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- Samstag, 23. Juni 2018
- 🌙 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 417 m
BulgarienKlimash42°55’4” N 24°15’52” E
Home to Teteven
23. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ 🌙 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. UndamagedWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 24. Juni 2018 um 18:57
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 411 m
- BulgarienKlimash42°54’59” N 24°15’31” E
Trogging round Teteven
24. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ⛅ 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.Weiterlesen
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- Montag, 25. Juni 2018 um 21:34
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 130 m
- BulgarienLukovit43°12’22” N 24°9’45” E
Luxury in Lukovit
25. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ⛅ 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 interestingWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 26. Juni 2018 um 16:38
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 125 m
- BulgarienLukovit43°12’22” N 24°9’44” E
Latent rain in Lukovit
26. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ☁️ 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.
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- Mittwoch, 27. Juni 2018 um 18:36
- 🌧 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 374 m
- BulgarienVratsa43°12’6” N 23°32’55” E
Vratsa variations
27. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ 🌧 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 inWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 28. Juni 2018
- 🌧 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 155 m
- BulgarienMontana43°24’32” N 23°13’27” E
Mixed weather in Montana
28. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ 🌧 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 andWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 29. Juni 2018 um 23:17
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 44 m
- BulgarienVidin43°59’13” N 22°52’51” E
Revitalised in Vidin
29. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ☁️ 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 - aWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 30. Juni 2018 um 22:27
- 🌙 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 43 m
- BulgarienVidin43°59’14” N 22°52’51” E
Chillin' in Vidin
30. Juni 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ 🌙 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.Weiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 1. Juli 2018
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 528 m
- BulgarienBelogradchik Rocks43°37’30” N 22°41’12” E
Белоградчик (Belogradchik) day 1
1. Juli 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ☀️ 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 -Weiterlesen
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- Montag, 2. Juli 2018 um 18:42
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 527 m
- BulgarienBelogradchik Rocks43°37’30” N 22°41’13” E
Belogradchik - day 2
2. Juli 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ☀️ 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 toWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 3. Juli 2018 um 17:05
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 527 m
- BulgarienBelogradchik Rocks43°37’30” N 22°41’13” E
Belogradchik - day 3
3. Juli 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ⛅ 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.Weiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 4. Juli 2018 um 22:31
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 405 m
- BulgarienVarshets43°11’31” N 23°17’8” E
Stopover in Varshets (Вършец)
4. Juli 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2018 um 19:29
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 374 m
- BulgarienVratsa43°12’6” N 23°32’55” E
Vratsa - again
5. Juli 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ☀️ 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 viewsWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 6. Juli 2018 um 19:39
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 380 m
- BulgarienVratsa43°12’7” N 23°32’54” E
Last day Vratsa & Bulgaria
6. Juli 2018 in Bulgarien ⋅ ☀️ 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.Weiterlesen
