The Old Dog Explores: An E Powered Steemcation Into The Future!
Today Was Day Two of Our Steemcation And it Was Empowering!
We have now used only SBD earnings for the past two days and it has been a hands on demonstaration of the power of Steemit, the blockchain and Graphene!
Somehow Steem seems to go hand in glove with the green energy technology that is sweeping this world. Here, in this area of Germany the majority of homes and businesses seem to be producing their own electricity and hot water. That's great!
Our First Experience With e Bikes!
This e powered bike by Corratec was a fabulous introduction for us to this technology. Am I contemplating the future?
I spent most of my youth zipping around and getting wherever I wanted to go on my bicycle. Sadly, like most people, I have succumbed to the gasoline powered automobile as my go to mode of transport. That's why it was so great that here at our hotel they provide the free use of their high tech e bikes.
I was so surprised at the power assist that these beauties provided and climbing the scenic hills was a breeze with a little help from our new found e bike friends!
@lellabird60 had her free spirit renewed as she soared silently along these beautiful bike paths!
There are so many sections of the paths that take you into dense forest where the smell of the pines is enchanting!
This Really is a Cyclist's Paradise!
We have encountered several groups who are cycling through the area. Some are doing this by riding from accommodation to accommodation and having their "luggage" delivered to each spot while others (usually of the younger variety) are carrying their things on their backs and side bags!
It is so nice to arrive a these quaint villages after a cycle through the forest! This is Freudenstadt....gorgeous!
This is Cawl. The use of flowers is all pervasive and we LOVE it!
What Will The Future Bring?
- How far will Steem take us?
- Will some Steemers live by blogging from home and then e bike around as they visit others and run errands?
- When will we be able to spend SBD or Steem directly without exchangimg it first?
Time will tell what these answers will be but in the meantime I'm having a blast on my "e Powered Steemcation Into The Future!"
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
Remember, if you upvote my post and leave a comment I will do my best to upvote it with some of my 41,000 plus Steem Power!
If there's anything you'd like to know about ebikes, feel free to ask me. You can see on my profile that I've spent the last couple of months custom building my own:
They are indeed infectiously fun, and I'll bet having tried one out, it won't be long before you get the itch to buy/build your own. :)
Wow!
SOOO cool!
An E bike adventure powered by Esteem!
You really are thriving in this new era!
So awesome to see an "old" dog blow the young Dawgs out of the water!
Get em!
Thanks a lot! We used them again yesterday in another great location. About 50 km rolling hills of wine country. It was a greatness way to explore this part of Germany.
Oooooo sounds so nice!
Rolling hills though wine country!!!
Hopefully you took a little break for a nice glass or two ;-)>
Great, certainly eBikes are eco-friendly, pratctical and keeps fitted too! And you can enjoy the surrounding while you go from here to there. I hope to see more ebikes around, even if I still remain with my legs powered bike atm! :) Keep on riding!
You've got young legs! Check back with me when you hit 60!
Eheh I've to confess that I already wish to have something (or someone I don't care) to pushing me up when I face Cassone street 😄
"E-bike" killed the "bicycle" star?!?!
Yes well my star had fallen a long time ago!
In quite many cases, electric bike can replace the need to use a car. I don't own an electric bike myself but I've been riding one and it's awesome.
Even though riding a regular bike is an option too, it's not typically easy and fun enough for the majority of the people to choose.
I'm not happily taking my regular bike for grocery shopping, as I know how much food I'll buy in one trip.
I'm not going 10km trips to work in winter with regular bike, even though in summer it's completely ok.
Neither will I use my regular bike when I have to be quick moving to 3-5km away, even though otherwise it wouldn't be a problem
I'd love to do all of this with an electric bike. They are making life so much easier and the same time, this could be a real good deed for the environment. Electric car is still huge and requires more energy than an e-bike and this way, energy is saved compared to the other options.
About the comments, I'm curious how many have no clue of what an elecric bike is. It's good that you post about something like this :)
It was my first time trying an electric bike and it was soooo much fun. We went again today!
I'm really happy you liked it and more importantly, you wrote about it on Steemit.
People like you are the pioneers of e-biking, even though we see them being sold almost everywhere, people need to hear from experiences from the users like you.
I hope you have good times on your bike ahead of you.
Those e-bikes look like a really cool invention... might have to look into that. Part of the drawback to biking in our small town is that it is very hilly between 0 and about 130m with quite steep hills in many areas. Keeps you fit... but a little electric assist for use older guys would be nice!
Looks like some really beautiful landscapes you're exploring there-- look forward to sharing in the continued journey!
You should try one out and see how you like it. We climbed a very steep hill without breaking a sweat. It was amazing. These bikes had several levels of assist and you could really feel it kick in!
beautiful place out there Old Dog!
Thanks for taking us with you on this trip through this!
how far you asked? Fingers crossed - to the moon and back!
would evry much love to experience being able to just spend Steem straight out of the wallet without hazzles in real life!
Warmest regards to you and the bird! Hopefully she's relaxed!
your Mrs. is as kind as you are Old Dog! Lucky you!
Thanks so much for the kind words!
Wow, looks like a very nice place where to spend nice time!!!
About your question at the bottom, this is my dream (and hop, sure!): live by painting and blogging from home. I'm close to this objective thanks to steemit (me and Paolo don't have big needed in our life, it help ^_^). About the bike, I'll learn to ride it :D
I wish you great blessings in reaching your dream!
You're getting there! Keep life simple and you will succeed!
That village is peaceful and the surrounding is relaxing. If we could only preserve the beauty of nature for the next generation, I'm afraid these view could only witness in the form of video or graphics someday.
You are right about protecting this beauty!
WOW! I'm loving your steemcations. It's our pleasure that in such beautiful places you remember to share your enchanting stories with us. This shows how much you care about your readers. So it's not only you who is on steemcation, we too are having our time ...and that too on your Steem 😜
Traveling in these scenic settings can make anyone fall in love with these pretty ebikes ..esp. when your hotel provides them for free to you. But at 3499,00 € I find them damn costly ...not at all feasible for my country. Dunno about Germany but I doubt many would be using it there too. It must be a luxury to ride such a bike! But yes, you do deserve that luxury on your steemcations.
We have got 10-12 times cheaper Lithium ion battery bikes (though they are half its power), yet they ain't any popular. If you happen to meet the Corratec CEO ask him to build a 50 times cheaper version for mass market ...perhaps power it by steam to get rid of e-waste generation 😉
He will be grateful to you for this idea. 😊
So what destination are we going tomorrow? Can't wait to visit, it's fun traveling with you.
Thanks
Finally a Steem-powered Bike :-D
Thanks for taking us along on this journey, lovin' it!
Just remember:
S'gibt Badische und Unsymbadische
Thanks for your German play on words!