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Winter cycling with child, with warm clothes and the need for more and better cycling infrastructure. Hamburg achived some very good progress on somearterial roads but has still a lot to do. Seeing families cycling on busy streets full of cars and without any protecting infrastructurefeels just wrong.

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#Hamburg #Bahrenfeld
#WinterCycling #FamilyCycling
#Bicycle #Fahrrad

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When we left the town of Genaro Codina, the road went steeply uphill. When we reached a kind of plateau, we rolled leisurely along stony paths through the isolation. Only a few horses and cows kept us company. Or so we thought. When Tomte woke up, we stopped, ate lunch and played ball. We were amazed when suddenly five conspicuously classy off-road vehicles slowly moved towards us to stop. About 15 heavily armed men got out. A handful came up to us and greeted us politely while the others spread out with their weapons within a radius of twenty meters. We were offered energy drinks, cookies and sweets. We were asked where we came from and whether we needed water or food. We played along, pretended to be very happy and politely accepted all the gifts, except for the marijuana. Then they all shook hands with us, said goodbye in a very friendly manner and drove on, not without telling us that they were “here” if we needed help.

We had no doubt that we had just encountered members of a cartel.

Bewildered and somewhat relieved, with squeaky-sweet, awful-tasting energy drinks in our hands, we took a deep breath and then continued our journey through the Sierra. It's a good thing that the cartels aren't usually interested in getting into trouble with tourists. Quite the opposite. They don't want to attract foreign attention so that they can go about their criminal business in peace. Other cyclists also told us about encounters with the cartels and they were always treated with the utmost courtesy.

But we didn't really feel comfortable for the rest of the day. We were happy when the opportunity arose in the evening to camp with nomadic cattle herders. In their company, we were able to relax in our tent, digest our experiences and listen to the howling of the coyotes in the distance.

#familycycling #cycletouring #bikepacking #nomadfamily #travelbybike #worldbybike

Jotkut ajoivat yhdessä yössä 300 km Saimaa Cycle Tourilla. Me otettiin aikaa, ja ajettiin perheen kanssa 230 km viikossa Saimaan seutuja kierrellen. Oli mainio yhteinen kesäretki!

#pyöräily #cycling #saimaa #lappeenranta #puumala #imatra #perhepyöräily #familycycling #bikepacking #saimaacycletour

The Downs Link was marvellous – especially this bit where the tight hedgerows give way to rolling views. We’ve wanted to ride this route for ages, and half term provided the perfect opportunity for a there-and-back overnighter. #BikeTooter #cycling #familycycling #Downslink

When Tomte takes his naps, we try to cycle as far as we can get. It's the time we have for ourselves. Time to think about things and reflect or listen to a podcast or music. When he wakes up, we'll take a break soon. Preferably somewhere near water. It's hot these days.
But we need to be flexible with what we get where we are. That's part of the game. And there is always something. A solution, a surprise, a nice encounter.....We never know - and we love it :)

#familyadventures #cycletouring #familycycling #worldbybike #ontheroad #babyonboard #cycletheworld

Uusimmalla videolla käyn läpi vinkkejä ja kokemuksia lapsen pyöräilemään opettamisesta. Video löytyy tuttuun tapaan PeerTubesta. Linkki on alla, ja löytyy nyt myös profiilin linkkipuusta. Jos tykkäät, laita video ihmeessä jakoon!

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Finish Lapland. It's the first trip with our son. We love winter up here. The cold, the peace, the northern lights. With a baby, traveling with a tent from place to place would be to harsh in this conditions. That's why we treated ourselves with the luxury of renting a cabin for a few weeks. We traveled by train and ferry over a few days to get here from Germany. Using Warmshowers, exploring Helsinki, improvise when the train was canceled,....It was a nice feeling to be on the road again. Since we have been here, everything has been very slow, like the snowflakes falling from the sky. It's family time. Time to consciously experience our little miracle. Time is precious and having it is a great privilege!

#winterwonderland #familyadventures #auroraborealis #northernlights #cabin #familycycling #iceroads