{"id":6970,"date":"2025-07-12T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2025-11-23T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:57:07","slug":"compassion-rising-tour-2025-noord-duitsland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/reisverslagen\/compassion-rising-tour-2025-noord-duitsland\/","title":{"rendered":"Compassion Rising Tour 2025: northern Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6970\" class=\"elementor elementor-6970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa791e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa791e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e21340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compassion Rising Tour 2025: northern Germany<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c88f4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6a9c88f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f530f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Travel reports<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63136f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63136f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1160ec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1160ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f8f6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ae21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ae21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>German border near R\u00fctenbrock<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4699426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4699426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd5f97 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bdd5f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/156963010@N04\/albums\/72177720327533245\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">all photos northern Germany<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e89e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e89e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 12: Lathen - Beverbruch (67.1km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d372af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d372af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Nothing special to report as far as the route was concerned. In the morning, the wind was favourable. I left through a nature reserve, but next to a fairly busy regional road.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>I followed the <strong>'H\u00fcnesteinen'<\/strong> route and came in <strong>Ostenwalde<\/strong> indeed came across another one of those oblong hunebeds with multiple megaliths. However, it was no longer original. The historical monument was moved 70 metres to construct a crossroads. I wonder why they didn't construct a roundabout around it.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Around 2pm, I found a nice lunch spot: 'Happiness is just sitting here and doing nothing for once' was engraved on the bench. Lunch was allowed, I hoped. However, I couldn't stay long as I was eaten by tiny spiteful mosquitoes. Too bad, right after the sandwich, quickly back on the bike.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After 50km, I passed three campsites that I hadn't seen on my camping apps yesterday. For a moment I was tempted to stop there, but I lost my appetite when I saw how they were laid out: caravans and campers all crammed into small plots. And lots of noise from radios and the like.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Then prefer to go 16 km further to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetcamp.com\/nl\/duitsland\/b-camping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>B Camping<\/strong><\/a>, an idyllic quiet campsite in the middle of nature that was, however, completely neglected by the previous owner. <strong>Patrick<\/strong> and <strong>No\u00eblle<\/strong>, the young couple who took it over in early June, are now completely refurbishing the campsite, and in this they have already succeeded magnificently.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0ce2c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb0ce2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Gelukslunchplekje.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324e1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324e1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Happiness is sitting here and just doing nothing for once.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d7794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42d7794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13 July: rest day at BCamping <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40b239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40b239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Cycled four days in a row and arrived at a very quiet campsite with plenty of mobile coverage and laptop seating.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Here I am staying to finally hammer together the newsletter, which I normally send out before I leave. It will be sent out on Monday at 15:30.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Those not yet receiving it can subscribe via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/\">www.reachoutforacause.org<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><strong>No\u00eblle<\/strong> and <strong>Patrick<\/strong> are their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetcamp.com\/nl\/duitsland\/b-camping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>B Camping<\/strong><\/a>, which they have only been operating since the beginning of June, is once again refurbishing nicely.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The previous owner had inherited Camping Tannenhof -that was the name of this campsite at the time- from his mother in good condition, but he managed to completely run it down in three years. Work to do, then, for Patrick and No\u00eblle.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And that's not all: the previous owner made their lives seriously miserable. He refused to hand over keys to electricity and other utilities, he did not give details of former permanent pitch tenants, etc.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I walked around the campsite in the morning and saw several plots that had been recreated in a dump: broken caravans, rickety <em>coteries<\/em>, mountains of rubbish and coarse dirt... But No\u00eblle and Patrick are not allowed to touch the rubbish because that is a violation of property rights. However, no rent is paid for those plots anymore and they have no record of the former tenants.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">They must now seek permission through court proceedings to clean up that mess.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Why do people do such a devil to each other anyway?  A little more kindness and compassion is so easy to give. I hope the court does not drag its feet for too long to deliver them the necessary permits.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">If I didn't still have to cycle all the way to Tallinn, I would stay here to volunteer for a few days. Such a cool couple.