German press release/ Pressemitteilung auf Deutsch Der Schotte Jon Cowie und der Waliser Mark Hughes wollen als erste Ruderer die gesamte Donau bewältigen. Im Gepäck: 10 Liter Sonnencreme, 150 Porridge-Riegel und eine Liste skurriler Herausforderungen. Ein deutsches Wort haben Jon Cowie, 31, und Mark Hughes, 31, schon gelernt: “Katastrophenalarm”. Eigentlich sollten die beiden Hobby-Ruderer nämlich seit einer Woche in ihrem […]
We’re still stuck! The river in Ulm is row-able but downstream it’s still massively flooded, particularly in Deggendorf. So, we must wait. On the meanwhile, we have met a local newspaper journalist: http://m.swp.de/ulm/lokales/ulm_neu_ulm/Zwei-Briten-rudern-von-Ulm-nach-Istanbul;art1158544,2037253
The Danube is still too high to set off safely so we find ourselves enjoying another day in the fine city of Ulm. The locks are still closed because of the high water but we walked down the river to check the route anyway. We’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to see a bit of Ulm including climbing the minster […]
The boat has safely arrived thanks to Gary from Aquila Logistics so we are good to go… Except for the record flooding – the worst in 500 years. We learnt a new German word; Katastrophonalarumn. The good news is the water levels are dropping quite markedly in Ulm so fingers crossed we can set off soon. This is unlikely to […]
It’s an overcast but dry day in Ulm, Germany. The Danube is still high so it looks like we are staying here for a while when the boat arrives this afternoon. We had a brilliant night last night with everyone at Ulmer Ruderclub. They seem to think it’ll take a few days for the water to drop enough.
Following two days of heavy, heavy rain in the Alps, the Danube is in full spate. We’re going to have to wait this one out for a while…
After a few busy days with Fight and Spirit we are ready to head off. The blades are painted, vinyl is on ad the boat packed with a ton of tasty Stoats bars. Many thanks to Iain Weir of Rowing Photography who popped down to take some pictures. Pictures to follow.
