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Dr. Raphael Weyland<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sebwilken" class="u-url mention">@<span>sebwilken</span></a></span> did that this summer by bike ;) so nice! <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Mein <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Jahresr%C3%BCckblick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jahresrückblick</span></a> 2024. Oft viel Arbeit, aber auch viele großartige Momente und gute Freunde. Unter anderem:<br />- Radfahrten Ostende &amp; Amsterdam<br />- Neujahrsempfang Grüne HH Nord<br />- Skitouren Allgäu<br />- Europaparlament Erfolg <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/RestoreNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoreNature</span></a> <br />- Zug &amp; Fähre &amp; Bus Greece, Belgrad, Kroatien<br />- 3 Monate <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> mit tollen Begegnungen<br />- Reisen Manchester, Ardèche, Leipzig, Kiel, ...</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>10. And now<br />I am very grateful that White Sencha carried me smoothly, without breaking or me having pain. Despite I tortured her quite a lot, with fast speed on gravel with luggage &amp; 25mm/28mm road tires. I would like to thank everyone that followed, supported, met &amp; exchanged with me, in real and on social media, a big pleasure on this solo trip.<br />I would do it again, exactly the same way. And encourage you to also start, on which path ever!<br />CU &amp; END</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>9. Living<br />Other than when hiking e.g. the Alps, you are not remote. For sleeping I probably used max 65% campsites, max 5% appartements/hotels, the good choice in cities, and at least 30% wild sheltering. In contrast, I enjoyed a lot the local coffee spots, bars &amp; restaurants, also to diversify the kitchen.</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>8. The Countries II<br />Sweden started with nice university city Umea. But I was partly dissppointed by the path they dedicated to the Eurovelo10, zigzagging around their motorway with heavy gravel. Got compensated through beautiful Jungfrukust fishing villages. Uppsala &amp; Stockholm beautiful, south cost heavily frequented by (DE) tourists. Good decision to visit Bornholm. DK again many bikers Berlin-Kopenhagen, but beautiful roads over Møn, Ærø etc.</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>7. The Countries I<br />All is different, there&#39;s not the one place to be! I loved the Darß, Gdansk and the Masurian lakes, Nida &amp; The Curonian Spit, Pape Kolka Riga. Then Estonia was absolutely great, with its islands &amp; nature, its RMK sites to camp for free, and the jewel of Tallinn. Finland is honest, with beautiful Turku and nice small harbour villages up noth. With people inviting you for a drink &amp; saunas even at campsites, and with broad cycle paths.</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>5. The Tech<br />Less is more! I got much confirmed by my setup, forcing me to travel lightweigt. A light 1 person tent, light sleeping bag &amp; mat, cooker, spare clothes, tools, müsli etc. That&#39;s enough, you roll fast without pain uphill!</p><p>6. Damages<br />Nothing unfixable, less than expected ;) 2 punctures when starting (nail &amp; rim tape), a broken brake cylinder that did cost me 6 days, then 5000km nothing before changing tire &amp; disk pads and tightening spokes.</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>3. The well being <br />I was lucky. No accidents, real damages etc. Not much rain, less than 10 full days in 3 months. The right direction going anticlockwise with headwind only the final 2-3 weeks, stormy only 3 days in Denmark.</p><p>4. The people<br />Yes, I went on my own. But did not feel alone. In Germany, Lithuania, Latvia &amp; Estonia I visited friends &amp; colleagues living close to the track. All over I met new friends and some I knew already from social media.</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Here comes my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> resumée thread 🧶</p><p>1. The Facts: <br />Some 6700km mostly on the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EuroVelo10" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuroVelo10</span></a> re <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BalticSeaCycleRoute" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BalticSeaCycleRoute</span></a>. With my roadbike &#39;White Sencha&#39;, a Chapter2 Tere, in bikepacking setup. Exactly 3 months, from 25 May to 26 August. </p><p>2. General<br />One of the best things of it: being out of office and instead outdoor for 3 months. Only with your bike. Moving nearly every day. Close to the seaside. Having the baltic sea for bathing. And your tent and what you need for cooking etc. with you.</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>I love my good old Pfaff from the 60ties. Giving some new stitches to the @restrap bag after my 3months <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>It&#39;s very nice coming home after a long &#39;trains with bike&#39; day, even if there&#39;s a bit of rain in the city I chose to work and live, and that I like quite a lot. Plants have grown wild. And yes, this means my break is coming to an end, just as cycling already ended... <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Today still a chill 48km Ecke-Kiel with company, first day and last day to have a perfect <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> &#39;encadrement&#39;, then hot chocolate at the Waterkant Festival plus the charming Holtenau Ferry. Now the bike is bit cleaned, the chain newly lubrified. 2 rest days here before moving on. A wonderful evening :) cc @klimagerecht@climatejustice.rocks</p>
Mel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>raphaelweyland</span></a></span> Thanks for taking us with you on your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> and sharing all these beautiful impressions. It was a pleasure to read about your daily experiences and adventures. Thanks &amp; well done! 🚴🏻🌍</p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>@klimagerecht@climatejustice.rocks already here saying thanks to all followers with whom I could exchange. I think without friends to exchange and social media such 3 months on your own would be much harder. But this helped me a lot. So thank you a lot for listening, giving feedback and just being there! <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>After more than 140km today, I am back to Eckernförde. Here I officially started the 22 May. 3 months, with more than 6700km of cycling, with 9 countries, beautiful nature, nice encounters &amp; new friends, and much more. Expect my Resumée with a separat post, I first need to touch down ;) <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EuroVelo10" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuroVelo10</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Letzter Ostsee Bade-Stopp der Tour kurz vor Eckernförde... <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gruene.social/@norbert" class="u-url mention">@<span>norbert</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gruene.social/@jennifer" class="u-url mention">@<span>jennifer</span></a></span> ein großes Vergnügen, viel zu kurz, aber ein wenig Strecke wartete noch. Jetzt immerhin schon in Kapppeln. Auf ein Neues, via Naturschutz oder Netzbegrünung ;) <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Norbert Tretkowski<p>Beim Radfahren trifft man immer tolle Menschen! Heute auf einer <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Radtour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radtour</span></a> mit <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gruene.social/@jennifer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jennifer</span></a></span> den Ostseeküsten-Radweg entlang zufällig <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>raphaelweyland</span></a></span> in <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Langballigau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Langballigau</span></a> auf seiner <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a> Tour getroffen... :-)</p><p><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Ostsee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ostsee</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Ostseek%C3%BCstenRadweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OstseeküstenRadweg</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Fahrrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fahrrad</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>2nd breakfast with view at the Ochseninseln, an unspectacular border and the cosy Museums Harbour of Flensburg. My trip is a lot about the baltic sea ;) <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p>Letting my tent &amp; sleeping bag dry one of the last times of this trip, drinking instant coffee and eating some blackberries in the morning silence, just broken by seabirds and the sound of the waves. Hello ;) <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeloBaltica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeloBaltica</span></a></p>