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f9ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01f9ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-juli-25_B-Camping.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322d6ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"322d6ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Quiet spot at B Camping (Gro\u00dfenkneten)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9601a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9601a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 14: Bissel - Horstedt (69 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626cabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"626cabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Another pleasant day of cycling with favourable winds, so I avanced quite smoothly.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The landscape was rather monotonous: wheat, maize and potato fields interspersed with the occasional patch of forest. So I just photographed some frivolities along the way, such as garden gnomes etc....<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I ended this hot day with a dip in the <strong>Weser<\/strong>. So nice, swimming in natural water after a sweaty day of cycling!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8eecd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8eecd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6999\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-juli-25_Watermolen.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ca108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ca108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Working water mill in Heiligenrode<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba1ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba1ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 15: Horstedt-Scheessel (51 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04404be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04404be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">A day with some rain today, therefore not too many kilometres planned.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>A heavy gust this morning between 8am and 10am, but fortunately there was in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/campingreich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Camping Reich<\/a><\/strong> a shelter for tent campers under which we could wait with a group of cyclists until it eased up.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>A little after ten finally set off and stayed dry until 10 km before my destination. And then suddenly the heavens opened, just on a lane next to a railway with little habitation. Fortunately, I drove past a waste disposal company with a hangar open. I was able to take shelter there, oef.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Camping+Waidmannsruh&amp;sca_esv=41b88c58e4770841&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifPx-vbPBzQD_UbvVOfgD5b_O7yNfw%3A1752749535646&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=39V4aNKYJazU7M8PpZfDuQM&amp;iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaHjj73wgU5uIOzxkf5rD35Hpvs-vWDNL&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiShM3r3MOOAxUsKvsDHaXLMDcQ4dUDCBk&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Camping+Waidmannsruh&amp;gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhRDYW1waW5nIFdhaWRtYW5uc3J1aDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGO8FMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIjyFQAFgAcAB4AJABAJgBeaABeaoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAaACnAGYAwCSBwMwLjGgB5cCsgcDMC4xuAecAcIHAzQtMcgHGQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz#vhid=\/g\/12ltd773b&amp;vssid=lcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Camping Waidmannsruh<\/strong><\/a> at <strong>Scheessel<\/strong> I've fallen down with my butt in butter. More rain is forecast for tomorrow\/tonight and the friendly manager allowed me to put up my tent under a party tent under which there is also a table and some garden chairs. All the necessary comfort in the dry, and this for only 8\u20ac. The cheapest camping so far.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The campsite is in a forest and just after my evening meal I had a little cute forest dweller visit me in my tent porch, where there was still an empty packet of pasta pomodoro. Maybe best to put my bag of food inside tonight. To avoid the risk of a ruined zip like in Prague last year.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59ab4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e59ab4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1-768x416.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1-768x416.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1-1024x555.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1-1536x832.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-juli-25_Waidmannsruh_1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e8aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e8aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Comfi camping spot with company <\/em>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6194561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6194561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 16: Scheessel - Stover Camping (73 km) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596110b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"596110b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Last night it didn't rain. When I started packing, I thought: now for once I was dry under a party tent, and the predicted rain didn't come. And...? Five minutes later it started raining. Fortunately, this time I didn't have to rush to beat the rain like yesterday.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">When I left, a few drops of rain still fell, but too few to get wet thanks to the drying effect of the wind.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The route undulated slightly. The first 30 km were monotonous, always straight ahead next to the <strong>D75<\/strong> regional road. Then about 10 km along small rural lanes with much more captivating panoramas and slightly steeper hills. After yet another stretch of county road - which I followed 700 metres too far because Komoot had suddenly lost her voice after going shopping - I was able to turn off towards <strong>Elbe<\/strong>. For the last 10 km I followed the beautiful <strong>Elbe cycle path <\/strong>(cycle path).<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">On the tented meadow of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camping-stover-strand.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> <strong>Stover Strand Camping<\/strong><\/a> I was standing next to Ulli and Kurt, two Germans on their way to Bruges. We went to watch the sunset over the Elbe together.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5a5a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c5a5a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-juli-25_Zon-Elbe.