Matt Schulte

Today we decided to stay in Domburg when we learned the hostel had an opening for all three of us. The hostel is in a castle so we couldn't turn that down. We had a lazy morning and left our mini-camping spot around 10, for a short bike to the

Today we left the wonderful country that is Holland and entered Belgium. No offense to anyone from the country but our best experiences have not been here. To make it to Antwerp in a reasonable distance (or unreasonable if you're Nate) we had to follow a large shipping cannel (whose

Today we biked along the vehnbahn (the rail trail we have been following) through the Ardennes to Aachen, Germany. From there we biked to Maastricht, Netherlands to make for another long 120 km day. The rail trail made the route through the Ardennes very scenic and much easier than it

Today Mark and Matt went to church and then met Nate in the city to explore the town. There were a lot of suggestions but we picked the American WWII memorial. The memorial was just outside the city but between a bus ride and short walk it was pretty easy

Today we biked from Ettenheim to just outside Baden-Baden (thus the title of this post, also because we're not sure how to say it, but putting on a German accent and then saying it really fast is fun. We're pretty sure the dash is silent). We mainly biked along to

Sorry for not posting yesterday, we are finding it hard to keep our phones charged. The heat finally broke yesterday!! Which made for a much more pleasant biking experience. We biked about 125km from Solothurn to Zurich (with a brief stop in Baden for Doner Kebab). Upon arriving in Zurich,

Today was a 100km ride from Estavsyer Le Lac to Solothurn. It was thankfully mostly flat along the Aare River but there were a couple unnecessary ascents into towns to test our thighs. We can't tell if we are just doing less hills or in better shape but we can

Today we didn't leave camp till noon. We woke up, had some breakfast, rinsed out some clothes and set them out to dry before heading out to take a tram ride to Glacier Paradise, which is the tallest glacier in the world standing over 13,000 feet. Since our legs

Today started out with a climb out of the campsite. Then a climb out of Disentis. Then a climb up to Oberalp Pass. In total, we climbed about 800 meters. The 500 meter descent into Andermatt was a well earned blast. On the climb we met a great guy from

In order to stay cool last night, we decided no fly would've necessary on the tent. This was a great idea until 5:30am when the sun rose and beat down on our tent. No one was able to sleep past 8:30, Matt got up just to put sunscreen

Today started with Matt running to the bike shop to get a new back brake cable installed after we learned it's difficult to shove a cable back down the tubing. Thankfully the bike mechanic was a nice Scottish man (so he spoke English!) and was able to repair the cable

Tl;dr Lots of up Though it did rain a little last night, we woke up to a sunny clearing. After a light breakfast of bread and granola we started the day with a nice 500 meter climb. Thankfully there was a beautiful view and whatever the German word for

We were supposed to leave by 8 this morning but due to Matt's unpreparedness we weren't out the door till 8:30, at which time the light sprinkle turned into a heavy rain. We biked east from Innsbruck along the Inn river to the town on Landeck, which we measured