I was keen to hit the road early today and reach Zagreb for some exploration and most importantly, rest. Aside from my night in Nova Gradiska, my sleep had been quite poor, mostly due to the heat and after a few days it began to affect my concentration on the bike. Sometimes it felt like … Continue reading EU Day 54-55: Riding Kutina (CRO) to Zagreb (CRO) and rest day
Today's ride was nice and speedy, thanks to the wind being in my favour and possibly the jug of coffee I had at breakfast. I slept exceptionally well and while the room entrance looks a bit prison like, the sound proofed door and light blocking roller shutter gave me a perfect night of sleep. For … Continue reading EU Day 54: Riding Nova Gradiska (CRO) to Kutina (CRO)
I started the day nice and early and made sure I steered clear of the freeway. The path through the towns was quite nice and I enjoyed waving and smiling at people as I went past. I saw a few of these churches along the way and the ride was fairly easy, so I didn't … Continue reading EU Day 53: Riding Slavonski Brod (CRO) to Nova Gradiska (CRO)
Today was a bit crummy, I woke up at 1am with a dozen mosquito bites. I'm not sure how they got in the room, but when I turned on the light I couldn't find them. It was still really hot, so after a few hours of tossing, turning and scratching, I woke up early to … Continue reading EU Day 52: Riding Osijek (CRO) to Slavonski Brod (CRO)
Today's ride was scorching hot, the highway had zero shade and it felt like there was a hairdryer blowing in my face the whole time. There wasn't much I could do, except keep pedaling and drinking water. I pulled over to force myself to eat, which was quite unpleasant, but my body probably appreciated it. … Continue reading EU Day 51: Riding Novi Sad (SRB) to Osijek (CRO)
It was the last ride with Leo and we managed to knock it out very quickly. The road was perfectly smooth and there was a mild tailwind to help is along too. After lunch and some ice cream, we parted ways and it didn't seem real. A month had gone by and it was so … Continue reading EU Day 49-50: Riding Belgrade (SRB) to Novi Sad (SRB) and rest day
We took it easy today and caught the train from Vrsac to Pancevo and cycled for only the last 18km. We arrived in Belgrade after lunch and went to explore the city, Leo went on the communist tour and I went on the free walking tour. Both started at Republic Square, near statue of Prince … Continue reading EU Day 47-48: Riding Pancevo (SRB) to Belgrade (SRB) plus rest day
Today's ride was split in half by a nice ferry trip, where we met a group of British cycle tourers, going in the opposite direction to Turkey. It was quite hot and the ferry left at 12.15 so we were keen to cycle quickly to our accommodation. We arranged an airbnb booking and stayed with … Continue reading EU Day 46: Riding Vinci (SRB) to Vrsac (SRB)
It was a lovely day on the Danube River, but the scenery was completely different, there were plenty of sheer cliff faces with a mixture of colours and shapes. Luckily there were tunnels to take us through the mountains rather than over them and the roads were so smooth and quiet. There was one climb … Continue reading EU Day 45: Riding Drobeta-Turnu Severin (ROM) to Vinci (SRB)
Strava's Gran Fondo challenge for August is to cycle 150km in one ride, or you could do it over 24 hours, but I prefer to just knock it out in one go. Leo was happy to pass on this event, so we rode to the first checkpoint at 55km, then split our paths afterwards. It … Continue reading EU Day 43-44: Riding Zajecar (SRB) to Drobeta-Turnu Severin (ROM) plus rest day
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