tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79140823707140372862024-03-13T05:14:52.871+00:003idiots.3gears.2875km.From its source in Donaueschingen-Germany the Danube River Flows 2875km/1771 miles through 88 cities and 10 countries before reaching the Danube Delta in Romania. We thought we would bike it. In 32 days. With one gear each....harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-38987208967970039252011-10-26T22:43:00.000+01:002011-10-26T22:43:43.455+01:00It's closing time...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><!--[endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It’s over a month since we arrived late into Heathrow, via two loops of the channel and an unscheduled refuelling stop at Gatwick. We’re closing our Just Giving page, over the moon that you helped us raise over 300% of our original target, thankyou! With gift aid, we are chuffed to have given more than £3000 to Macmillan. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We faintly remember the smell of morning chamois cream (not as potent as day long chamois cream), wet dog smelling tents are a distant memory and none of us have been chased by a physical dog in ages. Riding to work with an actual freewheel provokes a knowing grin! We’re all back into the swing of things, and it seems ages ago since we rolled into Constanta. We had two days of vegetating and wandering around the port before frantically wrapping up the bikes in fruit boxes and cling film. We only just unpacked Flora’s this week!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We’d love to write a proper account of the trip, to do justice to the places we remember fondly and the people that shaped our perceptions of each place, but just havent had the time. There are several places we’d like to revisit; Serbia in particular was a real favourite. We learnt about wars and cultures we were previously ignorant to, made friends, got smashing suntans and dangerously sporty leg definition. We averaged just over 100km a day and had just one puncture! It was very challenging at times, but hugely satisfying.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> If anyone stumbles across this blog and wants to know anything about the ride – please get in touch. Make sure you go back to the first posts to see it unfold, the last post seems to end in a bit of an anti climax – we were knackered, but felt fanatastic...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We hope to plan another idiotic adventure in the future, but for now, it’s back to work, study and dreaming of stuff.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks for reading,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Harvey, Flora and Luke</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">October 2011</span></div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-63023232331046277582011-09-15T09:19:00.000+01:002011-09-15T09:19:14.881+01:00Days Thirty-One & Thirty-Two, We do like to be beside the seaside<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the river splits into its watery delta, we leave its side to bee line for the Black Sea, potentially finishing the last 150km today. We've cycled over 400km in the last 3 days to get within touching distance, but it turned out to be a stage too far, as we have a small mountain range to negotiate before we can see the sea. Still, the first signs for Constanta are encouraging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZzeV7AdMHS8Z1Wc3WiXnQ5eqyUd3xWSO6r_9nroSoh4lrOHZi0bCEYJK9mNq1Is-ZywrGdUe0_2EEfuU4OlchzyWYzwy2E1zODkcipYJwt4xyl0itydoNNQhxppp56gp3hKidjmoDSQ/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZzeV7AdMHS8Z1Wc3WiXnQ5eqyUd3xWSO6r_9nroSoh4lrOHZi0bCEYJK9mNq1Is-ZywrGdUe0_2EEfuU4OlchzyWYzwy2E1zODkcipYJwt4xyl0itydoNNQhxppp56gp3hKidjmoDSQ/s400/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ferry crossing into Bulgaria, our eighth country, though we barely stay in there. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-zZZcYVgdvK4EyS9KSmOF432gDZsg6OHDl4C-X5eZhMPWsmPZeT5hPJZ4PPauvM5PAFoE4AN2bzkcg6_Dj-rEdnwLA58wo6b1HnglHX9Nu0b-GKPXUqdRn4S5TnC0a4ySShO66ZqmiA/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-zZZcYVgdvK4EyS9KSmOF432gDZsg6OHDl4C-X5eZhMPWsmPZeT5hPJZ4PPauvM5PAFoE4AN2bzkcg6_Dj-rEdnwLA58wo6b1HnglHX9Nu0b-GKPXUqdRn4S5TnC0a4ySShO66ZqmiA/s400/2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'ferry' was a floating platform pushed by a nifty barge driver... ominous signs as Flora starts to feel unwell and curls up quietly.</div><br />
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</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-54745714189590322512011-09-13T06:58:00.000+01:002011-09-13T06:58:58.058+01:00Days Twenty-Nine & Thirty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another two days in one as we keep moving as quickly as we can to make the end in time. Just photo's today and we'll add comments later, we've another 150km ahead as we approach the black sea and 2875 km... the map shows 49 hill arrows on today's stretch, ace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-19943417836983187632011-09-11T06:21:00.000+01:002011-09-11T06:21:12.248+01:00Days Twenty-Seven & Twenty-Eight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a look at the map we decide we're going to have to get our heads down if we're going to have any chance of making it to the delta on time. We have a good first full day in Romania making it 120km to Calafat. The guidebook then describes a stretch of 170km with 'no facilities'. We do what any sensible people would do and decide to do it all in one day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After only 30km on Romanian soil, we are chased by packs of hungry looking stray dogs. the advise is to just stop. We opt to pedal as fast as physically possible. eventually arriving at a place offering rooms that is open. Some odd electrical work in the bathroom, and no roof, but it dosn't look like it'll rain!?!?!? