Three Erdinger went on vacation to Sylt. The curious thing about it: You cycled across Germany for ten days.
Erding - Flying always involves a few procedures and sometimes annoying waiting. In the Corona crisis there are also other rules of conduct. “So let's go on vacation”, thought the three Erdinger Timo Schima, Franziska Reisenschneider and Tobias Culon. From Schrannenplatz they rode their mountain bikes to the North Sea on Sylt.
There were already considerations about a cycling holiday across Germany before the outbreak of the pandemic, "but Corona had another effect, and the plans then became concrete," explains Schima.
The 26-year-old was already in Venice on a mountain bike in August 2016. The special thing about this type of holiday: “You see so many towns and small towns along the way that you normally don't see.” So Schima was able to convince his friends Culon and Reisenschneider to come to Sylt with them. The best way to explore Germany is by bike. In order not to end up in cold water straight away, the trio in Erdinger Land prepared intensively over several months for the excursion.
Start at Schrannenplatz (from left): Culon, Schima and Reisenschneider are ready for the 1000-kilometer route to Sylt.
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They left on August 1st, immediately after taking a last photo on Schrannenplatz. On the long-distance cycle paths we went north towards the Danube, from there to Kelheim. Along the Main-Danube Canal we went to Nuremberg, Erlangen and Bamberg and finally out of Bavaria to Thuringia.
“We always looked for a hotel the day before, around 120 kilometers away. In the morning at 8 o'clock we set off and were mostly at the hotel at around 5 o'clock, ”Schima explains her route planning.
The trio cycled around six hours a day net. Your average speed: 19 to 21 kilometers per hour. Schima explains her brisk pace as follows: “There are hardly any heights in the north. Most of the time you drive on plains without hills. After Venice it is much more hilly, you get much less daily because you have to go uphill very often. "
Still, the flat Sylt route is not easy. It's a little over 1000 kilometers, after all. “Here you have a permanent load,” continues Schima. But there is no better or worse in the Venice-Sylt comparison. “It's completely different, but just as beautiful.” The Sylt route also became more difficult when the Erdinger had two rainy days. They also drove there, but more slowly. They only stopped when the rain became particularly heavy in the meantime.
On the way, the trio really liked the half-timbered houses in the Thuringian region. “When you drive through countless villages and all the houses look like this, that's impressive.” The Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony is also beautiful. “It's very different from us. You don't see anything like that in Bavaria, ”says Schima.
After ten days on the streets and paths, Schima, Reisenschneider and Culon finally arrived on Sylt. Reisenschneider and Culon are now enjoying the sea in Westerland. Schima had to take the train back to his obligations after just two days. The other two go back on Sunday, of course by train too. Because 1049 kilometers on the bike are probably enough for a vacation.
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