - With great thanks to the manufacturers - Stacey & Frank!!!!!</div>
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Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-44801914887812971482012-09-10T23:51:00.000+10:002012-09-10T23:51:37.291+10:00AND ON TO SWITZERLAND<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We had a very strange day when we arrived at the Swiss border! We were travelling from France into Germany with Switzerland over the river, where we went and had a beer in an Irish pub!!!<br />
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We camped on the German side of the river though, as we had been warned that everything in Switzerland is expensive!!<br />
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We decided to head towards Zurich on the German side of the river to start, and found this rather unusual fence constructed of old bicycle parts....<br />
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And Dave was pulled up by the sight of this unusual boat - we ended up seeing quite a few along the river..<br />
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As we move from country to country, they all seem to have their own style of architecture. Here is some high density housing Swiss style<br />
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As our cycle path meandered throughout the countryside we found ourselves on a tributary and were fascinated with this fish ladder that has been constructed...<br />
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All these sights are only possible because of the way we are travelling. If we were in a car or even on the motor bike we would not be travelling along these routes.. We are not into big cities and even though we have visited some, we find all this other stuff just so much more unique and love to share.<br />
Like this beautiful gate - what would we find inside??<br />
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Well there was this nest - what a great place........</div>
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A lot of these old cities and towns still have their original town walls and sometimes our cycle path ran alongside these walls..</div>
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We eventually had to cross the border again and head for Zurich!!</div>
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And the Swiss cycle paths were just a pleasure - just wish we had more at home!!</div>
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As we continue down the Rhine our path takes us back into France as the borders change. We also traverse along offshoots to the river which are often an adventure in themselves. <br />
This particular little offshoot came up with something different in the form of lots and lots of little fishing shacks. We didn't actually see anyone fishing from the shacks but there were a couple with cars parked nearby - Dave recons that they would be a good place to escape the missus and for a camp!!<br />
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The weather has really been very kind to us since we crossed the channel, but it does get cold here - a testament to it follows......They are either expecting a very cold winter or he is a firewood seller - the latter we hope.....Firewood as far as the eye can see!<br />
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The suprising thing about travelling slowly or comparatively so, on a bicycle is that you really don't miss all that much. We were lucky enough to catch an impromptu motorcross show one day...</div>
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One thing you don't have to wonder about with these old houses in France - is how they're framed up - it's all there to see!<br />
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It will be an added dilemma for the locals when they see the added sticker at the bottom....GCCC???</div>
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And another odd thing we come across are weird garden ornaments - this one really deserved a mention though!!!</div>
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As we continue down the Rhine towards Switzerland and venture off the river, we are still amazed at the quality of some of the cycle paths, especially like this...</div>
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The water always has had a fascination for us and we were pretty suprised at how clear the water was down the Rhine and flowing from of the smaller tributaries. We often stopped just to watch the movement of the reeds as they waved with the current flowing through.....<br />
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So many of the French towns we rode through could have been ghost towns they were so quiet. Someone did tell us that France basically closes for August and everyone goes on holidays. We could quite easily believe this!! As we rode through these small French towns we did see many beautiful gardens -<br />
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Every so often we have come across these strange little erections on the side of the road. Most are pretty much similar and when we stopped to take a look we found that they are bug hotels.......<br />
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Some days we began to feel like the Children of the Corn...as we rode through corn fields for mile after mile, day after day.....<br />
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And there was no escape as we looked in all directions......<br />
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But there was the ever present Jesus Statue to watch over us and the corn.......<br />
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But in case you all think we are having a wonderful time - - there is still the work to be done -<br />
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and I am keeping busy as well..<br />
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It's a hard life but someone has to do it........ Otherwise how would we all find out what is inside those walls???<br />
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Or show you one of the most unusual log cabins that we have ever seen......</div>
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But one job that will not wait any longer.............guess...........<br />
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Catch you soon with another load -<br />
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of pics and news - not washing!!!!!!!<br />
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We left Koblenz after our rest day, but it ended up not being so great for Dave, as his back was again playing up! We rode for a while then eventually at one town i checked with the Tourist Information and they actually phoned ahead and booked him in at the next town 7k's away. Great!! Only problem was we had 20 mins to make the appointment!!<br />
