Originally I wanted to go from Dresden to Prague and further. My mind wanted to go there, but not my body. Steffka talked into me and mentioned it would be better if I’m not doing such a big trip. Because I have to focus on cycling a lot, during the day I’m sleeping often and on little hills I have to push. On 23.11. I followed the river Elbe, but the other way towards Leipzig. One day before it started to snow. This was a new challenge for me, I never did a bike trip before in winter. After “Meissen” I left the cycle path by the Elbe and took smaller cycle ways and country roads. The landscape became hilly. I did 60 km and found a god spot next to a field to camp, nobody came along here. It was -1°C in the night. Fortunately I bought a new sleeping bag in Dresden (the old one was broke and only warm till +10°C). This time it wasn’t cold in the night.

The next morning was greeting me with a stunning sunrise. As I had not enough water to cook, I collected some snow in my pot. I was cheerful to dismount my tent, because I got warm. The tent was covered with a thin layer of snow and the poles were frozen. The puddles on my way were frozen as well. During the day it got warmer and the snow started to melt. Till “Lepizig” it was 75 km. I avoid to take the highway and took quiet country roads instead. At half past four (at sunset time) I arrived by my friend. I’ll stay a couple of days in Lepizig, I’ve never been to this city before.