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Motorbike adventure May 2015 day 1

nederlands

Thursday, May 14th:

Today our big adventure started. This morning I picked up Jack and then we went on the road to our first destination:  Hotel Garni zum Dom in Kleinbittersdorf in Germany, near the French border.

The first part of the route was most highway (A2), but across the border at Maastricht the landscape becomes more mountainous and more beautiful.
In Luxembourg, we of course stopped at Hostellerie du Nord , famous for their delicious sandwiches.
In Luxembourg, we had to deviate from the route , as there was a road closed.
In Muhlertal, also known as Small Zwitzerland, in Luxembourg we stopped to view the beautiful rock formations.

Our hotel had a nice , spacious room with a balcony where we could hang out our clothes
The room had a separate entrance outside.

Just before our destination, things almost went wrong, an oncoming motorist needed more then one lane.
The incident is recorded on video (see video below).

The planned route:

Distance: 531 km
Expected driving time: 6:55u
Lowest point: -6 m
Highest point: 559 m

Altitude profile day 1

Today’s data:

07:40Left from Beverwijk
08:13 – 08:22Stopped at a gas station
09:23 – 09:33Refueling
09:45 – 10:37Sandwich eaten along A2
11:21Border crossing Belgium
12:24Border crossing Luxembourg
12:24 – 12:34Refueling in Luxemburg
12:40 – 13:38Sandwich eaten at Hostellerie du Nord
14:50 – 15:05Viewed rock formations
15:32Border crossing Germany
16:28 – 16:54Stopped at a parking lot
16:57 – 17:05Refueling
17:54Arrival at hotel Garni zum Dom Kleinbittersdorf

Photos

Part 1

Part 2

Fright moment

Click for routes in Google Earth (planned and driven)

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