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(Thought I'd throw in this great castle pic to keep you interested!!!<br />
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As we started to make haste out of that town, we heard an unmistakable accent - our first Aussie since Ireland!!! He was heading in the opposite direction and all we could do was that Dave called back 'ON YA DIGGA!" and we just had to keep riding. It was so hard to do!!<br />
Anyway we made the appointment (in time) and ended up staying the night in the town so Dave could have another manipulation next morning. I'm still not convinced how much it was needed, but he said the young German girl knew her stuff!!!!<br />
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Back to our travels and although we spend a bit of time near the river, we often detour through wonderful little towns on the way...this is typical of some of the streets we venture through...<br />
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I guess they have similar problems in every country with Dogs, or rather their droppings and every country has their own unique signage...<br />
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As we ride along the Rhine valley where the terrain gets quite steep we are amazed at the almost vertical farming that is going on! How they ever manage to get vehicles up those slopes defies gravity!!<br />
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And of course the ever present castles. We lost count of how many we saw, and i'm sure there are heaps more.......Gentry had a fine life back in the day!!!<br />
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<br />There were also some unusual designs in the more recent, and lesser grand constructions, but nevertheless very unique.<br />
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This next one took my fancy as it was so unusual. Dave did not take this picture (he does most of the photography) - you will see that I managed to cut off the top of this - The worlds\'s largest hand carved operational Cuckoo Clock- hanging outside a shop which sells - wait for it - Cuckoo Clocks!!! - nothing else.<br />
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Even the train tunnel's here have their own special flair!<br />
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When we were planning this trip, specifically the legs along rivers and canals, I envisaged days of leisurely riding on paved paths beside the water - in reality this is not so and the deviations away from the water are actually quite prevalent, but that is not an issue when you come across this -<br />
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And they really love their flower boxes over here! I just wonder what all these places look like in the dead of winter when it's just too cold for anything? Maybe that's why they take all the colour they can get while its warm.<br />
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And yet again some more incredible vertical farming!!! It's a wonder we get anywhere with all the stops we make, it's really a great way to really absorb all that is around you!!!<br />
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And would you believe what I found on the banks of the Rhine???? i like to call them Rhine style Beach huts!!! They are actually a cross between a beach hut and a garden allotment! there are heaps of them! It seems like they cannot have an actual dwelling on the lot but they have almost everything else - on about 800 sq metres, a shed, garden, furniture, ornaments, and some even have hedges and fences - amazing....<br />
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Dave also managed to find some really good rest stops for lunch most days.. this one had an excellent view but I thought I'd give you a shot from the other side....<br />
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Dave has developed quite a liking for the German Beer - suprise suprise!! and he said to me one afternoon that he would have to remember that one so I suggested he take a photo reminder - - wonder if we can get this in Aus??<br />
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And we finally met up with some Aussies along the way in a free camp ground! It was next to a canoe club or something similar and there were only public amenities - cold water only!!! I just want to point out that I was the ONLY one brave enough to take a cold shower in the morning!!!!! But we hope to catch up with these guys in the future!!!<br />
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For some reason Dave seems to attract different people!! We like to try and set up camp before 5pm each day to give ourselves a bit of daylight to relax in. <br />
At one camp we did that and sat down in our new chairs ( more on them later) and not long after, a little girl - about 5 just stood about 5 feet away and stared at him! A few minutes later she left. <br />
then she returned shortly after with another little girl about the same age. they just stood there, saying nothing and staring at Dave.<br />
Next they brought along what we guessed was an older brother. And pretty soon after a woman who seemed to be looking for the kids came and spoke to them, - she laughed and then turned to us and said " they think you look like christmas!" And she chased them off to their own place.<br />
Not long after all the kids came back and the girls asked the boy something - he would have been about 12 and his answer was "No that is Christmas Voman!" So I even go a mention!!!<br />
The kids dad Rene came over later with some offerings in the form of some sort of potent little bottles and some German Beer. We had some great conversations considering he had no English and we had no German, but a goodtime was had by all. Good on you Rene!!!<br />
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Some days our bicycle paths seem to go on forever.....<br />
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And the signs we encounter are very suspect if you look at them with an english language point of view - which of course is all we can do as unlike most Europeans who can speak more than one language - we are definately UNI lingual. But these signs??????<br />
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Not something I think one needs to advertise!!!!<br />
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and.......schaftlicher????? WTF??<br />
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I leave you with this very interesting shot of a necessary function - even when you are on holidays!!!!!<br />
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Well sometimes you just gotta get the washing done!!!!<br />
Till next time<br />
