This dude is definitely undeserving of his reputation! Note to self: remember that the camera has no internal battery and you have to set the date and time with every battery change!I took a suggestion from local pal Markus and went out southwest towards Mangolding, Mintraching and Geisling. Those were new towns for me, but the route back along the B8 through Barbing was old hat. Pretty flat the whole way, so it should have been a good opportunity to keep my heart rate low and steady....

I biked up the hill to Pentling (hey! The bridge over the A3 is open again!) and down the hill from there towards Matting where I met up with my pal Sam for lunch. Then we took the ferry across (1€ per person) to the west (north?) bank of the Danube towards Bad Abbach, where we crossed it again using the bridge there. That’s where we parted ways; I headed back downstream (north/east) towards Regensburg....

First time back in the saddle after about a month, and it is no longer Panama Jack helmet weather. Also, when I got started this morning, it was foggy as heck, so I through on an eye-catching vest just for good measure. After about 30 minutes, it wasn’t really necessary anymore – the sun burned off the low-hanging clouds. I stuck to a very familiar route, since I haven’t been on the bike in about a month....

Took advantage of some nice weather here (well, mostly – we got a little rained on towards the end). Nice pictures are avilable on the Regensblog. Routes: Distance: 6.39 km Time: 2:37 Calories: 871 Calories from fat: 46% Average Heart Rate: 96 Maximum Heart Rate: 125 Fat Burn: 2:33 Fitness: 0:04 Weight: not weighed

We arrived in Bonndorf for an 8-day stay at a Ferienwohnung. On our second day, we set out exploring in and around the town and the valley below it. Nice pictures are avilable on the Regensblog. Routes: Distance: 6.29 km Time: 1:37 Calories: 564 Calories from fat: 42% Average Heart Rate: 98 Maximum Heart Rate: 130 Fat Burn: 1:28 Fitness: 0:09 Weight: not weighed