February 23, 2025
Day 3 Weilheim to Gauting
When I wake up in the morning I have a cough and am feeling tired. The sun isn't out and it won't be as warm as yesterday, either. Looks to me like a dreary day lies ahead. I am just wishing I were home. I tell Janos I think I'll just ride the 17 km to the nearest train station in Tutzing. It is the same line that goes through Gauting, very practical.
After the good breakfast served at our hotel I'm feeling better and change my mind, I want to ride home. I'm not feeling that bad. Gotta love German breakfasts! Probably waiting for the train and getting on and off with a loaded e-bike wouldn't be much easier than pedaling the whole distance in the long run. This is a good decision. The route today is the nicest of all the three days and I enjoy it.
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We take a quick look at Weilheim's Marienplatz before we leave town.
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We have a flat ride through farming countryside to Fischen just south of Ammersee.
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The only significant climb today starts in Fischen and seven km later the work for the day is done. Along the way an interesting fence catches my attention. Each fence slat has a skilfully carved tip. I didn't count but the fence must have had at least 100 slats.
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We are now getting closer to home and riding roads that we have been on frequently. But there is always something new to discover, for example, a prison. From the distance I assume the buildings are a monastery or perhaps a chapel and farm buildings. We have passed by here before, but I never bothered to identify the buildings. According to Wikipedia, Prison Rothenfeld offers a work therapy program and has a capacity of 12 inmates.
Celebrity chef Alfons Schuhbeck is now serving his prison sentence, like Uli Hoeneß once did, in the correctional facility in Rothenfeld , a very special prison that forces its inmates to work in agriculture. (Süddeutsche Zeitung, February 8, 2024)
We ride through Starnberg, a stone's through from home now. We are still taking care to avoid forest paths (mud) and stay on asphalt and have just one more hill, not to be taken seriously because we have ridden it so often.
We are home around one. The tour wasn't perfect, but we are still happy that we made the effort. Only a day or two later, Janos is looking at the weather forecast for the coming weeks. That was before he came down with the same bug that I had. We are both looking forward to warmer days and better health for a similar ride, though. I have even worked out improved routes.
Today's ride: 44 km (27 miles)
Total: 138 km (86 miles)
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2 weeks ago
I also process all my pictures before posting them. It makes a difference, especially when you can't count on good light when traveling.
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