Adios - or rather <b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">wiedersehen!!!</i></b></div>
Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-12738941681567254652012-08-22T01:41:00.000+10:002012-08-22T06:34:02.498+10:00DOWN THE RHINE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As we continued on down the Rhine it was generally pretty pleasant but we did have the odd occasion where it was not so nice, for example when we had to venture off into the countryside when there was no trail beside the river and on this occasion the path was pretty overgrown which was not a problem until I scored a stinging nettle to the face - ouch!<br />
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Most of the time though we had beautiful scenery and how could you not like cycling by the water....<br />
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or even away near the fields....<br />
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As we venture over one of the many bridges over the Rhine we came across a pretty strange sight - along both sides of the bridge were hundreds of padlocks.<br />
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When we looked a bit closer each one either had something engraved or written on it, usually initials and a date. We later found out that the custom is to lock one on to the bridge and throw away the key!!!<br />
I wonder how many people have regretted that decision or brought in bolt cutters?????<br />
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Every country we have travelled through has it's own set of signs for cyclists and the sight we kept a look out for in Germany was like this.<br />
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Sometimes they are a bit hard to decipher but mainly very helpful, and it's good to come across one when you are almost positive that you've made a wrong turn. As a lot of the roads are not very clearly markedit is sometimes a bit of a mission to decide which way to go at an intersection but Dave generally steers us right.<br />
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In the meantime we are still finding Great buildings all along the way, even though we are not sure what half of them are!<br />
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As we have been travelling along the Rhine to its origins, there are signs posted every kilometre and its a real kick to see the numbers getting ever smaller. When we first connected with the Rhine they read in the 800's - so we are getting closer....<br />
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And now for something different and useless to us these days are these machines that we have found all over the place......no age restrictions here......and as far as we could see none were vandalised...<br />
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It's a cigarette machine!! This particular one was at the entrance to one of our camp sites but we found them in heaps of random places.<br />
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Not all of the interesting buildings were churches or castles or even super old. Even some of the houses are pretty special with artworks on their walls. Not sure if they have to redo them every so often but we have seen quite a few.<br />
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We finally reached the city of Koblenz. Now normally as we are on a pretty tight budget we wait until we find a free loo, but in this case I didn't want to wait and Dave could not resist taking a shot of me spending 50P to have a P (so to speak) also the lady manning the station was pretty funny as she was Welsh speaking German! - Well I thought it was funny! That's me in the doorway - not the yellow shirt - or the Blue one!!!!<br />
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It had been ages since we had taken a day off from Riding, and Koblenz was a really interesting place so we decided to give ourselves a bit of a spoil. So we went to the Tourist information office (as usual) and asked them if they could tell us about a cheap hotel which they did and they even phoned and made the booking. It's always a bit of a risk to know what you will end up with but we always try to make the best of whatever we end up with. - The outside looked ok!<br />
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And it seemed just perfect for us according to the sign!<br />
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The lady was very nice that greeted us and she said we could put our bikes down in the cellar - down the stairs. So we unloaded the gear and left it in the passage and Dave carried the bikes down the stairs to the cellar. I then picked up some of the bags and proceeded to head UP the stairs to which she said " no down here' and led us down the stairs, past the cellar room with the bikes and to the back of the passageway. We were wondering what on earth we had gotten ourselves in for and she said that they had just renovated this room and we were the first people in it........<br />
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As you can see, Dave was very comfortable, and the room was lovely - the only drawback was the WIFI was a bit dodgy away from the windows but Dave found that in this position he could catch up with all the news from home! We almost didn't want to leave after 2 nights and go back to the tent!<br />
We did happen to find some other toilets in Koblenz but these were not open to the public. We thought that the name suited them fine though!<br />
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All along this part of the Rhine we were coming across some amazing castles...<br />
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There were just so many that it was hard to comprehend, and how some of them were built on the sides of the hills defies thinking about.<br />
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Koblenz itself was full of beautiful old buildings and the detail and cleanliness of some of the roofs was worth sharing.<br />
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Even though we have chosen not to travel into the l arger cities,we have found so many wonderful buildings that we really don't care about missing some of the better known ones. This church was magnificent but hard to pass on the sheer size and the detail in the decorations....<br />
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Even the man hole covers in the street were not your usual functional bland....<br />
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Dave found another exclusive shop - this one was more to his taste - Beer Steins!!!<br />
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I got really excited at one point in our day of exploration when I saw an Organ Grinder with a monkey! I dragged Dave over so we could take a look and was all prepared to give the monkey some change, but to my dismay - The monkey was stuffed - literally a stuffed toy! I was most disappointed!<br />
