In the morning, I cycled to Berlin Buch and had breakfast in a bakery near the station. We had picked this as the meeting point for economic reasons as it is the last station in Berlin's B tariff zone.
One by one, I was joined by Antonella, Cati, Fredi, Philipp, Sandra and Sylvia.
At a quarter to eleven we set off on the traffic-free cycle path towards Bernau that follows the Panke river. I really like this section since it takes you out of Berlin very quickly and fairly quietly and you suddenly find yourself between horse paddocks in Panketal.
We arrived in Bernau at 11.30 where we were joined by an eighth rider, Claudia. We also stocked up on some food and snacks at the supermarket behind the station.
After going through Biesenthal we passed by a building whose rear half had been converted into a modern residential building while the front façade still showed its historic heritage.
After an hour's riding we stopped for a 45 minute lunch at Rastplatz Pöhlitzbrück.
We crossed the A11 autobahn twice and passed »Landhaus Germania« next to a former Russian bakery.
We reached Eberswalde via Finowfurt and Finow, following along Finowkanal. The view of the abandoned buildings across the canal were Joachim's and Philipp's favourite part of today's ride.
At 3.15 we reached the Medieval Market being held at Chorin monastery. We spent a little over 2 hours watching craftsmen and jesters and sampling the medieval treats on offer.
After the market we continued to Chorin station where Antonella and Claudia caught a train back to Berlin. Fredi went straight home to Angermünde from the market.
At 5.50 the five of us that remained were on our way to Joachimsthal where we were going to spend the first night. This part was Cati's favourite of today's route. We arrived at Hotel Wenzelhof just after 7 o'clock having cycled 74km.
Sandra's favourite part of today's ride was the final shower and we finished the day with some food and beer at the hotel.
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