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  • EV6 days 14 & 15 – chalk and cheese

    Day 14-after a night listening to the rain hammering on the roof of the van we wake up to more rain. It is squally, blowy and very wet. I really do not want to cycle anywhere today. The day starts with a well surfaced stretch along the river – into a very wet headwind for Read more

  • EV6 day 13

    In theory, it’s an easy day today, short ride Across the border into Hungary and finishing 79 km in Mohacs. But we don’t want to do that. We have 132 km to do the day after next , so we decide to nibbles some kms off on the short day. They have built some terrific Read more

  • EV 6 day 12

    It is hard to imagine how difficult I found this event in the first few days! I started off insisting that it was a tour not a challenge. How wrong I was. With the inevitable problems with bikes , routes, van, accommodation, there has been no spare time and I have been physically and mentally Read more

  • EV 6 day 10 and 11

    EV 6 day 10 and 11

    A decent sleep, and then back to where we got off the ferry at Stara Palanka. Today, the route takes us alongside what appears to be a canal and we are on a raised bank alongside it. Sounds like a good scheme. Unfortunately there is no path and we have to rough our cycles through Read more

  • Days 7,8,9- into Serbia

    Days 7,8,9- into Serbia

    A rest day in Severin. Should’ve been great for r and r. But it’s a busy time for admin. We had to sort the bikes find our accommodation, catch up on some work at home write this blog, and most importantly, look for a Laundrette it’s badly needed. We discover there are no launderettes in Read more

  • Days 5&6 – the end of week one

    Days 5&6 – the end of week one

    Off from Lisa we go, another flat and pretty uneventful day. Still sunny with a tail wind so I can look around a bit. Two things that are immediately noticeable, one is that there are a lot of EU projects in every village with each town hall proudly flying 2 new flags – one Romanian Read more