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">we get our heads down for the first time in Romania.</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-48641346514146249392011-09-09T21:30:00.000+01:002011-09-09T21:30:51.752+01:00Day Twenty-five, a Serbian paradise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We set off on a gloomy morning, with weary eyes...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Pqw9llGUfwXAQBCbsnB9uaErayhn47N54UzykEeFMqj418zodwN6_lHTKBNEGjv7-FYuC-4G9yqfkHoAuJDoewkEMlsk2jsz_KhyIElTOr-mKrnXaPX27gdbRfecupMHrJMQNV33iU/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Pqw9llGUfwXAQBCbsnB9uaErayhn47N54UzykEeFMqj418zodwN6_lHTKBNEGjv7-FYuC-4G9yqfkHoAuJDoewkEMlsk2jsz_KhyIElTOr-mKrnXaPX27gdbRfecupMHrJMQNV33iU/s400/4.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> an unused and derelict building built into the cliff, possibly an old mine entrance.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It does!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">a warm reception awaited us - with a plateful of fantastic food, (including battered and curried stinging nettles), cold beers and a violin player.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A relaxing evening in 'paradise' just what we needed.</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-15033443757831184502011-09-09T20:59:00.001+01:002011-09-09T21:03:26.852+01:00day twenty-four, film stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a couple of hours waiting for the morning rain to cease we set off for a long day riding through Serbia, we took plenty of photos...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTzeL4QIXBwA1WE56r0xnXSPOSBtzj_PyyXAITuQV-8aLW0mN56ufvzyHug-JFg5h-57PKdbPBvK_m4UZOl1_lErM9hj4geL5_jjHI6C2FtAfLMIBDKfcLbyEKdLqUdaKUYANQRBVPeY/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTzeL4QIXBwA1WE56r0xnXSPOSBtzj_PyyXAITuQV-8aLW0mN56ufvzyHug-JFg5h-57PKdbPBvK_m4UZOl1_lErM9hj4geL5_jjHI6C2FtAfLMIBDKfcLbyEKdLqUdaKUYANQRBVPeY/s400/2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a Serbian chap nipping to the shops.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjir8h63j2i6vOgguPHuwBi8E_EPJIKERM5kQ695kwukxqEoplVVHX8cZuyQp8zCOCl5NlMva0agJKIHg0-SET_O3SnA9WP1TQ4mIlvnG2Lu3KWBcaD9dyL-01Wvv6sH6wHVGiEbONQX9s/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjir8h63j2i6vOgguPHuwBi8E_EPJIKERM5kQ695kwukxqEoplVVHX8cZuyQp8zCOCl5NlMva0agJKIHg0-SET_O3SnA9WP1TQ4mIlvnG2Lu3KWBcaD9dyL-01Wvv6sH6wHVGiEbONQX9s/s400/3.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQy5XrlSFaSchCBBE-VzXdPg5eFXfx8poRByGrGtujoUqw92Os02YWlA_06TTbX1NzNYMML8FFVOmxPL4es5epaTjuvGYC_2CasNYDkvlV-o1GbTrL2aXvhM3zS9zNr_r84WTHTsqqLk/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQy5XrlSFaSchCBBE-VzXdPg5eFXfx8poRByGrGtujoUqw92Os02YWlA_06TTbX1NzNYMML8FFVOmxPL4es5epaTjuvGYC_2CasNYDkvlV-o1GbTrL2aXvhM3zS9zNr_r84WTHTsqqLk/s400/4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Upon our approach to a small village, there was a police man guarding the road. We were told the area was cordoned off for a film, that we could not pass and should take the 15km motorway detour. We didn't fancy that. We promised we'd be no trouble and we were eventually let through. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If anyone sees a Serbian war/ romance film with 3 cyclists blasting past in the background, let us know!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BaxN_Pa4MRZ8WaG1hC8SJTVUSQLCIxyTZSCB_kbLR4-cTYLFRBFqJtcLPVAe8MCq_ew5sW4_edevemZRrrc3BBVM6OWcSe6M9LPm_YWMm_BtKuViaIi_jcW1aAXD4B4zEujvAaDDlKo/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BaxN_Pa4MRZ8WaG1hC8SJTVUSQLCIxyTZSCB_kbLR4-cTYLFRBFqJtcLPVAe8MCq_ew5sW4_edevemZRrrc3BBVM6OWcSe6M9LPm_YWMm_BtKuViaIi_jcW1aAXD4B4zEujvAaDDlKo/s400/5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">see ya later tractor!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UrVlR7_7abMzzQbvORielzZvzdgErIxW2ZRfveznDuHmWo-Cmy5Kf9cgXrbfHCXWSDfzMzUAsl0v2iyDQF04uYqOj9On6w6PJzX4JYccmEFANPJ8blSvB3dyKvNcweQQ5Db1p4PWtOE/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UrVlR7_7abMzzQbvORielzZvzdgErIxW2ZRfveznDuHmWo-Cmy5Kf9cgXrbfHCXWSDfzMzUAsl0v2iyDQF04uYqOj9On6w6PJzX4JYccmEFANPJ8blSvB3dyKvNcweQQ5Db1p4PWtOE/s400/6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">easing it up a hill. really easy.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWaoieGnqN-N1dlSEirqz8XBGprBRNSZCwHslAYXdvcrL4VAn3zHrhWVpxL3C_at-E8Xx9U0tDZK7mK-5jSFp3LhqGU_ZCrPShauRIcqVTLO79TDayK_utllMO2B05I5bGUbyv0VjLlU/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWaoieGnqN-N1dlSEirqz8XBGprBRNSZCwHslAYXdvcrL4VAn3zHrhWVpxL3C_at-E8Xx9U0tDZK7mK-5jSFp3LhqGU_ZCrPShauRIcqVTLO79TDayK_utllMO2B05I5bGUbyv0VjLlU/s400/7.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> towards the end of the day after some long climbs, we passed a mine resembling a scene from the matrix, the evening light meant plenty of photo opportunities...</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUgLXINTJTJdvyu0vrjJpQwVoH0-WdlbgJ2dvoCbnDOharoW6DRt89i5DdeSxNEpUMMVjmMrPbpaHsLyPacZQXtnfSPy4fVGjC7QWZ5Io0fxQz0X0QA0bd7jUC9VUtYf055HnWVl3mSk/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUgLXINTJTJdvyu0vrjJpQwVoH0-WdlbgJ2dvoCbnDOharoW6DRt89i5DdeSxNEpUMMVjmMrPbpaHsLyPacZQXtnfSPy4fVGjC7QWZ5Io0fxQz0X0QA0bd7jUC9VUtYf055HnWVl3mSk/s400/8.