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b61a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b61a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Sunset on the Elbe<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36aeaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a36aeaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 17: Stover campsite - Ratzeburg (60 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038895b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"038895b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">Today was a real day of rain cycling. No 'dry drops' like yesterday.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Luckily I just managed to get packed up dry, a little after nine it started raining. I had just left. Around 1pm, I got an hour <em>rain response<\/em>, then wetness again.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">It is a blessing that there is a bus shelter at most bus stops in Germany, as it saved me from a heavy downpour several times today.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The trail was tough with regular steeper inclines. I had expected this to get out of the Elbe Valley, but after that it just continued up and down.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Actually, the climbs were not inconvenient, as they allowed me to fire up my internal heater a bit each time after cooling down due to the wetness.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Taking photos was possible only when it was not raining. I anxiously keep my phone in its plastic pouch because with drops on the screen, it starts to freak out and navigation becomes difficult to impossible.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Just past <strong>M\u00f6lln<\/strong> I saw a signpost to a youth hostel 1 km away. A real bed and roof over my head was tempting and I drove there. Full up, so on through the rain anyway.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>I drove to a campsite at the <strong>Lake Ratzeburg<\/strong> and expected a flat ride next to the lake for the last few kilometres, but it turned into a fiercely descending and ascending muddy forest path against the side of a hill. Not so cool with a packed bike.... Fortunately, by now it had stopped raining for a while and the sun even came through.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">This was the first ride that I started to feel seriously tired in the final kilometres. I was therefore relieved to finally be on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campingplatzschwalkenberg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Camping Schwalkenberg<\/a><\/strong> arrived.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ab241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02ab241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Camping-Schwalkenberg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9685d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9685d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Schwalkenberg campsite with view of Lake Ratzeburg<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae3c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae3c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><p>A fine campsite, pitched tent overlooking the lake, and ended the wet ride with a refreshing dip in the water that soothed the fatigue in body and soul. And when I got out it was already starting to rain again. But I let that shower slide past me in my tent, snickering nicely.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>My camping neighbour was <strong>Eva Staerk<\/strong> from <strong>Aachen<\/strong>. She was delighted to see me and said I was the first female solo bikepacker she had encountered on her trip. This is German Eva's first long bikepacking trip. She is now 65 and only recently came up with the idea of long-distance cycling because she had met a woman who was doing it. She purchased the necessary materials and set out: 50 days on a bike was her first challenge. Thanks to her yoga practice, crawling around in a trekking tent poses no problem at her age. I can only agree and recommend it to everyone. She enjoys her being on the road immensely. Every day an adventure and new encounters.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the evening, we had another fine pidgin German-English conversation, over a cup of tea in a typical German beach hut. With a setting sun and no rain. A nice end to a wet day.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And tomorrow a day of rest and another long swim.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3891c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3891c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-juli-25_Eva-en-Eva.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c602a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c602a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>The two Eves in a traditional beach seat basket<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0ab5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d0ab5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18 July: rest day at Camping Schwalkenberg<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea26a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea26a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><p>My German camping neighbour <strong>Eva<\/strong> is a yoga teacher and had invited me to a session at half past midnight, along with a third Eva from <strong>Kettenis<\/strong> (German-speaking Belgium) who participated online. The grass was still a bit damp from the morning fog, but we had enough cover material to keep clothes dry.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Shortly before Eva left on her bike - and again after about three rain showers - she folded an origami crane, a symbol of peace, as a farewell. I made a video of her hands, so I can give it a try too. The little bird is now hanging on the clothesline in my tent. I gave Eva a Tibet sticker, which she promptly stuck on her bike.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">By lunchtime it cleared up and became another great afternoon. Swim, do some reading, update my online stuff, relax and in the evening go for something to eat at a hotel within walking distance, as I didn't feel like going to the shop due to yesterday's rain.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Cycling a longer distance again tomorrow as the weather will be nice. Hope to see you in the Baltic Sea.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfedcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfedcb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7106\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-juli-25_Restaurant-Schwalkenberg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d3a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d3a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>The restaurant near the campsite<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7596ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7596ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19 July: Ratzeburg-Wismar (65.5 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32be93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32be93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>A great day of cycling today. At 8 am, it was already +20 degrees and the first brave Germans were already bobbing on the lake. With the steel-blue sky, I tried to photograph a Ukrainian flag (wheat field under blue sky), but the few suitable 'views' I found were not flawless. There were always some trees or a bush in the horizon. Or the field had already been mowed.