Cycle Exped to Finland & Japan - Travel Blog

Welcome to my Alzheimers WAI-cycle Expedition - from Swiss to Finland and then to Japan. I’m Mark & this is my re-TYRE-ment project! My aim is to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and as a candidate myself, discover what I/you must do now to avoid it. - Pebbls Adventure Tracking App

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Legs of this Journey:

START Stage 1 ETAP/day1 Apr 27 2024

Day 1 Luzern - Rapperswil target but only got to Einseideln = 86.5 Total now = 86.5Up 705. Total now = 705 Down 345

Stage 1 ETAP/day 2

Rapperswil walensee and the RhineTotal = 136.4. Total to date = 222.90 Up = 727. Total up = 1432 Down= 1215

Stage 1 ETAP 3/day 3

Into Austria and Leukirch GermanyTotal = 94.97. Total to date = 317.87 Up = 685. Total up = 217 Down = 470

Stage 1 ETAP/day 4

From Leukirch my target is Bergheim (which Garmin doesn’t know exists! ) so I hope I find it!! Note - google changed route so I never did!Total = 93.2 Total to date = 411.07Up = 153. Total up = 2270 Down = 350

Stage 1 ETAP/days 5&6 1&2 May 24

Another 2 days towards Marktbreit = 185.2 km 5 total = 90.61. Total to date = 501.68 Up = 926. Total up = 3196 Down = 9416 total = 92.19 Total to date = 593.87 Up = 638 Total -=.3807 Down = 8816 total = 92. Total to date =

Stage 2 ETAP/day 1 27 May 2024

Leaving Marktbreit & the Alzheimer family home towards Northern Germany and the Nordics

Stage 2 ETAP/day 2

Heading North towards Hamburg and hoping the rain holds off. Yesterday was lovely by the river Main and then into the vineyards. 616m of gentle climbing. Rain at the start and rain at the end.

Stage 2 ETAP/day 3

Yesterday cooler and windy with a lot of cloud but no rain. Up steep on rough forest tracks eventually down and gentle on old railway. Hard to find a place to stay! Feeling good this morning 👍

Stage 2 ETAP/day 4

From Bad Sooden-Allendorf (the town of ancient wood-frame houses towards Hanover and Hamburg. Its a long holiday weekend and raining!

Stage 2 ETAP/day5

Rain rain rain yesterday! Cloud but no rain yet and off to Hanover

Stage 2 ETAP 6 June 1 2024

Yesterday pm route became an urban drag to Hanover. That can sometimes happen anyway - but especially so if we make the destination more important than the journey. Today I will put journey first 👍

Stage 2 ETAP 7 Sun 2 June

Following Garmin from Soltau into Hamburg. Windy and overcast. No breakfast yet!

Stage 2 ETAP/day8 3 June 24

Quite a ‘blended’ experience yesterday cycling through Hamburg from south to north and ending at the impressive Hafer-city project. Heading towards the end of Germany in the next days.

Stage 2 ETAP/day 9 June 4 2024

It took a few attempts to find a place to stay and they even made a 30 euro donation. Waited for the rain to ease to get started. My goal today is to cycle as close to Sylt as possible My goal today i

Stage 2 ETAP/day10 - 5 & 6 June

Long 120 km ride yesterday and eventually found a place to stay. Sunny breezy day today as I head to the furthest north west of Germany and onto Sylt Island and kampen beach to complete Stage 2. Thu 6 I will go the south of the island.

Stage 3 ETAP1 Sylt 18 June 2024

The sun is shining through fluffy clouds 🤗 I will ride up to the North of Sylt island and then take a ferry across to the Danish island of Rømø. I cycle across a causeway to Jutland and then SE.

Stage 3 ETAP 2 June 19

This morning I head to Fynshav on ALS for the ferry to Fyn and island hop/cycle towards Copenhagen

Stage 3 ETAP 3 June 20

The sun is shining. More islands Eastwards: Täsinge - Siø - Langeland - Lolland before crossing to Sjælland and heading up towards Copenhagen

Stage 3 ETAP 4 June 24

Long 150 km day yesterday island hopping but less to ride today! About 85km to Copenhagen

Stage 3 ETAP 5 June 23

After a weekend in Copenhagen it’s time to head North to Helsingør and by ferry across to Sweden at Helsingborg

Stage 3 ETAP 6 June 24

It is sunny here in Sweden, I slept well, had a nutritious breakfast and now heading out to a peninsula to Kullaberg and then North along the coast towards Gothenburg

Stage 3 ETAP 7 June 25

It’s a beautiful warm and sunny day to cycle towards Gottenburg

Stage 3 ETAP 8 June 26

Sunny and warm. Continuing route 1 towards Gottenburg

Stage 4 ETAP 9 final June 27

Blue sky day. Gotta get to Gottenburg!

Stage 4 ETAP 1 July 9 2024

Rain yesterday but sunny this am as I head back across the water from Lindholmen to Gottenburg and continue my ride up the west coast of Sweden towards Norway.

Stage 4 ETAP 2 July10

The thunder, lightening and heavy rain has paused and so I leave this Swedish fjord and head towards Oslo Norway

Stage 4 ETAP 3. July 11

Woke in my tent to the sound of thunder. Rain again today so need to pack up before it arrives! I want to get 100km towards Oslo. Hilly around here though.

Stage 4 ETAP 4 - July 12

It would be great to make Oslo today but plenty of buts why it will be difficult. Not least it is hilly and over 120km! Let’s see …..

Stage 4 ETAP 5 - July 13

Well, I did make it to Oslo last night after 127 hilly km and 1230m of climbing. I am going to go for the Telemark ‘Kanal Ruta’ from here to Skein - Dalen- Stavanger. It is a sunny warm day to begin

Stage 4 ETAP 6 - July 14

Leaving Drammen in the rain and a hilly (100 + ) day ahead to get to Skein and watch the Euros final!

Stage 4 ETAP 7 - July 15

Getting to Skien! Rain, wind, fog. I waited. Now it is a pause I set off ready for anything except a repeat of yesterday!

Stage 4 Final ETAP 7 - July 16

Telemark Canal to conclude this part of my journey into Norway.