Tree Eight was planted late in the day yesterday, it has the most stunning view, across Simsee lake and mountains.
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Planting our way to Croatia
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Follow us on twitter!We are Jean-Michel Massey from Devon, England and Mike Pierce from Sydney, Australia. This August we will be cycling from Berlin to Croatia, crossing through 6 countries and over the alps.
The trip will surely be a personal challenge for both of us — both physically and mentally, so we're asking our friends to help us out.
Annie Peacock was the mother of three incredible young men (James, Tim and Jonny Rowden) who sadly lost her battle with cancer just a few short weeks ago. In memoriam to her, we plan to raise money for the Penny Brohn Cancer Centre who provided care and support for her and her boys throughout her illness.
The route will start in Berlin, Germany on the 4th of August. We'll head south to Prague, then across to Munich, we'll then head over the alps — taking the highest possible road — and toward the northern coast of Italy, heading south east toward to Croatia, ending up in Petrcane, Croatia about a month after starting.
Sourcing local saplings on our route, our aim to is to plant a tree every 100km of the trip. We'll take pictures and GPS locations of each sapling so we can follow the progress of their growth in years to come. In fact, we'll be documenting the entire journey right here on this blog, uploading photos, videos and stories as we go.
So we ask of you just a couple of things. Visit the site, leave comments and tips as we travel. We'll be relying on kind words and encouragement from you to keep us going. More importantly, if you can spare even a little bit, we'd love for you to make a donation here to the Penny Brohn Cancer Centre to help us reach our target.
Follow Our Progress
The purple line is our projected route, however it's quite likely we'll deviate from this quite often. The marker is our last noted location — if you're lucky you may even catch us moving if you refresh the page a couple of minutes apart during the day.
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Cons:
Mike is sick. It rained. Mike crashed while trying to cross train tracks in the rain.
Pros:
All the houses around here are immaculately kept and gorgeously built. (see above) We got a new duck mascot. Beautiful lakes and views.
Pros win.
We decided if we are going to conquer the alps, we’d need a lucky mascot. I came in the form of a chick and is made of rubber, and makes an awesome noise when you squeeze him, I’ve already discovered that it sends dogs absolutely bonkers. Great entertainment.
Now, what shall we call him?
154 km. Or 96 miles in English. 6hours46 of pedalling, and here we are in Munich.
Tree seven planted by a reservoir on route to Munich. I can count 5 or 6 bird species, and I’m no bird spotter! N48’28.789 E011’59.108
Travelling through Germany, all we seem to be eating is pizza and pasta. Looking forward to the Schnitzels when we hit Italy.
Liveblogging. A flat road to Munich, we’ve already done 55km, and it’s only 11.30!!