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>By 12 o'clock I arrived in the monastery town <strong>Rehna<\/strong>, where a monastery festival was just taking place. 10 euros day entrance fee, but I was willing to pay that. The German artisan markets are nice, and the church and nunnery building were also worth seeing. Rehna is a pretty town with many half-timbered houses still standing.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the afternoon, it even became a bit too hot on the bike, especially in full sunshine. Today I had a headwind, which brought some cooling, but uphill pedalling was tougher.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Fortunately, I had some windless and shady forest paths, but they were then a bit more difficult to cycle. They are also used by horse riders.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>At <strong>Hanshagen<\/strong> I passed a beautiful old farmstead surrounded by a magnificent flower garden. Rita, 84 years young, was diligently watering the flowers. Flowers are her life's work, higher up the hill she also has commercial flower fields. The gateway to her farmhouse was also specially decorated, with colourful light bulbs that burn at night on stored solar energy. A punishing woman.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In Hanseatic city <strong>Wismar<\/strong> I made a diversion to the <em>Altstadt<\/em>, the historic centre which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. My water had run out for a while and I was thirsty. So a quick visit to a terrace in the Grand Place and refill drink canister.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Due to the many stops, I didn't get up until around eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferienpark-wismar.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Camping L\u00fctt Moor<\/strong><\/a>. I have not yet seen the sea, which is a long way from here.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4989d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e4989d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-juli-25_Korenveld-blauwe-lucht.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bb157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7bb157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Representation of the Ukrainian flag<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f6052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44f6052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20 July: Wismar-K\u00fchlungsborn (40 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef97c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef97c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><p>Short cycling day today. The campsite further on turned out to be expensive and noisy according to reviews, so took one earlier. It was also expensive (31\u20ac !), but very luxurious, although I really don't need that. A tap of water, a toilet and a socket would suffice, but hey, a holiday campsite on the coast.... Better get back a bit more inland. But I did have a lovely swim in the sea here and a good shower afterwards.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The route was OK, just headwinds again. When I reached a beautiful windmill in <strong>Stove<\/strong> taking a break for a piece of fruit, Eva cycled in. She came from the island of Poel opposite Wismar. We cycled on together until <strong>K\u00fchlungsborn<\/strong>.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Tomorrow it is supposed to rain a lot (21mm), but I have a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warmshowersblog.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Warm Showers<\/a> host<\/strong> found here 60 km away. Probably I will arrive at that dear woman's place like a drowned water hen. Curious.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4565283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4565283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-juli-25_Stove-molen-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-juli-25_Stove-molen-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-juli-25_Stove-molen-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-juli-25_Stove-molen-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-juli-25_Stove-molen-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-juli-25_Stove-molen.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9165277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9165277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Stove windmill museum<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5ccd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5ccd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21 July: K\u00fchlungsborn - Tessin (60 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9893c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9893c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><p>The forecast was heavy rain from the afternoon onwards. At night, it had rained several times as well.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">So I scraped myself together after the morning pee at six and started packing, taking a quick breakfast without coffee.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>At 7:45 I was already on my bike towards <strong>Rostock<\/strong>. I set off along the Beach Promenade of <strong>K\u00fchlungsborn<\/strong>. There is a lot of money here, as you can see from the fancy buildings and gardens. After a few more kilometres on a gravel road next to the sea, unfortunately with almost no visibility because of the dense vegetation, I drove for a long time next to a narrow gauge railway line along which a very polluting tourist train travelled back and forth. It sent a jet-black plume of smoke into the air.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">At <strong>Bad Doberan<\/strong> I drove a few metres round, to find a Gothic church in the <strong>Johan Sebastian Bach park <\/strong>to photograph.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>There was no positive energy in Rostock for me, with the exception of the <strong>Warnow banks<\/strong>. I found the city centre drab and bleak. I photographed a church from a distance, and when I rounded the corner, I noticed that the attic had been converted into flats. Curious, I have never come across anything like that before.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f79b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54f79b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock-768x884.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock-768x884.