When my wife announced we were going on a Bike & Barge river cruise holiday I was sort of concerned. How was I going to keep up some sort of training in the land of Cyclo Tourism. Well I need not have worried. I found a way although I did draw the line at actually swimming in the industrial rivers of Germany.
So we had a wonderful holiday cruising the Moselle and the Rhine on board the, almost, 100 year old converted barge called “The Merlijn”.
For more details about the Merlijn see: http://www.merlijn.nu
The following are my list of videos I made during the trip:
Jog to the Reichsburg – https://youtu.be/0gTpKtULLpg
Jog around Saarburg – https://youtu.be/UplHtZMx7xE
Jog around Luxembourg – https://youtu.be/wFtS_T7r-YM
and the Shorts:
Water Wheels of Saarburg – https://youtube.com/shorts/49Tt8mAU6kE
Eltz Castle – https://youtube.com/shorts/Eb7aO2w16kk
Vertical vineyards of the Mosel – https://youtube.com/shorts/uxlW1fU_ark
Ascent to the Reichsburg Cochem – https://youtube.com/shorts/AQtx13enBsk
Cycling the Moselle – https://youtube.com/shorts/IJh_vByAezE
Riders from Daun – https://youtube.com/shorts/cyOEbGxamNo
Pillars in the Mist – https://youtube.com/shorts/xpfE2G_N7mA
The Rhine at Rüdesheim – https://youtube.com/shorts/o_Bs_5qF_ho
River Lock on the Moselle – https://youtube.com/shorts/FfqXYdHPXlY
Take off from Nice Airport – https://youtube.com/shorts/YZ-YOvk_G-E
Sales man seen in Mainz – https://youtube.com/shorts/vZdn3amL81o
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So, this is a typical day. I was up at 6:30, went for a jog up to the local castle. Today, we’re on the east bank of the Miselle in a place called Koke in Germany and we’re going to go for a little jog. So, we’re going to go for a jog up to the castle. You can see behind me. We’re on a barge and bike cruise. And here’s our barge. The Merlin luxury on water with a bike. To my mind, if you’re doing any sort of leg based sport, whether it’s uh running or cycling, marathons, iron man, MDS, all that stuff, you cannot substitute a good hill run up steps, up hills. Forget going to the gym. Let’s go to the castle. And there’s the money shot. Isn’t that cool? Not bad before breakfast. Oh, did I mention it was um it’s about 6:30 or more like 10 to 7 now in the morning, which why there’s nobody around. So, breakfast is served at 8:00. So, I have to be back home by 7:30 to make sure I have a shower and all that stuff. Back down again. shower, breakfast at 8:00, and then now it’s 9:00 and we’re all standing outside the boat organizing the bicycles. [Music] As you can see, the cycling is very pleasant. It’s pretty much all on small cycle tracks like this. Nicely paved, reasonably flat, very tight, very few hills, quite enjoyable. [Music] You know, if you’re doing one of these holidays and you want to train a bit, all you have to do is go up a few more gears than everybody else. That makes it quite hard. Then you’re training. After 4 hours and 60 km on a bicycle, it’s nice to come home to a beer and a cruise. Cheers. You don’t get down, man. Do you [Music]