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3nGMMb7aBihBjg0rr591w_SsAMPUKKkmDI68lpZ0dPI6iDmnFt-0SL3AVC_zFDnAvB7Ekcn2UIpgpkw-aGuk7YAw4BE3vmrw1J5EbALQ-NTrhcWE59fKybIteHaWQZLSgu_14FzNnLk/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3nGMMb7aBihBjg0rr591w_SsAMPUKKkmDI68lpZ0dPI6iDmnFt-0SL3AVC_zFDnAvB7Ekcn2UIpgpkw-aGuk7YAw4BE3vmrw1J5EbALQ-NTrhcWE59fKybIteHaWQZLSgu_14FzNnLk/s400/9.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2zgozSCbnO1mbxN7gs7bcK6p-LeWXS1OhcSHy-5noOgInzwmN45zKCrfNaKTvpeSk6mczjIo6uEaVlgTjUNqScgbETGvhtA1PaBmKMTrIxwHpN-7BYP62GZ-yIYbD-WhYLuxZcOPT6I/s1600/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2zgozSCbnO1mbxN7gs7bcK6p-LeWXS1OhcSHy-5noOgInzwmN45zKCrfNaKTvpeSk6mczjIo6uEaVlgTjUNqScgbETGvhtA1PaBmKMTrIxwHpN-7BYP62GZ-yIYbD-WhYLuxZcOPT6I/s400/10.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXGc8OKn0BuKswgDAzsL7G8AEKT48HWz05DCtLn7EHcDYVqjnh0e14s6ZSWDgOWC4XMcUwsXBpmAygKif9VdQp2fSFZ_uvH58KnPwFyMSiphC20lxEBh8DSPOKftG7iRv5QPzHr3W_hI/s1600/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXGc8OKn0BuKswgDAzsL7G8AEKT48HWz05DCtLn7EHcDYVqjnh0e14s6ZSWDgOWC4XMcUwsXBpmAygKif9VdQp2fSFZ_uvH58KnPwFyMSiphC20lxEBh8DSPOKftG7iRv5QPzHr3W_hI/s400/12.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One of many castles along the Danube, this one was at a place called Ram.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPDuCcqYLRc7xLNMZ8eAgY2FC4aeyUqJiPUgGYMxW2fBRp3qmwkV8gfwHCe0K6XvBGfNG7NYo4anl7Or8qPl6BI_o5DgEaoKEtYw1hskZYPPmjcRmhoMm6WFAxMwG6Fvpt6VMdvX0m2U/s1600/13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPDuCcqYLRc7xLNMZ8eAgY2FC4aeyUqJiPUgGYMxW2fBRp3qmwkV8gfwHCe0K6XvBGfNG7NYo4anl7Or8qPl6BI_o5DgEaoKEtYw1hskZYPPmjcRmhoMm6WFAxMwG6Fvpt6VMdvX0m2U/s400/13.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> still climbing...!</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMqe0oQjcoUMMSuYL564Py4DVuW2yCPqTaXQpGfhA7zO0LrmwfElvOmtSniQk5IkJSD7M-0FR9MLz8yMqpzTtrzv7HmofygMxmBahhBmLey_bz8p3qoxCzuXBWt2uu1C1RVyCxQEOdsM/s1600/14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMqe0oQjcoUMMSuYL564Py4DVuW2yCPqTaXQpGfhA7zO0LrmwfElvOmtSniQk5IkJSD7M-0FR9MLz8yMqpzTtrzv7HmofygMxmBahhBmLey_bz8p3qoxCzuXBWt2uu1C1RVyCxQEOdsM/s400/14.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Big landmark as we ride into the sunset.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxN5vStWIFYa_T9n6_hTHffRHttDBK5btR79XciFId28unEidm91jAIPUclRWvgf8d3FTRlnmiXNE9U_vyKdIhU-yuqr72k216NS5tsi13ou0JqXVO8gMcSchgNr2zN_eJ99PtBVunNk/s1600/15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxN5vStWIFYa_T9n6_hTHffRHttDBK5btR79XciFId28unEidm91jAIPUclRWvgf8d3FTRlnmiXNE9U_vyKdIhU-yuqr72k216NS5tsi13ou0JqXVO8gMcSchgNr2zN_eJ99PtBVunNk/s400/15.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We eventually found a cheap and decent Hotel to rest our heads.</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-80979994479948287012011-09-06T10:11:00.001+01:002011-09-06T10:12:26.920+01:00Day Twenty-Three, Belgrade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7IlHbLEu-lrfe9wXU5F0k4bmmmURS0CiEHW862CcOwJ1qArYn8g_IuMAZdZ7uOhvlh2O-t_hsq2ct5Bsx8YZlEuyW8wVIWUHDDgRCHq2AMBCNaS_v_nNwy0eSuZRPZGKTPjeNXuxrmw/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7IlHbLEu-lrfe9wXU5F0k4bmmmURS0CiEHW862CcOwJ1qArYn8g_IuMAZdZ7uOhvlh2O-t_hsq2ct5Bsx8YZlEuyW8wVIWUHDDgRCHq2AMBCNaS_v_nNwy0eSuZRPZGKTPjeNXuxrmw/s400/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The old bridge into the city of Novi Sad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC589_s0YoQFsSXWe-AlzPRbbJxWWvZpmvCxLBLHQ4onGsb0haLno0uZ_0Crck8KSrLS9JdK-ZxONE1vO4qgu2Ovj6mhW8TxYer37MVvzvnJ9UMphPvh3Ebbrt-IPLyR5G1xoPhSusCs/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC589_s0YoQFsSXWe-AlzPRbbJxWWvZpmvCxLBLHQ4onGsb0haLno0uZ_0Crck8KSrLS9JdK-ZxONE1vO4qgu2Ovj6mhW8TxYer37MVvzvnJ9UMphPvh3Ebbrt-IPLyR5G1xoPhSusCs/s400/2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Horrible 4 km climb out of the city, we were rewarded with free apples from 'George Washington' at the top, proudly selling his home grown produce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NKlk99cICQFEsa9agOIOhS2RJKqHU3PWBXATzKeShqgt2uUiC93utpd06a4ANbtr_oMHpQ_IYMjxpKSTiUhjQzhjwszDmhZGQQoVAPa1jReA6qqHHpVXFomlJXsuBpIp6hOdgS4xZDo/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NKlk99cICQFEsa9agOIOhS2RJKqHU3PWBXATzKeShqgt2uUiC93utpd06a4ANbtr_oMHpQ_IYMjxpKSTiUhjQzhjwszDmhZGQQoVAPa1jReA6qqHHpVXFomlJXsuBpIp6hOdgS4xZDo/s400/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lumpy route and Belgrade comes into view....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jy3RJCjgW6yJimWGU-nRf5OSChBiHdmvtAh9OBG2TkhokmKPeiJV7laFW5BPzL6Wu-qlNjVO706Dsud2DknoFnSg5FhMPYVa406OQ-TPdreh_hHCe3VBSa4ba_PZhV7LMMTE0tZnfC4/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jy3RJCjgW6yJimWGU-nRf5OSChBiHdmvtAh9OBG2TkhokmKPeiJV7laFW5BPzL6Wu-qlNjVO706Dsud2DknoFnSg5FhMPYVa406OQ-TPdreh_hHCe3VBSa4ba_PZhV7LMMTE0tZnfC4/s400/4.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nice smooth roads...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0brW1_HrQa13nauTGAbwuhrTRbSJaRSZQT1KdQRRwobwOJU7s1_RVnRCUbNsibr8kTqCT7Y9S8KttnQvL3xp8gki3iDmcbRYYgmooWOPwy-Pnoj-WJs4bIeKMfAA8-8jPbiANKH91y4/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0brW1_HrQa13nauTGAbwuhrTRbSJaRSZQT1KdQRRwobwOJU7s1_RVnRCUbNsibr8kTqCT7Y9S8KttnQvL3xp8gki3iDmcbRYYgmooWOPwy-Pnoj-WJs4bIeKMfAA8-8jPbiANKH91y4/s400/5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Entering the capital. Prepare to dodge trams, buses and cars.