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So we went on to discover some more modern sculpture - one for the footy show me thinks!<br />
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Thumbs Up!!<br />
And some more castle ruins.<br />
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We decided to climb a monument at the junction of the rivers, and as Dave was approaching he encountered on of the mad tourists........hehe<br />
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But we managed to get the photo - this is where we have just come from.......<br />
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Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-27530786673808422612012-08-21T16:33:00.000+10:002012-08-22T06:31:59.478+10:00AND SO TO GERMANY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We left you hanging on the border - well straddling it if I remember.......<br />
It is a little disappointing not having to be checked out and in to each new country or at least knowing when you have crossed a border but in this instance we knew for sure that we were now in country number 10 on our journey.<br />
One of the first amusing things we came upon in the first village we entered was some hay bale art -<br />
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We are always finding interesting things in the strangest places, and this was something we just came across carrying sand from a quarry to the river - no one around but the conveyer rolls on.....<br />
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and the other view...<br />
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Shortly after we got our first view of what was to become our constant companion for the next few weeks - the mighty Rhine river....<br />
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Along the way there are all sorts of things that we never expected to see - near the town of Xanthen there are Roman ruins......<br />
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And I am not quite sure which town this was but there was yet another great set of old city gates!!<br />
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We often had the choice of taking the trail on either side of the Rhine and when there is no bridge to cross then you can often take a ferry....<br />
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All through Europe we have come across lots and lot of religious statues. Some are elaborate,some very plain, but this one was just a little different..<br />
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We then traveled on to one of our many campsites, this one just happened to be on Bistlers Island, and was the largestcampsite in Europe so we were told.. This is a site map.<br />
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For such a large camp it was totally unorganised when it came to where to pitch your tent and we were just lucky enough to get a small patch big enough for our tent and a little area to sit and eat!<br />
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But the 'peice de resistance' had to be the amenities block -it was like entereing some sort of Roman Baths......... Blocks and blocks of mens and ladies Loos,and theshower block went on forever.........<br />
They even had the Marble statues.....<br />
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And a full on Supermarket with a cold room for beer to rival Dan murphy's - incredible!!<br />
BTW the red arrow is showing people where to extinguish their buts! -cigarette -<br />
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As the Rhine meanders along, so does the cycle route and we often found ourselves crossing to the opposite side -some of the bridges were elaborate and others...<br />
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were even more elaborate!<br />
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We had not encountered a lot of rain since crossing the channel, but had decided after our efforts in the UK, that if it did rain then we would just shelter, sit it out and wait for it to stop. We didn't want to fight the elements any more,so one morning when the rain started, we just set up a shelter and decided to have a cuppa...<br />
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but there was someone else with the same idea and we soon saw him heading towards us......<br />
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And he enjoyed a bit of sticky bun we fed him...<br />
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We also found this crazy water feature in the middle of a town square.......<br />
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And this was the front view....correct me if I'm wrong but to me it looks like a very well endowed woman clinging to a very large blue chicken????<br />
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At some campsites we added our 'basher' for a bit of extra shelter, which in effect gave us another 'room' especially good when raining...<br />
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there were fields where you could buy flowers by the stalk on the honour system at 1 euro per stalk.....Dame Edna would have loved it....All Gladiolis!!<br />
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We continued to see some wonderful statues.<br />
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and fountains...<br />
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and of course our favourite forest paths<br />
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where we continued to discover these sort of buildings in the middle of nowhere...<br />
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and of course there was always the Rhine...our constant companion......where travel varied from the up market cruise boats..<br />
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to the not so up market.....<br />
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and of course there were always the 'themed' boats -this one was called Moby Dick..<br />
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And we met this little fellow Aussie on a ferry while crossing the Rhine..... Not sure if his visa is still current but he seemed pretty happy and in no hurry to go anyplace else...<br />
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But we could not stay and join him as we had places to go and people to see....</div>
Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-64794788474125437572012-08-20T01:07:00.001+10:002012-08-20T01:13:18.828+10:00HEADING OUT OF THE NETHERLANDS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have really had a blast cycling in the Netherlands, with it's wonderful cycling paths and flat countryside, but one of the highlights will forever be a visit we made with a friend to see something called the PANORAMA MESDAG in The Hague. <br />
