Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 17.6km Average speed / 平均速度: 12.9km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 1h 21m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 839.23km(plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Had a shiner of a headache this morning. The moral of the story is that I […]
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 103km Average speed / 平均速度: 14.4km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 7h 08m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 821.61(plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Hold me back, people. 103km on a skateboard in one day. Very happy, I am. This distance […]
Day 373 – THE NETHERLANDS: From Vlissingen to Rotterdam outskirts
Well I contacted the maker of the skateboard I am riding today in the hope that they could give me some clues as to whether these cracks in the deck could pose problems in the future… Not too pretty, and a little disconcerting. The reply came quick from www.rollsrolls.com founder […]
Day 372 – THE NETHERLANDS: More relaxing times at the ...
Upon hearing that there would be people riding horses and playing with long spears in the middle of town today, I was hoping for some good old fashioned blood and guts gladiator-type entertainment. The lack of such gore was made up by the sheer skill of the local heroes ‘spearing’ […]
Day 371 – THE NETHERLANDS: Jousting in Vlissingen
Another restful day here in Vlissingen with the Harwigs. Among other things, we went into town and visited a candy shop. Delicious lollies of all varieties tempted the eyes and tastebuds…
Day 370 (day count corrected) – THE NETHERLANDS: Wandering in ...
A relaxing day here at the Harwig’s place, updating the website, and in the evening going for a walk on the beach in the strong wind. Dinner was a simple but delicious dish consisting of lettuce, potato, and a big dollopping of buttermilk sauce with bacon on top. A Dutch […]
Day 357 – THE NETHERLANDS: Chilling in Vlissingen
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 42.9km Average speed / 平均速度: 11.5km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 43m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 718km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km I am here. After exactly one year and three days on the road, I am […]
Day 356 – THE NETHERLANDS: Krabbendijke to Vlissingen
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 63.6km Average speed / 平均速度: 11.4km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 35m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 675.93km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Today it began. Before I even got up out of the cold dark building, I […]
Day 355 – BELGIUM and THE NETHERLANDS: St Leenard to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 60.5km Average speed / 平均速度: 12.4km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 4h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 612.38km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km My sleep on the soft leaves was sweet. I woke to the sun shining through […]
Day 354 – THE NETHERLANDS and BELGIUM: From Aezee to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 80.4km Average speed / 平均速度: 12.4km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 6h 28m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 547.35km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km It was a great sleep last night. Sleeping on hay is just as comfy as […]
Day 353 – GERMANY and THE NETHERLANDS: From Viersen to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 74.7km Average speed / 平均速度: 13.4km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 34m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 466.96km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km I jumped on the train back to Koln and was out of the city by […]
Day 352 – GERMANY: From Koln to near Viersen
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 11.8km Average speed / 平均速度: 12.5km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 56m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 392.29km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km The small blister that had appeared on my left heel over the last few days was […]
Days 350 and 351 – GERMANY: From Godorf to Koln, ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 50.3km (plus 28.5km not on GPS) Average speed / 平均速度: 13.7km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 40m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 379.87km (plus 428.5km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Last night I slept in a disused industrial estate just […]
Day 349 – GERMANY: From Koblenz to Godorf
No data for today – dead batteries on GPS Sleep was not good last night. I had chosen a spot next to the railway that runs along the side of the Rhine River – not a good idea. Trains come in about half hour intervals. Heavy, noisy trains that shake […]
Day 348 – GERMANY: From Lorch to Koplenz
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 55.8km Average speed / 平均速度: 14.0km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 59m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 299.00km (plus 400km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Ascent / 上り: +95m Descent / 下り: -120m The roads were tough going on the […]
Day 347 – GERMANY: From Mainz to near Lorch
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 77.6km Average speed / 平均速度: 14.1km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 31m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 243.16km (plus 400km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Ascent / 上り: +420m Descent / 下り: -355m Remembering the heat of midday two days […]
Day 346 – GERMANY: From Mannheim to Mainz
Well, it has been a while since I stayed out all night until the sun came up in the morning. I went with Mili and her friends to a Latin music concert last night. Those South Americans know how to party. Not something that I like to do too often, […]
Day 345 – GERMANY: In Mannheim, sleeping…
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 72km Average speed / 平均速度: 15.3km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 4h 42m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 165.54km (plus 400km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Ascent / 上り: +125m Descent / 下り: -115m A big thanks to Dennis from CouchSurfing […]
Day 344 – GERMANY: From Karlsruhe to Mannheim
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 39.7km Average speed / 平均速度: 15.0km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 2h 39m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 93.52km (plus 400km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Ascent / 上り: +130m Descent / 下り: -130m Thank you to the Wallers once again […]
Day 343 – GERMANY: From Winden to Karlsruhe
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 53.1km Average speed / 平均速度: 14.1km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 53.1km (plus 400km) Total cycling distance to date / 今まで自転車で走った距離: 11,800km Ascent / 上り: +330m Descent / 下り: -330m Big thanks to Markus and his parents for […]
Day 342 – GERMANY: Gengenbach to Winden
I was rather comfy under the bridge just outsde of Offenburg, but I knew that by 7am I needed to get going. People were starting to move about. I cooked up some porridge, and headed to the local internet cafe to see if I could get a hold of Markus. […]
Day 340 – GERMANY: In Gengenbach with Markus
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 72.5km Average speed / 平均速度: 13.8km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 15m Max speed: 35.5km/h I was hoping to get in contact with some Couchsurfing people in Fribourg last night, but unfortunately I only emailed some people yesterday morning. It was far too last minute, […]
Day 339 – GERMANY: Fribourg to Offenburg
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 74.6km Average speed / 平均速度: 14.2km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 14m A big thank you to Randall for putting me up for the last two nights in Basel. Thanks to his great help with finding outdoor shops and cycling shops in town, it was […]
Day 338 – SWITZERLAND and GERMANY: From Basel to Fribourg
Adventure logistics was the name of the game today, and what a successful day it was. I had fun with Randall’s computer, putting together a couple of video clips of the last few days. After lunch I headed out into town to find some grease to overhaul my bearings with, […]
Day 337 – SWITZERLAND: Hanging out in Basel
After saying my thanks and goodbyes to Urs and Elizabeth, I headed up the hill towards Basel. Urs was keen to see how much my pack weighed before I left; 15kg. That was at least 3kg worth of food that Elizabeth insisted I take with me. They loaded me up […]
Day 336 – SWITZERLAND: From near Olten to Basel
Rain, rain, go away. Generally shoddy weather, but nothing too tough to dampen the spirits too much. When it wasn’t raining, I was skating… (click on image for a video clip – will open in new window) It was a day of small quiet back roads, following cycling route 34 […]
Day 335 – SWITZERLAND: From Bern to near Oltu
Ah, rain rain go away. It has been raining non-stop today here in Bern, so my grand plans to get out into the city were thwarted. Instead, I played around with Patricia’s Mac computer and made a wee video clip… Here’s to hoping the weather sorts itself out for departure […]