The water craft one sees , can leave you speechless. This one seen as we headed north from Berlin on the Havel River
Now we are meandering along the Obere Havel Wasserstraße, a particularly winding stretch of canal, very beautiful
The canal leads into a series of lakes, a stunning area of Germany
If you get tired of the waterways then you can head into the surrounding forests, endless kilometres of running and cycling trails
Took a photo of this poster so as to give you an idea of the lake and canal system
For my Arty Farty mates , new and improved uses for lace doilies
For our cycling mates, Need a new inner tube, not a problem, available 24hours a day from handy dispensing machines, range of sizes available.
We left the hustle and bustle of Berlin behind us on Monday 8th June and started heading north up the Havel River towards Die Mecklenburger Seenplatte, basically translates to the Mecklenburg Lakes district. We had a night on anchor in a beautiful little lake just out of Zehdnick, then continued northwards next night stopping at Brederiche, a good quay so we got the bikes off to explore and Kaj headed out running on the forest trails. Wednesday we got into Fürstenberg, a good free mooring above the lock, some lovely shady willows to relax under when the afternoon heat gets too much. All too soon it was time to say goodbye to Kaj , 10 days have flown past far too quickly. We will spend a few more days here, a fantastic area for cycling, lots of cycling tracks not many roads, how good is that!
However not all roses and sunshine this area does have a sad past, a huge concentration camp for Jewish women nearby here, known as Ravensbruck, 100's of thousands died. Also nearby were a couple of work camps one for young boys and the other for young girls and women. To have the 'luck' to get into one of theses camps you could have no fixed abode, have alcoholic parents , parents who had belonged to the wrong political party, or not the right attitude etc These work camps have a horrendous history too. Believed over 5000 interns died from cold and starvation in the last few months of the war!
So as if this is not bad enough, the Russians continued to use the facilities right up until the 1990's as a work camp manned by dissidents or undesirables maintaining military equipment. Passing nearby these places gives an almost palatable feeling of despair and hopelessness.
Now we are meandering along the Obere Havel Wasserstraße, a particularly winding stretch of canal, very beautiful
The canal leads into a series of lakes, a stunning area of Germany
If you get tired of the waterways then you can head into the surrounding forests, endless kilometres of running and cycling trails
Took a photo of this poster so as to give you an idea of the lake and canal system
For my Arty Farty mates , new and improved uses for lace doilies
For our cycling mates, Need a new inner tube, not a problem, available 24hours a day from handy dispensing machines, range of sizes available.
We left the hustle and bustle of Berlin behind us on Monday 8th June and started heading north up the Havel River towards Die Mecklenburger Seenplatte, basically translates to the Mecklenburg Lakes district. We had a night on anchor in a beautiful little lake just out of Zehdnick, then continued northwards next night stopping at Brederiche, a good quay so we got the bikes off to explore and Kaj headed out running on the forest trails. Wednesday we got into Fürstenberg, a good free mooring above the lock, some lovely shady willows to relax under when the afternoon heat gets too much. All too soon it was time to say goodbye to Kaj , 10 days have flown past far too quickly. We will spend a few more days here, a fantastic area for cycling, lots of cycling tracks not many roads, how good is that!
However not all roses and sunshine this area does have a sad past, a huge concentration camp for Jewish women nearby here, known as Ravensbruck, 100's of thousands died. Also nearby were a couple of work camps one for young boys and the other for young girls and women. To have the 'luck' to get into one of theses camps you could have no fixed abode, have alcoholic parents , parents who had belonged to the wrong political party, or not the right attitude etc These work camps have a horrendous history too. Believed over 5000 interns died from cold and starvation in the last few months of the war!
So as if this is not bad enough, the Russians continued to use the facilities right up until the 1990's as a work camp manned by dissidents or undesirables maintaining military equipment. Passing nearby these places gives an almost palatable feeling of despair and hopelessness.
Love that bike tube machine! You sound lie you are enjoying yourselves. Nord Bakery now on Tripadvisor. The "kids" are VERY busy -0 sold out by 8:45 am last Sat morning.
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