Day 415 7th September 33 miles (Homer to Rejeika) Average speed 11.1 mph Top speed 37 mph I was awake at 4 am looking at where to go next, Australia or South America, maybe so Asia??? I got up at 8 and made brekkie of toast and cheese with 3 teas courtesy of the … [Read more…]
Day 414 6th September 34 miles (Snedji Radenci to Homer) Average speed 9 mph Top speed 32 mph Another truly fantastic day. This river ride on the 918 proved to be one of my favourites. I was up at 8.30 with Woody woodpecker banging on the tree next to me. Then there were two … [Read more…]
Day 413 5th September 35 miles (Belavici to Snedji Radenci) Average speed 9.7 mph Top speed 41mph An incredible day back in the mountains. I was awake at 8.30 despite my rather late night with Maik and his wife who’s name I’ve forgotten as she fed me too many different types of schnapps. I … [Read more…]
Day 412 4th September 51 miles (Zagreb to Belavici) Average speed 12.2 mph op speed 30 mph A fantastic day back on the road. I was up at 9.15 and had free brekkie of sausages and scrambled eggs with muesli and tea. Then packed, showered and left at 11.30. I managed to find … [Read more…]
Day 418 10th September 41 miles (Rejeika to Kapelica) Average speed 11.2 mph Top speed 32 mph I got up at 7 and was checking computer stuff as hostel had a pc. Several cups of tea and a brekkie of pate and tomato sarnie later, I checked out at 10 and watched … [Read more…]
Day 411 3rd September Zagreb Another day off the bike but lots of walking. I was up at 8.30 and had a good free brekkie at the hostel of bacon, sausage and fried eggie bread. I left at 11.30 and went to the flea market and then up the hill and onto the old upper … [Read more…]
Day 410 2nd September 4 miles ( around Zagreb) Average speed 6.5 mph Top speed 18 mph I got up at 9.30 and had brekkie of cheese and mushroom omelette and tea. I checked out at 11 and went to the launderette to wash my clothes while the rain came down. It stopped … [Read more…]
Day 409 1st September Zagreb Day off bike. I was up late as I was kept awake by my room mates arriving back from the bar crawl and the lovely Catholic girl, who was earlier telling me that she knows how to dress to go into a cathedral, was taken by the hand by the … [Read more…]
Day 408 31st August 21 miles (Zagreb ) Average speed 8.7 mph Top speed 28 mph A good day off. I cycled into the city centre via a couple of bike shops, but I still can’t find a small tin of degreaser. I went into the centre and looked at the cathedral and an … [Read more…]
Day 407 30th August 76 miles (Letenya to Zagreb) Average speed 12.3 mph Top speed 34 mph An amazing fast hot day. I was awake at 5am with dogs barking, church bells ringing and alarms going off, but managed to get back to sleep somehow. I got up at 8.30 and had brekkie of … [Read more…]