We get to Munich late July then head to Saltzburg then on the Alpe Adria to Grado onto Venice and follow the Po to Turin then to Nice along the coast to Arles. The Canal de Midi etc To Bordeaux then find our way toParis and fly home early October. Looks as if once again we will miss each other perhaps one day. In the meantime we are off to Egypt and Jorden but not biking
Have a great trip
Tricia

The Munich to Prague is interesting -must be way different from our ploy of shooting out east along the Donau and then up from Vienna. Butt it's too late for us to change routes now, and a mailing would also likely not reach here in time. Thanks, though. (It would be fun to know which way the thing does go.)

Yes, we have the Bikeline Elbe, which will take us beyond Dresden, where we will hit the Berlin-Leipzig, and turn south. Watch for our "The Route" post, coming soon.

Your comment seems to tell me that now you rely on GPS, in opposition to paper maps. True? We find that even though we are using a smartphone that has swappable battery, as GPS , we are leery of running it all day. Also, the sun mostly makes the screen unseeable without stopping and shading it. So paper on the handlebar bag remains an important ingredient for us.

This was a really interesting post. We’ve been using a GPS for a decade now, and I’d forgotten how difficult it can be to get sufficiently detailed maps. When we first started out in Europe I mapped out a route at home on the most detailed map I could find, and then started picking up much more detailed Michelin maps at shops along the way. By the time we got back to Paris 6 weeks later I had a dozen of these crammed into my panniers, most of which I still have.

We never went the route of mounting them on the handlebars (which is more or less what we do now though with our GPS’s). Instead, I kept a map handy in my jersey pocket or on the rear rack. I would haul it out for consultation when we came to a critical juncture, and then try to remember the next three or four instructions. We stopped a lot, unfolding and recording maps dozens of times per day, and got lost more often than we would have preferred.

We are just going to shoot through on the Greenway, with no visit to any Cesky's. We might have a chance to intersect with an old aunt who will be passing through Prague, but we might have to hurry to get there.

We plan to go home for June 1, but return to Austria at the end of August. When will you go to Munich? Which direction are you thinking to go from there?

So excited to know we will have your new adventure to help us get through the inevitable post tour blues!

When we were in Prague last year we got a really good cycle map of a route from Munich to Prague. Actually for some reason we only used part of it. We get home from Brisbane on Wednesday and if you like could post you our Czech maps. You will of course know there is a Bikeline one from Prague to the Elbe. If you would like them just email us your postal address
Tricia

We are in Brisbane at the moment far too hot to cycle with well over 30 each day
Your trip looks as if it will be great am really interested to hear where you intend going in the Czech Republic. Once again you will be home again before we venture to Munich
Ciao
Tricia

Indeed, the Bodensee is a good training area to begin with. Fairly flat, pretty and not too great a distance between stops.

We could also do Alpine skiing, or ski jumping from the roof. Honestly, though, the stationary bike seems the better choice.

Circling the Bodensee sounds like a great start!

Cheering from the sidelines!

Today in the hospital waiting room I was talking about trikes to a man who was having his knees fixed. To illustrate, I brought forward your picture with the Scorpion. I was surprised to see you have had it since way back in 2013. So, you may be qualified with it to join the velo vintage?

I read somewhere that Nordic/XC skiing was good cross training for cycling. You certainly have enough snow to ski on.

Mike

oua, hard to believe from here ....