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock-261x300.webp 261w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock-890x1024.webp 890w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock-1334x1536.webp 1334w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock-10x12.webp 10w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-juli-25_Kerk-Rostock.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93440e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93440e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Deconsecrated church with flats in Rostock<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19555cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19555cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After a short fruit break - I received one weather alert after another - I just quickly rode on for the last 28 km to <strong>Tessin<\/strong>, where I arrived around 1pm. Without any significant rain!<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Katharina<\/strong>, my <strong><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/warmshowersblog.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">Warmshowers Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> hostess, was only home from 16h and so I kept myself busy for another hour or two with very slow shopping and a little food.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">During the last 3.5 km to her house, I did get wet, but not nearly as bad as I expected. Those alarmist weather reports anyway...<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Afterwards, warm cosiness and a real bed awaited me at Katharina's place.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef8eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef8eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 22: Tessin -Neukalen (36 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d06bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d06bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">This morning it was still raining cats and dogs. Katharina said I could feel free to stay another night, but by midday the rain subsided and I decided to leave anyway and cycle a few more kilometres towards Tallinn. It's still a long way to go, don't procrastinate too much and cycle when you can.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">On the way, I had only a few drops of rain and the second part even sunshine. I was also able to set up the tent dry, but around 7pm another heavy thunderstorm passed by followed by almost non-stop rain.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The sanitary facilities at the campsite were far walking. Such uncomfortable situations spur creativity. I found a fairly simple way to take a quick pee in a potty in my enclosed porch. So from now on, for a pee, I don't have to leave the tent in dog weather. That's a bit of a relief anyway. <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f603.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude03\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f603.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude03\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f603.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude03\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4c061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e4c061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23 July: Neukalen- Priemen (57 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630d744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630d744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">It was not exactly a pleasure ride today.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Had to pack the tent in the rain this morning: first unhitched the relatively dry inner tent and packed it separately, then packed my bike bags under the outer tent that was still upright, and then lastly packed the outer tent.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Then 57 km through the rain. I started on the scenic cycle route next to the <strong>Peene River<\/strong>, but the gravel sections had become spongy and heavy to cycle on due to the heavy rain. So as soon as I hit a tarmac road again, I cycled to the L20 and then on to the N110 motorway. Better that than slaloming around puddles all the time at 8km\/h on soggy gravel roads.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the city <strong>Demmin<\/strong> I dried up over a snack and a hot latte and was then able to continue, thankfully with milder rain that my clothes could better withstand.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Two kilometres before my final destination, I spotted a flock of at least 20 cranes on a vast, recently mown wheat field. What impressive animals!<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the end, I still got to my <strong><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/warmshowersblog.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">Warmshowers Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> host <strong>Matthias<\/strong> to.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Who has a colourful and comfortable wagon cabin in his garden in which I was allowed to spend the night. Oh so much more comfortable than yesterday's wet tent! I feel very grateful <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfb\/1\/16\/263a.png\" alt=\"\u263a\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Due to the rain, no photos of the ride. My mobile phone was well packed in a waterproof pouch.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Tomorrow my last overnight stay in Germany. I am 60km from the Polish border at <strong>\u015awinouj\u015bcie.<\/strong> <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t7f\/1\/16\/1f60a.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude0a\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6789c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6789c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-juli-25_Matthias-Cabinewagen.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90f3dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90f3dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Matthias and his cabin car<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab0f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ab0f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 24: Priemen-Kamminke (58 km)  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc2c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecc2c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">What a difference from yesterday! Lovely weather today, not too much wind and the sun came through now and then.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Between <strong>Arrows<\/strong> and <strong>Anklam<\/strong> I followed a quiet regional road. In Anklam, it was time for a cappuccino, as I had not had coffee in the morning. Anklam is a Hanseatic town, but I had expected more of it.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>The route after Anklam was fantastic. A largely car-free road through vast fields and polders up to the cycle ferry from <strong>Camp<\/strong> (\u20ac13), a picturesque marina village. I had time to have a quiet lunch on a bench at the jetty.