I’ve had the luxury of riding in the early mornings over the last couple of months so I thought I’d post a couple of my favourite routes. My criteria for a good morning ride is one that is quiet, simple, not too long and not too short.

To the Müritz, Germany’s biggest (territorial) lake, there is technically a much bigger one, Bodensee or Lake Constance, but it’s shared with Switzerland and Austria.

Lake Müritz in the morning

We met a racoon on a ride out Brandenburg way.

In the build up to this I alternated daily between trying hard not to think about it for fear of a nervous breakdown and obsessing about every tiny detail.

It was Sunday the 1st of June and the weather was fabulous. It was the perfect day for a bike ride.