</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-34020887394668001932011-09-06T09:31:00.001+01:002011-09-06T09:41:21.363+01:00Day Twenty-Two, Novi Sad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last morning of a great little ride through northern Croatia, brilliant people. Hills are promised through Serbia and we don't know what to expect in general. Legs and body back to aching 24/7 since Budapest rest, hands and wrists feel broken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrXAJM5ZRzZzCiykg6r2Kp7GEnh6gtTOsKszw2hV9XBs-6DZFXEWDF2CZXFfKWGGrtpLumbu8aJZKkMsuM7IcZn8Qp-CvVKCIn8UGP9zqsRbIu_mXh6wlkzUPDbKQCh1jIEfHOUci6WU/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrXAJM5ZRzZzCiykg6r2Kp7GEnh6gtTOsKszw2hV9XBs-6DZFXEWDF2CZXFfKWGGrtpLumbu8aJZKkMsuM7IcZn8Qp-CvVKCIn8UGP9zqsRbIu_mXh6wlkzUPDbKQCh1jIEfHOUci6WU/s400/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bikes are feeling the rough roads since Germany and Austria too. Que running cable tie repairs... As promised climbs make the approach to Serbia a slow one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUT-EjPfHZye0cd5S-1YCXNmve2xH97FdFZDPZl6fasEBF8q-pZrAKZ2tq7OWVYcp9ImrHsxriDGe3D8JVxggBdYzTKa36qpEqOL23hJbQbJBwlsWsePhhAWNIK2ekT6O-Cz69Hs9yEI/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUT-EjPfHZye0cd5S-1YCXNmve2xH97FdFZDPZl6fasEBF8q-pZrAKZ2tq7OWVYcp9ImrHsxriDGe3D8JVxggBdYzTKa36qpEqOL23hJbQbJBwlsWsePhhAWNIK2ekT6O-Cz69Hs9yEI/s400/2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMpZKccSLqS2CY0BwGL7Ir5-EiP4VaoBagt9WM1S_OWy13PUyDcoR3wRUC4jQGFwXiSezlZyZX_nVUEFoQjkXKtGiewiHHpyoMmUHN3kdfkICUdc_uBn1VSt8W9kolIYmJSQMR7JbkJk/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMpZKccSLqS2CY0BwGL7Ir5-EiP4VaoBagt9WM1S_OWy13PUyDcoR3wRUC4jQGFwXiSezlZyZX_nVUEFoQjkXKtGiewiHHpyoMmUHN3kdfkICUdc_uBn1VSt8W9kolIYmJSQMR7JbkJk/s400/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC00U-8U0pBq9kmUnwtxtpKRBcbDsPwxX3pnH4ppJ3ReEnu3TDtfxiMraDUkXj00RpgGiAmKJJvRst3zwdDI0AlqQ39zNXdyVDEMnaCMm1KZiktC0vAxru9X7rjU0c81kqAIUyB4qeJuw/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC00U-8U0pBq9kmUnwtxtpKRBcbDsPwxX3pnH4ppJ3ReEnu3TDtfxiMraDUkXj00RpgGiAmKJJvRst3zwdDI0AlqQ39zNXdyVDEMnaCMm1KZiktC0vAxru9X7rjU0c81kqAIUyB4qeJuw/s400/4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Passports stamped, the serious but friendly border patrol man laughs and kindly re-adjusts our niave target of reaching Belgrade that day to a more reasonable one of getting to Novi Sad, the country's second city. 'But we did 140km yesterday', we say defiantly... stone faced he looks up, '...it was flat'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0abueif289NSn-nX70S0sOyThTlbsF3e4PjfRcoqqBUOcXvJQZztCPxZI27eWy4wtjGHrBxqgJhKtapYhRJt-cNm1dTxUe7wI0Cy7W9SWqA_AQeBL_XplD5Nww5DYBhRtkYtnG4gt-To/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0abueif289NSn-nX70S0sOyThTlbsF3e4PjfRcoqqBUOcXvJQZztCPxZI27eWy4wtjGHrBxqgJhKtapYhRJt-cNm1dTxUe7wI0Cy7W9SWqA_AQeBL_XplD5Nww5DYBhRtkYtnG4gt-To/s400/5.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikC-FocxXhabY63Sf5i7REqe8OeZn0AnIbHv1hfnkDdSjc9pAXmkMpF8quEM5YmtptZkRYA0c3KVPf4RacoJQHmmg3sr8TiNB7UgBg-Ox9VxNGZH1irC2fbTZ09RD3sXdwbUMAgnh79mA/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikC-FocxXhabY63Sf5i7REqe8OeZn0AnIbHv1hfnkDdSjc9pAXmkMpF8quEM5YmtptZkRYA0c3KVPf4RacoJQHmmg3sr8TiNB7UgBg-Ox9VxNGZH1irC2fbTZ09RD3sXdwbUMAgnh79mA/s400/6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Inappropriately high up for a fixed gear tour with heavy panniers. Sorry legs... Pharmacy sign say 40 degrees C.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the approach to the city we can see below us we are passed by this chap on his road bike. Competitiveness led to chasing back onto his wheel and waiting to see how he responded. It turns out he's a bit of pro mountain biker on a training ride that he's at the end of, and would love to give us a guided two wheel tour of Novi Sad, his home town. Great city, great food, staying here tonight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi6APKFBdOr8zLWJxas4_ND3hxsmORqjjv72KGeyoT-EkE1MIDcSFmMGoLuF2Rp0H67LPktfMlXirBcQrdT3YGaMxivygML1CKLTS3hzEltiaLnXN4qT995nl470SVN4yvKn-iZqKNt8/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi6APKFBdOr8zLWJxas4_ND3hxsmORqjjv72KGeyoT-EkE1MIDcSFmMGoLuF2Rp0H67LPktfMlXirBcQrdT3YGaMxivygML1CKLTS3hzEltiaLnXN4qT995nl470SVN4yvKn-iZqKNt8/s400/7.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our guide, who's name meant 'Surprise' filled us in on a lot of Serbian and Yugoslavian history and culture, and helped us plan our route for the next few days as we head through the Danube gorge. He's into the outdoors and Serbia sounded pretty undiscovered for skiing, hiking, rafting and cycling... Novi Sad's huge castle, most of it underground is home to the Exit festival, and remnants of the cities destroyed bridges are seen protruding from the river. Relics of a scarily recent conflict, NATO bombed all of the bridges in the city when Surprise was at school in 1999.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEefiaavXFncFXxF569MiZO4PrM48KNszry8-VjBbHHZUwReF6rQO55nId73SxsXKqj1joWBfqXi_1i_yI_utnovMZyZv34RALh1paDoQRN8YWTDhoLsYe2wa0a7WDnqRMGdb6gCsXHdM/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEefiaavXFncFXxF569MiZO4PrM48KNszry8-VjBbHHZUwReF6rQO55nId73SxsXKqj1joWBfqXi_1i_yI_utnovMZyZv34RALh1paDoQRN8YWTDhoLsYe2wa0a7WDnqRMGdb6gCsXHdM/s400/8.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bishops house... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiMwbR_0dUyMeFy43JpA_fd00EhyphenhyphenJjTjp4zQNUzAAhsAptzCeLuOjn948YA4MHFAj6YSKkN-WRrm2xqS5TXKN2p7an7qA7681v0MtIMqcM-rPtrU8gbSVczFv4pBjpqV-1dYQFWtDMvw/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiMwbR_0dUyMeFy43JpA_fd00EhyphenhyphenJjTjp4zQNUzAAhsAptzCeLuOjn948YA4MHFAj6YSKkN-WRrm2xqS5TXKN2p7an7qA7681v0MtIMqcM-rPtrU8gbSVczFv4pBjpqV-1dYQFWtDMvw/s400/9.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br />
