Ko Samui

The last Weekend in Singapore we Tool a flight to Ko Samui, a nice island on the west coast of Thailand.

Perfect summer weather, beaches, Jet Ski, elephant ride, waterfalls, there was more than enough to See for a weekend.




The big Buddha of Samui



Elephant Ride





The Long pool in our resort



Our Beach Villa

Venezuela - Los Roques

Venezuela was the second country on our business trip. After 2 days in Maraquai (2 hours west of Caracas) we had the Saturday off and chose to fly to Los Roques, a small Carribean Island which can be reached with an hour flight from Caracas.



The outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela´s capital



Interesting architecture...



...and lots of oldtimers and youngtimers.

Having arrived in Los Roques they drove us to a small neighboring island with turquoise waters and excellent snorkeling.



Los Roques - the beach at the small airstrip



Pelicans - lots of them.



"Cooling down" in the Carribean Sea.



Turquoise water.



The part of the island where we did some snorkeling.

Whitsun vacation (2): Seaside

Part 2 of the short adventures in Mecklenburg was a visit at the sea. We took the old railway "Molli" from Kühlungsborn to Heiligendamm and walked back at the beach.

Some impressions from San Francisco

Here are some impressions from the San Francisco trip.


The famous cable cars


View down Lombard street towards Telegraph Hill (Poit tower)




Pier 39 with its famous sea lions


A photo from the 39th floor bar in the Marriott towers. You can see the bar and me reflected in the window and the panorama at the same time :)


Another shot of the panorama


Photo art: How to make a Jolle-"J" with a camera and a streetlamp


View from Twin Peaks towards the city center and the bay


University of San Francisco (USF) main building


Starting the bike tour at the Golden Gate brigde on Saturday


Later follwing old coast trails and roads




Muir beach, a small community north of San Francisco


Muir woods, home of the giant trees, the Coastal Redwoods, which are higher but not so massive like the Sequoias.


St. Pauli girl, the famous German beer (in America) ;)


A so called box car, the new trend in America. Will reach Europe as well, I assume


Typical American post boxes

I decided to quit

As already feared, training was'nt sufficient this year. The external conditions were perfect, but my fight started already at km 40 on the bike, so I decided to quit after 150 km. My muscles were sore and running a marathon in that shape was out of question. So now I will enjoy the rest of the day at the beach cheering the better trained. :) Jolle


Starting in Schwerin at Saturday


SThe bike park with the Baltic Sea in the background


Sunset at the campsite


A friend finishing

Ameland - a treasure in the Northern Sea

After a long club evening in Utrecht on Friday, Basti, Eli, Sebi, Judy and me went to Ameland. On Saturday we explored the small Frisian island in the Northern Sea by tandem bike, enjoyed sleeping on the beach and trying out the newly won kite (at Thursday's regular table in the pub). Before closing the day in a small pannenkoeken restaurant, we went swimming in the Sea.

At night the big rain started. Wet - but happy - we reached the ferry on Sunday morning.

Some visual impressions:


Ameland - the Frisian island in the Northern Sea


Eli and Basti on a tandem bike


On our way along the beach


Fun with the Dutch bikes




Me, Judy, Eli and Basti at the beach






The cold sea competition :)