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//Day 50 /30-04-22 /Menidi-Igoumenitsa

I woke earlier then my alarm clock. But would only be really awake when a MF dog surprised me when I was 30 minutes cycling on a small road. The lady-hotel owner was really motherly when I said I did not take a breakfast (at 8 euro not really market conform) and  gave me a fruit juice and, some cake and 2 boiled eggs. I saddled Black Horse and started cycling passing the 3 lazy hotel watchdogs . I cycled to the beach and had a cake and 2 boiled egg breakfast. 





Not a lot happened today except that the cycling today was great. I did 130K , of which a big part on small unpaved roads and no people to be seen. The first 50K was somewhat flat afterwards I had to cross the mountains to reach the coast. Luckily I passed a small town before so I had a sandwich and bought some cookies as lunch. The unpaved roads, often with steep climbs, where challenging but really great. The views well…



















Plotting a route on a map involves always some unknown factors : roads that only exist on paper, a river blocking the road, a road  not cycleable….Today I was cycling a small road which suddenly disappeared into the rocks,…


Later in the day I was cycling a smaller road which connected with a bigger road.I had to unpack and lift Black Horse  over the barriers to continue my route….




The route continued to be great until my destination a beach village just before Igoumenitsa with an all-year camping. 
I setup my tent which took some more time the expected,  sleeping in hotels does not help to build routine….I put my toe into the the sea….still to cold to swim…maybe tomorrow….

Rain and lower temperatures are forecasted for Albania. Tomorrow the weather at the camping I’m staying will be still sunny and around 25 degrees and it is a May 1st….perfect excuses to have a rest day….maybe even to finally have that swim…….

Lessons learned :
  • A plan is only a plan.
  • A camping is a much better place to stay then a hotel.

Comments

  1. Leentje Vanlee4/30/22, 7:56 PM

    Some unlucky bike paths overthere... now you see them, now there gone! Not much fun!
    Lucky you found a camping to stay on! Enjoy!
    Love the photos of the views on route!

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  2. Liliane vanlee4/30/22, 8:26 PM

    Ziet er toch wel een zware fietstocht uit.
    Hopelijk een goede overnachting op de camping en geniet ervan.
    Veel groetjes

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  3. Lieve meirsman5/1/22, 8:32 AM

    een bewogen fietsdag waar je soms goed moet nadenken hoe het verder moet, héél knap opgelost, hoop dat je een goede nachtrust hebt in de tent en dat je morgen kan genieten van een frisse deuk, weer prachtige foto's.

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