</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-26452025744275614272011-09-04T23:20:00.001+01:002011-09-04T23:20:57.917+01:00Happy Birthday Grace!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgjc_smi2LIOoCsTRvbxRS3SrQQ0qyAEWqE6yuID4b4QIwy12ZMa87AFsoEGsnsIa0mqwqzyk7N7kgoT7abQPAEO2cuVTnP6rFEbgnNcBsJQJK4C2Z7bm9rzGHygOxf6etYJEA8ka8u8/s1600/IMG_0458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgjc_smi2LIOoCsTRvbxRS3SrQQ0qyAEWqE6yuID4b4QIwy12ZMa87AFsoEGsnsIa0mqwqzyk7N7kgoT7abQPAEO2cuVTnP6rFEbgnNcBsJQJK4C2Z7bm9rzGHygOxf6etYJEA8ka8u8/s320/IMG_0458.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-45930121144172234452011-09-04T23:20:00.000+01:002011-09-04T23:20:38.836+01:00day twenty-one, 23<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After another cramped and sweaty nights sleep, Harvey awakes to find Luke has left him a present to mark the 23rd birthday - a used wet wipe. lovely. Now to get on with the day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1c_vqEfvYSlEokPJ7mvfrlSDuL_2IAZLbNIUTmbxgtz7rZwEIwmgJBymB6cVscaHrcXxrJZA7MfV9uWNcSEPMwxWwcCfItDJgwFtdU_lPxpNAsKQjs7aIK7t2PXPjyBqLuvemrFZ8Fg/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1c_vqEfvYSlEokPJ7mvfrlSDuL_2IAZLbNIUTmbxgtz7rZwEIwmgJBymB6cVscaHrcXxrJZA7MfV9uWNcSEPMwxWwcCfItDJgwFtdU_lPxpNAsKQjs7aIK7t2PXPjyBqLuvemrFZ8Fg/s400/1.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-48623777577695610622011-09-04T22:29:00.001+01:002011-09-04T23:13:58.032+01:00Day Twenty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emerging from the tent, legs aching from yesterdays efforts, we had survived the storm, but weren't sure if the previously night had been a bit of a dream. It wasn't...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e7Hl2v4mUAvq83Sh1Eq9Ifsd0WnFLfvGjMTCRE_mm9XjFUvpUeFqotJb0uyXdcNL0hxQjub0aktSzmUOKKSjpfGH1V4Kybg90NksmVDiKmYJV87MY9PuOJ10_GNi2TZ-Vvn7sBSNX50/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e7Hl2v4mUAvq83Sh1Eq9Ifsd0WnFLfvGjMTCRE_mm9XjFUvpUeFqotJb0uyXdcNL0hxQjub0aktSzmUOKKSjpfGH1V4Kybg90NksmVDiKmYJV87MY9PuOJ10_GNi2TZ-Vvn7sBSNX50/s400/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIntPp4zjHL_Ig5B3AAVV1iFucvpPMKk4S-VCS8d1IdZOpOJJyjSfiSuAVQQjMm-uHuvmwJAvvHQpX9QMC76FIQc9VBrJ69sS_epj1FaDPV3yznVgz6TQ8bg6fN4FNs1rqpGyKaIYx5M/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIntPp4zjHL_Ig5B3AAVV1iFucvpPMKk4S-VCS8d1IdZOpOJJyjSfiSuAVQQjMm-uHuvmwJAvvHQpX9QMC76FIQc9VBrJ69sS_epj1FaDPV3yznVgz6TQ8bg6fN4FNs1rqpGyKaIYx5M/s400/2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maps and coffee, family already off the work and school. Robert, a swimming teacher, had the day off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuugu7jKiuRfQiOg75wAwhonop_7TiJODbwK9okBCwoMkV4kLZcYzs_XNXuXUFUT6l-ErBvAftZMvo6JePI15Jll0w6-734FB7Qi7VtBpa5Z5MnteJu6nRSUcD8b2C2xTJGx5SNmudTs/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuugu7jKiuRfQiOg75wAwhonop_7TiJODbwK9okBCwoMkV4kLZcYzs_XNXuXUFUT6l-ErBvAftZMvo6JePI15Jll0w6-734FB7Qi7VtBpa5Z5MnteJu6nRSUcD8b2C2xTJGx5SNmudTs/s400/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kittens, Flora is content.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrTVOmgv9b5sWlNtZB8RqaxY8FWFePrOcgmLVG_RGqF8j5V4QfaJ37bhjd8sCEIFbhULnYHiJ1FQVKepaSKgUrfrSJi6V1nr5gTuFNmcd7dCeKv8_2HT1O-TPC5Z6JP6xMYOzCe7RnaU/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrTVOmgv9b5sWlNtZB8RqaxY8FWFePrOcgmLVG_RGqF8j5V4QfaJ37bhjd8sCEIFbhULnYHiJ1FQVKepaSKgUrfrSJi6V1nr5gTuFNmcd7dCeKv8_2HT1O-TPC5Z6JP6xMYOzCe7RnaU/s400/4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very characterful dogs that love chasing apples.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkRb3c4HDL3K7OXl1HFu7P-ZRrlmvO6JR3VaZwZoTQvAtLi1Dk6ELiiRPnqMibV3pyqhsaaiRu4cmwOKqw6DMD5LIqONk3ZhxiL14NWMCFMtl-bUxAeeD_oMpXeYZJha7u1GenjTpEDQ/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkRb3c4HDL3K7OXl1HFu7P-ZRrlmvO6JR3VaZwZoTQvAtLi1Dk6ELiiRPnqMibV3pyqhsaaiRu4cmwOKqw6DMD5LIqONk3ZhxiL14NWMCFMtl-bUxAeeD_oMpXeYZJha7u1GenjTpEDQ/s400/5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAnvDLMUwR4GGwU-3NsycmNhddEK5f4ntJV_DC4dtbe30vcDOXntFVAVcPfjx6eTxDRo9FFliyAHLs2zCciKbA22OFlRipl-Q9plnwOoo4poGO_MkyElILoAiqZSLgM84U9DB3NNxsU0/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAnvDLMUwR4GGwU-3NsycmNhddEK5f4ntJV_DC4dtbe30vcDOXntFVAVcPfjx6eTxDRo9FFliyAHLs2zCciKbA22OFlRipl-Q9plnwOoo4poGO_MkyElILoAiqZSLgM84U9DB3NNxsU0/s400/6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast, homemade jams now tucked in Harveys barbag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1XbJYVbpCPIaUcjOF0yYKKcvGGilqyaB_CzmjPsaDrftPel6-3M94PqHKtqNMdkCdtj9-Eo3suK076TzSTocQUOd-vjmrAQ6CUQG5xT2vn9zzCzW6FAAtS5rZQVHocE1vLXMAgewuGs/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1XbJYVbpCPIaUcjOF0yYKKcvGGilqyaB_CzmjPsaDrftPel6-3M94PqHKtqNMdkCdtj9-Eo3suK076TzSTocQUOd-vjmrAQ6CUQG5xT2vn9zzCzW6FAAtS5rZQVHocE1vLXMAgewuGs/s400/7.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kittens make good towels after a warm outdoor shower...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjE_BtUVsX30vH3oHbQsUAjELU8-VSsmLzsH6KC0ONITeiTXeo0uwpRYJSRaw5sJP4OkhGFFTjdDbVfsINYg0UetC6C4OJ68p9ULORlUSiJFs7jZYPQcFJJkfIdh4Dkw6CJ_2nMYUZok/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjE_BtUVsX30vH3oHbQsUAjELU8-VSsmLzsH6KC0ONITeiTXeo0uwpRYJSRaw5sJP4OkhGFFTjdDbVfsINYg0UetC6C4OJ68p9ULORlUSiJFs7jZYPQcFJJkfIdh4Dkw6CJ_2nMYUZok/s400/8.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reluctant to leave, we dragged ourselves onto the dykes by the river again and headed quickly to Mohacs, and the Croatian border beyond. The first vehicle we met was a van with three burly men across the front. We got a full flashing lights and horn blast welcome, Croatia seems very friendly...