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the river was a large iron structure, a kind of bridge. During the crossing, the Polish boatman told me that this had been a lifting bridge of a railway line. The entire bridge was destroyed at the end of World War II. During the crossing, he gave me a book with the history of the lifting bridge.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8841d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8841d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_Spoorhefbrug.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180e6a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180e6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Rail lift<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475cc64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475cc64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Across the street in <strong>Karmin<\/strong> was a temptingly cosy little terrace, but I had already sat down enough.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The centre of <strong>Usedom <\/strong>(Uznam), the capital of the island on which I find myself, was cosy with a few pavement cafes, but I pedalled on.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Between <strong>Usedom<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insel-usedom-camping.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Camping Kamminke<\/strong><\/a> I followed a car-free cycle path. Very pleasant cycling, but the legs knew it. Motorways are levelled, but cycle paths follow the relief, and it was constantly going up and down as if you were riding from one bridge straight onto another.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">One kilometre before the campsite, I noticed a cemetery hidden in the forest with a small memorial column for victims of the First World War. On each grave was an origami crane. Beautiful.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I closed the day with the '<i>Badestelle<\/i>' in the lagoon of <strong>Szczecin<\/strong>. Mainly '<i>swimming steps<\/i>' instead of actually swimming, because even at 300 metres from the shore, the water only reached to my waist.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Because of the rain, I cycled six days in a row, as there was nowhere to sit dry at the previous (rain) campsites.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Friday time for a rest day and Saturday I dive into Poland <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te0\/1\/16\/1f1f5_1f1f1.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te0\/1\/16\/1f1f5_1f1f1.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te0\/1\/16\/1f1f5_1f1f1.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>. Wondering what it will be like there.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001ec3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"001ec3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-juli-25_fietspad-Usedom.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b7adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b7adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Car-free cycle path after Usedom (Uznam)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3788bb8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3788bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/156963010@N04\/albums\/72177720327533245\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">all photos northern Germany<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6a59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca6a59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed53578 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ed53578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/reisverslagen\/compassion-rising-tour-2025-polen-deel-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 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I also took the opportunity to see the Pinault collection at Punta della Dogana and a compelling exhibition by Michael Armitage at Palazzo Grassi.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/reistype\/fietsen\/rond-adriatische-zee-2026-biennale-van-venetie\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \u2018Around the Adriatic Sea 2026\u2019: Biennale + various exhibitions\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72db8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b72db8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a7fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5a7fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duitse grens bij R\u00fctenbrock alle foto&#8217;s Noord-Duitsland 12 juli: Lathen &#8211; Beverbruch (67,1km) Niets speciaals te melden wat de route betreft. \u2018s Ochtends stond de wind gunstig. Ik vertrok door een natuurgebied, maar wel naast een vrij drukke gewestweg. Ik volgde de \u2018H\u00fcnesteinen\u2019 route en kwam in Ostenwalde inderdaad weer zo\u2019n langwerpig hunebed met meerdere [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[{"term_id":32,"name":"Duitsland","slug":"duitsland","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":187,"count":17,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":32,"category_count":17,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Duitsland","category_nicename":"duitsland","category_parent":187},{"term_id":35,"name":"Fietsen","slug":"fietsen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":35,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":188,"count":159,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":35,"category_count":159,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Fietsen","category_nicename":"fietsen","category_parent":188},{"term_id":30,"name":"Reisverslagen","slug":"reisverslagen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":30,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Alle meerdaagse tochten, onderverdeeld in dagetappes, ongeveer op weekbasis (7 tal in \u00e9\u00e9n blogpost)of met een logisch einde (bereiken landsgrens, want dan verandert ook de landcategorie)","parent":189,"count":76,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":30,"category_count":76,"category_description":"Alle meerdaagse tochten, onderverdeeld in dagetappes, ongeveer op weekbasis (7 tal in \u00e9\u00e9n blogpost)of met een logisch einde (bereiken landsgrens, want dan verandert ook de landcategorie)","cat_name":"Reisverslagen","category_nicename":"reisverslagen","category_parent":189}],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-6970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duitsland","category-fietsen","category-reisverslagen","tag-lange-afstandsfietsen"],"acf":[],"images":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-150x150.webp","medium":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-300x225.webp","medium_large":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-768x576.webp","large":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens-1024x768.webp","full":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-juli-25_Duitse-grens.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6970"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7986,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6970\/revisions\/7986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}