 |
| storage garage, Hotel Yasmin |
Couldn't sleep well last night but got my act together at 6am, showered, packed, and down to the lobby. Rider's meeting at 6:50am outlining details of the 137km that represents our longest day of the Tour. Another lovely buffet breakfast, then a convoy away from the Hotel Yasmin after 8am, Gergo leading the caravan to the southern outskirts of Kosice.
 |
| steel plant, Kosice |
For some reason Gergo wants us to pass through and see the old industrial steel plants that made this place famous in eastern Europe, but all I notice is that the tour adds on 10km to our day's schedule. Initially I'm heading down the road with (Bristol) Peter, but when he passes Dan & Shirley (USA) I decide to match their pace instead.
 |
| sunflowers, Sokofany |
Lovely flat valley with plenty of agricultural usage, high hills on both sides provides great scenery,
 |
| Turnanod Hrad (Castle) |
 |
| Turnanod Hrad (Castle) |
one prominent hill has the Turnanod Hrad (Castle) perched on top. There's lots of traffic on Highway #58 but a nice wide shoulder, then we're turning south towards the border of Slovakia and Hungary.
 |
| cow elk, Tornanadaska |
A cow elk is spooked beside the road, and you're tell that they're rare because of the number of cars that stop to view it. Another 10km down the road is an ATM where we can access quantities of Hungarian 'florins', another country that thinks they can individually do better printing their own currency rather than support the Euro.
 |
| stork, Aggtelek National Park |
There's quite a bit of hill climbing in today's itinerary, including passing by the UNESCO cave regions of Aggtgelek National Park.
Then it's down into the valley areas again, a 'Pepsi stop' at a small bar in Seresyzfalva with Dan & Shirley, and we're enroute to Ozd.
 |
| Camping Suvadas Liget, Arlo, Hungary |
Co-op grocery store at 127km is our restocking/shopping centre before the final few kilometres to Camping Suvadas Liget. This small local campground has a lake for swimming and non-motorised boating, a bar & snack restaurant, and comes stocked with the rowdy group of overage over-consuming older adults - hopefully, they'll be passed out by nightfall.
Set up the tent, shower, laundry, and then I can relax and appreciate my surroundings.
No comments:
Post a Comment