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuN3JCDsNW_np-MtwSAY9pBzFPWCZ2R1mNo3jdGQdYcHBWQVqf-1Lw95XMXVWU-avkLj7xbHt10Ou2d4cXnZjVxbjXBAilpj34DrHL74fQGXsjsSrs1WAG5it58z1ToYMD8p2YWC2N9A/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuN3JCDsNW_np-MtwSAY9pBzFPWCZ2R1mNo3jdGQdYcHBWQVqf-1Lw95XMXVWU-avkLj7xbHt10Ou2d4cXnZjVxbjXBAilpj34DrHL74fQGXsjsSrs1WAG5it58z1ToYMD8p2YWC2N9A/s400/9.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The days riding was shorter, and as we looked for a new campsite, we were beckoned over to a garden with the offer of apples, which turned into an offer of a campsite at the back of an orchard. A very friendly family, kids still on holidays helped us put up the tents and dodge the man eating hornets...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVfL3iXHAINkv9ySOZMaUk8AbElopim8qbWwz-0TE-nVk6ECL2pvN5F0lPYuN3PBhqHH8m0UmDguXvtWivFXAkyfTTr7zYZ5XoFRgWOrD9_N4cDktLcs5oeqq_74gi-QJ7Hlj2qGwzIE/s1600/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVfL3iXHAINkv9ySOZMaUk8AbElopim8qbWwz-0TE-nVk6ECL2pvN5F0lPYuN3PBhqHH8m0UmDguXvtWivFXAkyfTTr7zYZ5XoFRgWOrD9_N4cDktLcs5oeqq_74gi-QJ7Hlj2qGwzIE/s400/10.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aM_PZbXE4o526hpMbkp_sx9cdEZVf82luIjsafAgo3wu7tKlm-o_BfLe0Hu08B5JmBM2b_WeXYe2BI2KoJDdKM8pxlKurLhbPqundqQEtIMwSvSaNtgfwWmw1NQbovKXA0qQED2_lNk/s1600/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aM_PZbXE4o526hpMbkp_sx9cdEZVf82luIjsafAgo3wu7tKlm-o_BfLe0Hu08B5JmBM2b_WeXYe2BI2KoJDdKM8pxlKurLhbPqundqQEtIMwSvSaNtgfwWmw1NQbovKXA0qQED2_lNk/s400/11.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coffee time. Pancakes with chocolate spread, a treat.</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-41173676169459688062011-09-04T21:36:00.002+01:002011-09-04T23:15:18.397+01:00Day Nineteen - Paradise and Paprika<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After binning last nights doggy bag in favour of natural yoghurt and fruit we headed off into Paprika country, very rural, friendly people. The ‘fields are on fire’ when the peppers are ready to be picked in autumn. Plenty to see with a lunch break running over schedule thanks to some enthusiastic kids and an even more enthusiastic dog that followed us for quite some time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g79LzJ8JPtgUfijH_3ZeM5y2887PlOFvLRA-sUsihibHz19rD0W1uzg8aYoyM-VvVvJQ_GyW2PQfxpMrV62xVR2-mGHfY8jZegH6r2nhsomOp6vhTQxxBCUF_O-4rVaudhDYCA-ljuI/s1600/IMG_0286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g79LzJ8JPtgUfijH_3ZeM5y2887PlOFvLRA-sUsihibHz19rD0W1uzg8aYoyM-VvVvJQ_GyW2PQfxpMrV62xVR2-mGHfY8jZegH6r2nhsomOp6vhTQxxBCUF_O-4rVaudhDYCA-ljuI/s400/IMG_0286.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8jvJ8cwdCUcxNni12pQaqfDDbm0q6wZwI0ochsxXJRcVHtVpzIPQQSGokNW_c2xJZTOxeuJmLYxKMRGToXymz7wSmyIfb-62kDg2gNaI0_19XtmQiQIlqwaSr0smt64np-wOxC3PrOI/s1600/IMG_0289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t6OGRvOYHZnNma6BAdRx_Q8Tt9SjeBkCPHGuEFPyvnFXM5FkRl50lNF5XTQSR6KYkIh8Ye_VOs4QnwyrE7XytEZA2tqIJJPcYXt4rSMMWKAYeRGc-VdcaWJD1ZYq-iBiepkEA__EjK8/s400/P1050601.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Upon arriving at our destination in Dunafalva in the dark after another +100km day we made several laps of the tiny village before being stopped by a man explaining how his garden was a much better than the village campsite. A dark beer and complimentary Unicum later we set off tipsily into the night led by Robert on his old Raleigh racer later. We were soon introduced to the whole family, enthusiastically shown around a fantastically wild garden resembling paradise in comparison the mosquito farm advertised as a camping area, and served up hot goulash.<br />
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A storm was brewing and we were ushered into a tents already set up somewhere in the garden... how will this place look in the morning?!</div></div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-24623740322881445022011-09-04T20:04:00.001+01:002011-09-04T23:16:03.219+01:00Day Eighteen - Back to ‘reality’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A morning spent sorting the bikes out, waving Nati off and mounting the saddles once again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very difficult getting moving, we are rested but the legs seem reluctant! A cauldron of goulash for lunch fuels a good afternoon ride and we arrive at a very quiet, but well advertised camping area in Dunafoldvar. Unable to slip back into the dehydrated soup routine after the glamour of Budapest we decide on pizzas in the town. Luke has to wait a few moments longer before receiving his ’family pizza’. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(notice the lack of deviant victory over the family size pizza, the shame apparently unbearable)</div><br />
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</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-25153021597169758482011-09-04T16:08:00.003+01:002011-09-11T07:49:10.808+01:00Days Fifteen, Sixteen and Seventeen, Budapest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wandering a city we like, avoiding anything strenuous, Hungarian baths, great hotel close to the interesting bits, excellent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The cheese made a few of the bland evening meals on the way out of Budapest a whole lot more exciting, thank you Margherita!<br />
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</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-77047877918192270892011-09-04T15:32:00.000+01:002011-09-04T15:32:58.700+01:00day fourteen - the golden kebab<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we leave the apartment, and head towards Budapest. For Harvey the lure of Miss Rossetti, for Flora and Luke the lure of getting rid of Harvey for a night or two.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Half way there we have to make the decision - the short cut via a long ugly main road full of traffic, or the long way via 'the golden bend'. We decide on the latter with the promise of a section of beautiful Danube and history...<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One sweaty kebab and a less than average view and we regretted the choice.<br />
