Great journal, Mark! I loved it! I'll shamelessly steal parts of your route and your hotel choices for an upcoming tour.

Omg!

Mmmm…lard pot!

Oooh, math! “If #58 goes 5km at 10km/hr, and #59 goes the same distance at 2km/hr, what happens to #34?”

We followed his progress on a daily basis, and were agog. At 58, he was just hoping to finish, but far exceeded even his own expectations.

You previously asked about him and I didn't answer because I didn't want to spoil the surprise, but you were right!
You have a great memory.

Congratulations to Klaus! That is fantastic!

Both still looking fit, just like in the old days in th USA.

I half suspected you were going to meet!

I have ridden the Columbia Gorge, but it was way back in 1991 so I don't remember seeing Bingen. I do remember having a ridiculous tailwind that pushed me almost 120 miles that day without even having to pedal.

According to the books and journals I've read about Cake Morality, which is quite the engaging topic, when you ride 4,000 kilometers in 2-3 weeks, you have an ethical and moral imperative to eat as much cake as possible. For your health, and for ummm, ethics and errrr, morals.

Honoured to get a namecheck, Mr B. I think I'd need an immoral amount of cake to make that ride worthwhile though. Hats off to Klaus, and also to you and Heather for another successful tour, and a predictably compelling journal. Let's hope for more miles in the near future! 👍

If you ever ride the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side, we have a Bingen as well.

Toddlers are gonna bump their heads. They walk like little drunks. Plus, they usually need an adult to help them. I could totally see myself ducking under the turnstile to help my toddler.

Routing for sports teams too: "Yea! We did it! We crushed them!"