Day 2: the biking Started with good vibes, good legs, and no hurry. Figured I had a shorter day, as I was only planning on about 65 km. The route was similar to day 1 in that I was generally headed towards mountains. What‘s amazing about Germany is that there are so many off-street bike paths. Day 2 had a few, but also my first

Started in Munich I really don‘t know why I look so grumpy. Not the enthusiasm you’d expect from a “I’m just starting a month-long stretch where I do nothing but bike in beautiful places“ face. It was there though, I promise. I was giddy. I spent the first hour giggling my way out of Munich and into the Bavarian countryside. Which is quite nice, by

Hard to believe I‘m sitting here in Munich, having spent the last 72 hours prepping for a trip that didn‘t work out and then finding a solution that would. What didn‘t work? Well, the original Eastern Europe plan, obviously. But as a workaround, I had rerouted myself to start with friends in Milan, go to one of their summer homes in the Italian riviera, and