Photos are not allowed there, but even if we could have taken them, there would be no way that you could even begin to pass on the experience.<br />
If you are interested, check it out on Google, but better still if you get the chance and are anywhere near The Hague go and check it out!!!! Thanks again Friedel!!<br />
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We left the coast of the Netherlands and started on our long journey South. The coast had been really good but it was nice to get back into the country side with its canals and lovely little bridges.<br />
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and not all the canals had running water but still were beautiful!<br />
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As we got further out into the countryside we came across mile upon mile of Glasshouses<br />
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And we all know that glass gets dirty, so someone has to clean it...........<br />
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or something! The inventor had to be a glass cleaner in another life I think....... and it looks like this machine has it's work cut out as it's just on row 1......<br />
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The laws re riding bicycles over here are different to Aussie and it was nice to feel the breeze riding without a helmet for a change - ok for the cycle paths!<br />
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And we have found lots of unusual shops specializing in one thing only. In this case Cigars!<br />
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We have also passed some lovely little farms on our travels, and the scenery is so nice - especially as the weather has been so greatsince we crossed the channel to Europe..<br />
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Dave continues to enjoy all the different boats that we come across in the rivers and canals and this great old Tug boat caught his eye ....<br />
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And we really need to take some lessons from the Dutch when it comes to providing for cyclists.. how is this for a way to get from one side of the freeway to the other - just for cyclists..<br />
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Dave has done a massive job of navigating us all round the place and always finds interesting trails...<br />
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In the Netherlands we have tried where possible to camp in 'mini camps' or 'small camping' places, which usually means where a farmer has set aside a portion of his property for camping and has provided toilets and showers. These are usually a lot cheaper than the large camping parks that are more like holiday resorts and cost a lot more.<br />
Some of the little camps are pretty basic but this one we stayed in one night also had a museum of all sorts of old things including bicycles...<br />
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And the very next camp had something even stranger just sitting out in the field...........<br />
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Dont ask! <br />
We loved this spot and it provideda really good place to take a day off and just relax. Especially as we were the only tent in the place!<br />
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The house at this campground was also a B&B and had a small bar so it was nice to relax with a glass of wine and chat to the owner about the place. When I asked her how close we were to Germany she said not far....<br />
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"See that house over there?" "That's Germany!"<br />
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So next morning we headed off again and very soon reached the border!!!!<br />
Where I was divided---literally --- one foot in Netherlands and one in Germany........<br />
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AND SO TO THE NETHERLANDS<br />
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After our rest day exploring Brugge - which was not that relaxing as we walked for 8 hours instead!!<br />
We were back on the road again and heading for The Netherlands.<br />
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As we ride along we find lots of interesting things and always like stopping to investigate. This building was really interesting but we could not find out for sure what it was - think it was something left from the war:<br />
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As we choose to travel along canal paths and rivers where possible we are always riding through beautiful little villages on the water:<br />
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Now with the EU it has become so easy for everyone to travel from country to country and so it is not always easy to know just when you have crossed over the border from one to another. That was the case for us going from Belgium to the Netherlands and before we knew it we had our first view of the Dutch coast.<br />
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And lets not forget them - my favourites - you guessed it! - The bathing Boxes!!!<br />
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Of course we knew for sure it was the Netherlands when this unmistakable building came into view!<br />
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But when we came across another one we were a bit surprised by its neighbours - didn't know grain was so valuable to warrant such protection:<br />
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The Netherlands is truly a cyclists utopia, with the flat landscape and the system of cycle paths, which is really apparent when the cyclists have more road space than the cars!!!!<br />
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It was not only dry when we were in The Netherlands, it got quite hot and I think half the population decided to head for the beach!<br />
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And I'll let you guess how they got there - hint.....<br />
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We found another strange construction along the road to investigatebut this time it was confirmed by an information sign. Definitely a bunker from WW2.<br />
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As The Netherlands is such a small country and is reclaiming more land from the sea, the dyke walls and bridges built to hold back the sea, make for wonderful cycling. The bridges to connect what were once islands along the coast are very impressive.<br />
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They are even more impressive close up!<br />
