Home to Teteven
23. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Early to rise at 3am then a kindly lift to Manchester Airport from Julia. Which was heaving. Luckily checking bikes in was given priority.
Smooth flight to Sofia, met by Steve and Brian. UndamagedLue lisää
Trogging round Teteven
24. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Morning walk to the Devils Tooth. Tricky in parts.
Big lunch - better than last nights meal.
Afternoon cycle to some dramatic waterfalls.
I led a trip to the local historical museum afterwards.Lue lisää
Luxury in Lukovit
25. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A decent ride, mostly on quiet mountain roads, arriving in Lukovit at 3:30pm.
A well earned lunch in Dobrevtsi, mostly delicious vegetarian. Lunches have so far been consistently more interestingLue lisää
Latent rain in Lukovit
26. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
A short uphill ride to Peshteren Dom, locked bikes and descended on foot to the “Eyes of God” cave. Screeching of nesting swifts.
French climbers inside ascending a sheer limestone wall.
WeLue lisää
Vratsa variations
27. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
A challenging day.
Light rain in the morning. Heavy rain from lunchtime onwards.
6km of off-road cycling through puddles axle deep. Punctures, mosquito bites and tumbles by the end.
Lunch inLue lisää
Mixed weather in Montana
28. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
We previously arranged a late start to avoid rain but timing was out and our carefully dried clothes were drenched in 10 mins of setting out.
Early lunch stop worked well - salad, lentil soup andLue lisää
Revitalised in Vidin
29. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Weather slightly better than forecast. One shower and one thunderstorm.
88 km down to the Danube.
Our morning coffee stop allowed tv viewing of flooded villages we had visited two days before - aLue lisää
Chillin' in Vidin
30. kesäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
A day off from compulsory anything. I have a head cold so was happy to mainly rest and try not to infect others. Very hot and dry so got up to date with hand washing which quickly dried in my room.Lue lisää
Белоградчик (Belogradchik) day 1
1. heinäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Best day for cycle touring so far. Warm and dry, mostly decent roads and views over the Danube plain and western Balkans.
Slow start carrying bikes over the railway. Then the road was blocked -Lue lisää
Belogradchik - day 2
2. heinäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Pre-breakfast view from my room.
Itso (our Bulgarian helper) and his son Nikolai who is stopping with us plus Itso’s wife for two days. They provide interpreting services today in addition toLue lisää
Belogradchik - day 3
3. heinäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Morning walk for most but three intrepid seniors set off for Serbia.
Walk up to Kaleto fortress originally built by the Romans in a natural vantage point in the Belogradchik rocks. Very humid.Lue lisää
Stopover in Varshets (Вършец)
4. heinäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
100km today.
Tipping up drinks bottles and getting shade at one of many “chesmi” (springs).
Abandoned / neglected monument complex to Communism.
Section of collapsed road.
Bonus pic ofLue lisää
Vratsa - again
5. heinäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We return to Hotel Hemus for a second time though the town has been transformed in our absence. Gone are the huge puddles and mist obscuring the mountain backdrop. Out has come the sunshine, the viewsLue lisää
Last day Vratsa & Bulgaria
6. heinäkuuta 2018, Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Did not take the planned ride and lunch, preferring to visit museums and shops and generally mooch around.
Regional history museum excellent. So many treasures from Palaeolithic to Present.Lue lisää











































































