‘Endstation Hamburg’ would be the German way to describe it. Against the original plan of paddling all the way to Cuxhaven we decided to stop in Hamburg. 650km, 17 days, two countries and 6 federal states is enough for now … Continue reading
Today: 42km |Total: 651km Long day today in brutal heat yet again (one bottle of sunblock… gone). We left Bleckede pretty early to get to a key point on the trip – the lock in Geesthacht passing Lauenburg on the … Continue reading
Today: 46km |Total: 601km Hamburg we are on our way! The 600km mark has fallen and the last days of this great journey are upon us. Today was the longest day Laura and I have paddled together and made up … Continue reading
Today: 46km |Total: 555km We have reached the old East/West German border zone and, depending on which side of the river we travel, are now in either Lower Saxony, Brandenburg or Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. We made some good progress on day 14, … Continue reading
Today: 40km | Total: 509km We have passed the 500km mark and thus 2/3rd the way to Cuxhaven. We now edge closer to the old East/West border zone. Traffic on the rivrr remains low, but we met one other paddler … Continue reading