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smart view of the golden bend, viewed with a stomach full of golden kebab.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNuV2rakzTKl6l4i6JEUrao3B7Qvv6kfNbcazG7pGCz3Pkjyqmzxy-3Hu8OKKP9S3gjhm24CMVj-BBrT7yv_cIS0A0W0pi7RrTc9gfejPYQq6VP1hDE4VAMQjD3Zv9Pe3PnFmrzIORBY/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNuV2rakzTKl6l4i6JEUrao3B7Qvv6kfNbcazG7pGCz3Pkjyqmzxy-3Hu8OKKP9S3gjhm24CMVj-BBrT7yv_cIS0A0W0pi7RrTc9gfejPYQq6VP1hDE4VAMQjD3Zv9Pe3PnFmrzIORBY/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWRE8igdZ5rM9N24F2swIxGid-gXcXWJNo2fxeH7llonqqVNFNSHqHjCB5NYUMGoYCF6bIByaGh8I-wc2wCzhX_Lh4aQObXMcgK6D03NO3bO_GdNjIDqYQNslWqU3-lFH0jWjEvHcNSA/s1600/IMG_0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWRE8igdZ5rM9N24F2swIxGid-gXcXWJNo2fxeH7llonqqVNFNSHqHjCB5NYUMGoYCF6bIByaGh8I-wc2wCzhX_Lh4aQObXMcgK6D03NO3bO_GdNjIDqYQNslWqU3-lFH0jWjEvHcNSA/s400/IMG_0177.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">cool statues on the way into Budapest. nearly there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Been looking forward to this, not far off halfway. 3 days of recovery on the way!<br />
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</div>2hours later.... we are still leaving Gyor - sweating, angry and taking a google map informed short cut. Harvey came a cropper.<br />
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</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-2279181248195058412011-08-30T11:15:00.001+01:002011-08-30T11:22:10.229+01:00Day Twelve, 1000km<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving Vienna was pretty seamless, we all endeavoured to go back again to see it properly. Feeling great after a day off the bike, aiming for the Slovakian border after lunch. This stretch is nearly all in a nature reserve, and the flood plain is an old trade route to Rome. Before Bratislava was the fortified town of Hainburg, one of the most strategic points along the river, once marking the most Eastern outpost of the Roman Empire. As we ride, Flora reads that a rare breach of its gates by Turkish armies pushing up the river to Vienna led to a massacre of all inhabitants, as they fled up the same route we were on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About 30km into the day, we are feeling especially pleased at passing the 1000km mark on the odometer!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Hainsburg, Bratislava, once the Capital of a much larger Hungarian empire looms in the distance...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Approaching the border was quite exciting, but we ended up passing through without being checked at all, no armed guards, no strip searches or having to explain Flora's bag of herbs de Provence in the food bag. Before we know it we were sat under a bridge necking cold and very cheap lemonade, looking at Bratislava's castle on the other side. We checked with the barman, he said we didn't need to worry. Nailed 'hello', 'please' and 'thankyou' in Slovakian only to leave the country 20km later...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Again, no border control, but this welcoming sign let us know we have entered Hungary. Three countries in one day.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rooms are cheap, so we checked into a hotel as the sun went down. Rural Hungary, no signposts, massive potholes, hard looking but generally nice men... trance festival in the forest nearby.</div><br />
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harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-51613619762437056882011-08-28T19:53:00.000+01:002011-08-28T19:53:13.662+01:00Day Eleven, Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh Vienna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the Hostel wasn't the best...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lady behind the desk flatly refused to store the bikes anywhere despite the cavernous back room visible and did not appreciate Harvey's sarcastic 'So, can we just pop the bikes in?' comment after her 10 minute rant on how it was impossible to store the bikes,'yo unterstant??' <br />
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...we really didn't.<br />
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At least we got the room which wasn't on the 5th floor, wasn't really small and didn't have a hole in the wall instead of a window. Oh and thank god our room mate wasn't a a bloke from Ukraine that referred to himself as 'the red army'.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laundry-check. Great not to have musty smelling clothes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bike maintenance-check. The lovely, moustached owner helped us out and refused to accept a penny....we donated to their beer fund instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pharmacy raid-check. Panniers full of knee curing drugs...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A hot, very sweaty day not seeing much of Vienna but lovely not to be on the saddles.