Furvaria Day 2

15-Nov-2025

Today, I'll attempt to scout a way past the blockade betwen Graisbach and Marxheim. But before that I first need to go to Donauwörth and get some food from the bakery for tomorrow. So the ride of this morning looks a bit roundabout, yet strangely linear. You'll also notice that I clearly mbotched some of my lunacy checks and decided to cut straight across some rather brutal hills.

 But first, breakfast. Today, that is a really great donut, and a Nusschnecke.

Then it's into Donauwörth to find a bakery. And while I'm at it, I'm also visiting the station and the confluence of the Wörnitz and the Donau.

After that, I drop off my baked goods back at the Airbnb, and then make my way up the first and worst challenge of today: The Stillbergweg ("Silent Mountain Path").

 

Why? Because I can! Plus the view from the top is pritty darn nice.

One downhill segment later, and I'm back on the relatively flat biking road next to the Donau. But not for long, because some sadist route planner saw it fit to route the biking track right across another hill instead of following the level lay of the car road. How about leading the cars over the hill and let the bikes take the level road instead?

Moving on, I soon reach the end of the road near Graisbach.

 

 

Fortunately, all that taking around that takes is cycling a distance into Graisbach, and then out again afterwards. Lots of cars also take that approach, so I feel no shame about doing the same.

However, instead of staying up here, I decide to cycle down to the Donau via a field road and follow its course. It's very idyllic there.

  

 

 

However, in the end it turns out that the pedestrians and cyclists bridge to Marxheim is out, and so I have to follow a path that is not only muddy, but also has me climb all the way back up to the road once again.

But then I'm finally at the top, and then all that's left is the way back down to Marxheim.

Now, let me document the reactionary anti-wind-energy movement right here:

Among other things, they are complaining about noise, deforestation, light pollution, and bird deaths. All very valid concerns. In fact, I wholeheartedly support them addressing these issues and following through to the end by banning cars that make way more noise and also kill more birds, replant farm fields with forests, and outlaw any sort of electric lights at night.

Moving on from that, we're now back at the Furvaria, with all the fluff that entails.

 

For lunch, I have some tasty chili cheese fries.

And then I take a place tour video of the convention site.

 

 

Also, Yuuka - a felloy Youko - prepared this nice piece of gift awrtwork for me, and is now handing it over to me. Thank you, Yuuka! =^,^=

Also, I run into someone with a shirt that is absolutely AWESOME!!!

Next, we have the group photo.

And then there's the fursuit games. Ever tried playing Jenga in a fursuit? Well, here you go!

In the end, it ended in the inevitable way, which is that one of the players knocked over the opponent's tower with his tail. That's a win for the other side!

Next up is a round of musical chairs, which can get quite hectic with so many fluffbutts competing for seats.

And then, there's a round of sandbag tic tac toe. The rules are simple: Each team gets four sandbags to throw onto the grid, and it's allowed to bow opponent's bags away. If at the end of the round, exactly one of the two sides has a 3-in-a-row, they win. Otherwise they play another round.

I also find a nice snep wolf to cuddle with, and with that, the next few hours are miraculously gone.

Afterwards, a few furry dancers show off their moves.

And there's also plushies.

For dinner, I have vegan Ravioli, which are also very tasty.

And then it's back to the Airbnb with me. After the harrowing ride to the con, I decide to take the more scenic, roundabout route now. Its longer, but barely has any notable elevations, so it's easy going all the way.

It's also dark, but what do you expect? It's late autumn. So even though it's only, like, 18:30, there's not much light to go around. Good thing my bike hasa good lamp.

 

While passing through Nierschönenfeld ("Down Prettying Field"), I come by a house where someone put a giant gorilla statue in their garden, because why not?

Then, I follow the detour signs, which point me straight into the heart of darkness. Oh well. Nothing like a late-night adventure, I guess.

So I spend the next twenty or so minutes cycling through the darkness next to the Lech. Not that I can see it, mind you.

The first proper light I see again is when I reach the village of Genderkingen ("Geschlechtskönigen").

After that, it's across dark country roads.

Across the mytic lake zig-zag road and the very invisible Donau.

And finally back to Zirgesheim.

And that's it for today. Tomorrow, I am planning to shoot for Ingolstadt while the weather is still good, and thus complete the third part of the outer circle. But for today, I now rest. So stay tuned, an be of great cheer!