Woke up to another rainy and cold day. My brother was showing all the classic symptoms of a cold. I tried to motivate him by telling him that weather in Italy looked much better and dry. I am not sure that it helped at all. He was too weak to insist on having breakfast this time around, so we got go...

It was already raining as we left the hotel around 9AM. The original plan was to head down south and spend the night near Karlsruhe which was 60+ miles away. So I wanted to get going right away. But, my brother insisted that we get something to eat first. I suggested that we look for a place to eat...

On Thursday morning, we saw a possible break in the weather. The forecast was clear and relatively warm for Saturday and questionable after that. We decided that we will leave on Saturday morning regardless of the future forecasts. Our uncle and the cousins thought it was a bad idea. They suggested...

Just as the weather reports have predicted, we finally had a rain free morning after. Although, it was a bit cold outside, we were glad to see the sun shining over the horizon. After quick breakfast, we loaded up our bikes and got on the road. As promised, our cousin kept us company for the first 15...