</div>harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-18745742062043693312011-08-28T18:32:00.002+01:002011-08-28T18:52:51.131+01:00Day Ten<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last push to Vienna and we were away early from the campsite at Melk. Castles and vineyards line the morning's route, with wine tasting at the side of the road. The Wachau region is made up of very old, gorgeous little villages from which the vineyards grow up the valley sides. Narrow streets and cobbled roads made for slow going and we have a long way to go! Today, we were later informed, was the hottest day of the year, 37 degrees, absolutely ideal cycling weather. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out of the vineyards and close to the river passing kilmometer markers on big pole for ships and barges. Marker 1986 shows we are nearing 1000km for the trip, and made an excellent Happy Birthday Jude photo!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bikes are heavy and a nightmare to handle if you are tired...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dehydrated, Harvey feeling a bit rough until we finally reached a cafe on the side of the trail. Grapejuice with ice, perfect.</div><br />
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As it happened, the way was easy to find, but just went on forever. Signs to Vienna turned out just to be to the outskirts, ace, and it was still 15km into the centre. Anyway, the path went right along the river, city dwellers lined the banks making the most of the heat, plenty more nudists, everyone using the bike paths after work, we were pretty desperate to stop pedalling. Latched onto the back of a lycra clad road cycling pair for a a few km, feeling pretty smug...<br />
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Once we arrived in the centre we then had to find our hotel. After laughing at how far away it was, major faff was spared when a nice Viennese man showed us how to get bikes onto the tube. Museum Quarter, bikes everywhere, dog poo on Harvey's wheel/bag/hand, hostel round the corner, 135km on the hottest day of the year done. Rest day tomorrow...harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-83280946609157899442011-08-24T22:48:00.002+01:002011-08-25T08:36:32.517+01:00Day Nine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ANy1QLzZ81Q0NYBTz0G-giR2pLx2P8hBiN3Z8XpXLlz5w-6I0RNSnlxL2H0WFV8jct1Xxh9AdqShyphenhyphenUBvvQYGqW-tx4aQsaxqeqn0R4NXifZGzwuHhP7LC16dC-c99NX2F4pyuZLZlB0/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ANy1QLzZ81Q0NYBTz0G-giR2pLx2P8hBiN3Z8XpXLlz5w-6I0RNSnlxL2H0WFV8jct1Xxh9AdqShyphenhyphenUBvvQYGqW-tx4aQsaxqeqn0R4NXifZGzwuHhP7LC16dC-c99NX2F4pyuZLZlB0/s400/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First consecutive days at over 100km, yoyoing past people we have seen along the way, a lot of hard work been done to keep the pace up and leave us within a day of Vienna. Too tired to even get the day right day on the blackboard, but definitely bushed. Watersports on the river behind us, jealous. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting very tanned on the right side, always riding East....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Camped a lot since early hostel stops, need some decent sleep. Tried out sleeping with our heads at the other end of the tent this night, to avoid being smeared with the wet inner at dawn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swapping sides confused Luke however, who woke up kissing Harvey's chest...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Sarah! Posted late, but taken on the right day!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outskirts of Linz, heading for campsite, bicycle polo players, very friendly and impressed at the single speed/fixed gear effort. Warned us to watch our backs in Serbia, thanks guys! Campsite did turn out to be by a warm and clear lake, surrounded by substantial nudist population. Evening swim was bliss, good for the muscles, pasta and pesto by the tent.</div><br />
harvey_luke_florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323661510417266741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914082370714037286.post-35718375219150557182011-08-24T21:51:00.002+01:002011-08-25T08:42:26.807+01:00Day Seven, Solar system<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving the leiderhosen, today we wanted to make it to Passau. We're all sore now after consecutive days riding, but you don't tend to take photo's when you're knackered! Just short of Passau we found a riverside restaurant and the owner said we could kip in his back garden. Full of apple, pear and plum trees it - not too bad! The photo's come from the end of the day, the blazing sun finally starting to set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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An installation approaching our riverside stop, the solar system mapped to scale and placed along the path, planets individually turned from metal. Above shows the sun in the background, Earth and Mars in focus...<br />
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Dear Vango, your tent is constantly wet and now smells like wet dog, cheers. Putting up and taking down the tent is the worst part of the day!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This makes the whole thing look like a beer drinking jolly. It's not by any means, but this was a particularly nice evening...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fresh food, pretty sick of cereal bars.... breakfast in Passau tomorrow.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">/Victoria Pendleton in disguise!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Been told the fundraising total is near £2000, thankyou. Without sounding cliche, this week has been tougher than we thought, and knowing that is awesome.</div><br />
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