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Dave is very observant and is always noticing strange thing - check out the great locking up job on this bicycle - NOT!!<br />
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Not sure whether they have 'Grey Nomads' in The Netherlands, but there seem to be a lot of motor homes that just like free camping on the beach.<br />
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You can just see the red path in the photo above, this is what we traversed the dykes upon - absolutely amazing!<br />
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One of the problems that we are having since coming across the channel is the language problem. <br />
As we do not speak anything other than English, it sometimes becomes a little difficult when encountering new things or signs in another language.....<br />
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What the hell??? While we were looking around for mad birds in attack mode, We didn't realise there was a CATTLE GRID beneath our wheels! Guess what cattle grid is in Dutch?? Crazy language!!<br />
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We continued on along the coast but still managed to find some lovely little country paths as well.<br />
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It has taken a bit of getting used to the different lifestyle over here, with a lot of small villages not having any shops at all, and sometimes when they do have them it is not always obvious! We thought that this little street was just one of houses until we asked if there was a bakery in town. See if you can spot it??<br />
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And of course when we found it - it was closed for lunch. yeah so many of these little businesses just shut up for an hour at lunchtime. But I guess we were lucky - if it was France it would have been 2 hours!!! Sowe found a nice little spot just up the road to wait for the bakery to open:<br />
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We also get kept waiting for other things as we travel, and Dave often takes the opportunity to get the camera out as in this case where we are waiting yet again........for a train????<br />
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Nope!! A Boat!<br />
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Then there was yet another bridge to cross, sometimes it got pretty windy going across these bridges, but lucky for us the wind was just keeping us cool as it was a really hot day ( at last )<br />
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And the sunset at our camp that night was just beautiful, but hard to do justice in a photo:<br />
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There are some other unusual sights we have seen over here that we don't get at home.....<br />
Cycle lights:<br />
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And working bicycles... you see bicycles used for every conceivable use over here. This is just one example and they are for hire to anyone. The people we stayed with in The Hague do not have a car and hired one of these to transport some furniture that they bought to their house.<br />
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We also thought this was worth showing - bet you will never see a parking lot like this at an Australian Train station!!!<br />
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And Dave is continuing to try and embrace the culture of each country that we visit, last time it wasthe Belgiun Beer, This time it is the Dutch delicacy....<br />
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Herrings...................going....................going................................................................<br />
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And so are we until next time................Stay Tuned!!</div>Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862916622076678480.post-83905247448894198462012-08-01T00:37:00.001+10:002012-08-01T00:37:12.774+10:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
B IS FOR BELGIUM, BRUGGE AND BEER!<br />
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We almost missed our crossover into Belgium, but noticed this sign at the last minute. Guess we won't be getting stamps on the old passport on this trip!<br />
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One thing that suprised us on arriving in the first Belgium town was the public transport.....Haven't seen these things since we were in Melbourne:</div>
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The Belgium Seafront was remarkably similar to France (suprise suprise)</div>
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As we were passing through places along the coast we always stopped to check out the boats either anchored up or in the Marinas: this one was just lovely:</div>
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We came across this lovely statue which even though the inscription was in Dutch, we knew it was dedicated to all the the men lost at sea!</div>
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There were some great buildings. This one just took our eye and even though we have no idea what it is or what it was built for it was pretty fascinating!</div>
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We again chose to travel where we could down canal paths and found some pretty good ones...</div>
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It was just so nice to be cycling along good trails, meeting nice people, preferably in in good weather, and checking out beautiful scenery - this is what this trip is all about!</div>
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Every day seems to bring with it something different and interesting..... this was the first time we had seen this way to let boats passs by..........</div>
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Firstly a road in the air:</div>
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Note the curvy side pieces and the boat coming through underneath.</div>
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and back in place ready for business.</div>
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We were told by people back in the UK that we could not go to Belgium without checking out Brugge..which seemed to be pronounced Brushe (like bruise with a shh) or bru gg ah, clearing your throat while you say it, depending on who you speak to. Anyhow you say it, it is just a wonderful medieval city and we spent a couple of great days exploring.</div>
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While in Brugge we decided to lash out for a B & B as we could not carry all our gear with us and still are very wary of leaving everything in a tent while we go away. The people in this place were lovely and Rene' helped a lot with his local knowledge, but the ensuite had to be the smallest one in existence and was not even given a room of its own but just had a corner with a curtain....check it out:</div>
