(This pair of ducks waddled over curiously while I was taking a quick dip in the lake—my first of the year—during my beer garden hopping on Sunday.) Hi Actifitters, here are some words I wrote down in

(We passed this "art installation" made of bottle caps while strolling from one beer garden to the next. It really fit yesterday's beer garden day perfectly.) Hi Actifitters, actually, yesterday

(We passed this painted fence the day before yesterday on our Father's Day excursion to Andechs.) Hi Actifitters, actually, I had planned to squeeze in an indoor cycling session yesterday in addition to

(When I set out for my hike yesterday morning, I was convinced I wouldn't reach my destination dry. As you can see from the cloud cover, it could easily have turned into a wet trek.) Hi Actifitters, since

(Here is another photo from my walk in Berchtesgaden on May 2nd. It’s a pity I didn’t take the shot from a bit lower down, so as to capture the beautiful mountain scenery more centrally.) Hi Actifitters,

(On May 2nd, during my walk in Berchtesgaden, this closure blocked my path to the Kälberstein ski jumping hill, which is over 100 years old.) Hi Actifitters, contrary to plan, I only completed one of the

(Here is another photo that I took on May 2nd during my walk in Berchtesgaden.) Hi Actifitters, since a stressful day at the office awaited me yesterday, I had to set my alarm clock again for the first

(Here is another snapshot from my walk in Berchtesgaden last Saturday. Little details like this along the path always put me in a good mood.) Hi Actifitters, since I consumed significantly more calories

(Here is another photo from my hike to the Kehlstein. It shows the tunnel leading to the elevator, which takes you up to the Kehlsteinhaus. Usually, quite a few people are queuing here; however, since

Luck is Relative

(Here is another photo from my Kehlstein hike. It shows two gondolas of the Obersalzbergbahn cable car.) Hi Actifitters, after taking it pretty easy the previous days, I wanted to increase the intensity

(I took this photo on May 1st at a traditional festival (raising the maypole) in Berchtesgaden, before I set off on my hike to the Kehlstein.) Hi Actifitters, since my muscle soreness from hiking still

(I took this photo yesterday on my walk through the woods in Berchtesgaden. It looks like someone was trying to recreate a gnome's dwelling at the foot of a tree. A nice idea. Perhaps a member of the Baggins

(This was the view from the hotel balcony for the last few days of our Thailand vacation.) Hi Actifitters, as suspected, I didn't do much exercise yesterday, so it was just a relaxed 25 kilometers on my

(Here is another photo we took in Jomtien, Thailand during an evening stroll on the beach.) Hi Actifitters, actually, yesterday I wanted to do an hour of core stability training and an hour of cycling

(Here's another photo from my Thailand vacation, specifically from Jomtien Beach. Unfortunately, my vacation was already coming to an end, but we still had a great time there with friends who live there.)

(Here is another photo from my Thailand vacation. It shows some vendors selling coffee, other drinks, or food from their motorbikes.) Hi Actifitters, yesterday, another base training session was on the

(Here is another photo, taken at my second destination during my Thailand vacation. It shows Dam and Daeng, the two "guard dogs" of the property.) Hi Actifitters, yesterday's training session

(Here's another photo from my Thailand vacation. Sometimes I just have to press the shutter button when I see such a play of sun and clouds.) Hi Actifitters, another recovery day is complete. Yesterday's

(During a walk in Thailand, we passed a rubber plantation. Here you can see how rubber is harvested. When the trees are old enough, the bark is gradually removed down to the trunk so that the rubber sap