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Last Update:  19 August 2015

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Part 6 - Elbe Bike Trail - Pretsch to Magdeburg

Part 5 - Dresden to Pretsch

Part 6 - Pretsch to Magdeburg

Part 7 - Magdeburg to Havelberg

Part 8 - Havelberg to Hamburg
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Of Course! Somewhrer I have to get into the Internet.

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On the way to Wittenberg, 100 windmills pop up!

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Every once in a while, there were cool allees
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The Schlosskirche (Castle Church) was unfortunately under renovation in preparation for the 500 Year Reformation Festival in 2017
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Martin Luther city center in Wittenberg
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Luther City Wittenberg - From a bridge, we see the Castle Church and the City Church
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 The city church was also being renovated.
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World Globe Wittenberg
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Here in the center of the city we filled our water bottles.
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This empty frame stood here in the landscape.
Now, my own photograph is in it!!!

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The ferry near Coswig
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Falconry Building
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Sometimes we were distracted from our bike trail. For example this group was celebrating near Dessau and invited us to join them.
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Church tower in Dessau
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Here we crossed the Elbe in Breitenhagen
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It is so hot outside that we are to happy to see even the smallest amount of water!
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Otherwise, there are nothing but burnt fields
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Die Kirche St. Maria Magdalena in Plötzsky - see here
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Pastor Mäusling explain a lot about the church to us.
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A blind man made this sculpture!
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Far in the distance, we could see a large tree!
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These horses and buggy woke us up.
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We put up our tents next to this beach .
Of course! Then we jumped in. Ahhhh. Finally!

Continue to Magdeburg

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Rudi - Checking the Route
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Heading north toward Dessau
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Sometimes we found she trails, but it is very hot!
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You have to use this bell to call the ferry!
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The cycling trails here are well marked. Below - a hiking path.
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A brand-new bridge for bicycles near Dessau
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Salad for Lunch - and Fish for Rudi
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A real find - a shady bike trail
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The proof - it is 108° today!

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A wall was taken out to build this extension.
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It was so hot outside that we had reached burnout.
- so we turned to God and entered the church
it was not only cool but also very beautiful.
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 Angels were sketched for the chapel.
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Finally, we continued in the hot sunshine.
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Only 7 km to the campsite, we laid under this tree and slept for an hour before we could continue on.
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The next morning at 5:30 a.m., I found this
“Skinny Dipper “ on the same beach!

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