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As with most cities that we have visited in Europe there are statues in all the city squares. This one though was a bit more modern. And relevant!!</div>
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They also had some more traditional transport still happening along the city streets.</div>
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We also like to check out the local food and beverages wherever possible. Dave decided to sacrifice himself in this case for the taste test: What a guy!!</div>
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The canals in Brugge just seem to be threading their way in and out of the city and around every corner it seems that there is another branch going somewhere. We happily got lost a couple of times but always found some wonderful shots.</div>
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This door that we found in the courtyard of an old medieval church has been defaced, but we decided that it was pretty interesting and would be fascinating to know the circumstances under which it was left. Post WW2 graffiti.....</div>
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As always the statues kept us fascinated and again we always wished we could find out the stories behind them.</div>
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There were also some more modern statues which were interesting to say the least - any clues on what you think this one might represent??</div>
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But again we were drawn back to the buildings....they are absolutely incredible, the size, the age, the detail, just blows you away...</div>
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Too soon we had to get our bikes packed up again and head off, but one unusual thing we did find in of all places, this church - was the whole Irish blessing that we first saw as two lines in 'Uncle Charlies' bar in Northern Ireland....We will leave you with these great words - especially for cyclists! </div>
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OVER THE SEA TO FRANCE<br />
With the shores of England behind us we were looking forward to the next and more testing part of our journey. With next to no French bar yes, no, cat, dog and thank you - we were hoping that either most people spoke or at least understood English or we could perform charades to explain what we meant.<br />
We arrived after a fairly quick crossing and cycled out of the ferry terminal and into Calais where Dave added a Gold Coast touch to the Calais sign!!<br />
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The French countryside was really lovely, and we were graced with good weather - AT LAST - It was a pleasure to be cycling and we came across these two locals just outside some houses in a street, but they weren't very talkative:<br />
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The French Beaches were totally different to the Shingle beaches of the South coast of England, and this was our first view of them.<br />
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The buildings here, as in the UK are really something else. It makes us really want to know the history behind them as you can't help wonder who has been there and how were they built so long ago to the exacting finishes and elaborate details!<br />
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We were lucky enough in some circumstances to be able to find the information in English so that was a bonus!!<br />
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We headed South from Calais and into 300 mile an hour headwinds - Well it felt like that!!<br />
Maybe 50 miles an hour, but it was heavy going over this terrain.....<br />
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We stayed the night with a young French couple hosting us and checked out the forecasts. They foretold of nothing but headwinds if we kept a southward path, so being the intrepid travelers we are we said "bugger that"" and decided that the North of France was the place to be, so it was with the wind that we headed off the next morning feeling pretty good. It's so nice to be free!<br />
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As we were travelling we passed by what we thought might be a council type caravan park, as it seemed to be pretty crowded and with no specific order about it. We later found out that it was a Gypsy encampment. We had seen a few of these in the UK, where the Gypsies just arrive 'en masse' in a park or wherever and just set up camp. Within a couple of hours they can populate whole parks etc and then the authorities have to go through their procedures to get them to move on which can take a few weeks. But none of the English ones were like this!!<br />
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As we cycled we came across a lot of religious statues. Both in the towns and even way out in the countryside where there is nothing for miles. Typically in the country they seem to be erected on the tops of hills.<br />
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They also had some great street sculptures. These were representing each country's flags and you would not even guess that anyone would come up with an idea quite so novel.<br />
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We also noticed that so many of the houses in the little villages had window boxes full of flowers in their windows and the larger towns had beautiful gardens in public areas like this one.<br />
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The beaches were typically Cafe's then the obligatory beach boxes - not everywhere but in quite a few places, then vast flat sandy beaches. We tried where possible to cycle along the waterfront, amongst all the hustle and bustle of the tourists, and getting all the wonderful smells from the different cafe's:<br />
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These two items were interesting so just thought i'd throw them in before I sign off from France......<br />
They are displayed for posterity along the road and are remnants from the building of the channel tunnel. This one is part of the machine that drilled out the service tunnel:<br />
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And this is one of the machines that drilled out the tunnel that the train now passes through from France to the UK.......pretty fascinating:<br />
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Then after we spent a couple of days relaxing and catching up with washing etc in Dunkirk it was off on our way again and heading for Country no 8 - Belgium.<br />
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