Day
11: A Fantastic Ride
May 10, 2012; Distance covered
today: 115 Km; Total: 832 Km
What
can I say about the beautiful roads I took today. All day, I was on roads
though forest in a mountainous region. It was tough let me tell you, but it was
absolutely worth it.
I
started at 9:20. I biked for three hours non-stop. Then I took a break for five
minutes or so. My body is getting used to riding long hours now. I kept riding
and riding. Only at 1:30, did I take a lunch break for 10 minutes. I had some
Italian bread with cheese.
If
you have heard about Spanish Siesta, let me tell you about French lunch break.
Everything is closed from 12 to 3:30, even major supermarkets, like our Metro
in Toronto. I stopped at a huge supermarket to buy some bread, but it was
closed. When I asked a guy outside the supermarket, he said, “People have to eat”.
At
about 6 pm, I tried to get my groceries for the night and find a campground. This
time, to get my groceries, I had to ride 3 km out of my direction and double
back. Then I found a campground whose owner was very unfriendly and asked for
16 Euros for the night. I refused and left the campground although it was
really late, 7:30. I was getting ready to go into the bush, but I found another
campground some 5 Km away from the first one. They guy was very friendly and
asked for 14 Euros, I said no, and he offered 10 Euros. I took it and he gave me
a tomato for free. Above all, there is free Wifi, but just in front of the
reception. Now, I am sitting there, spatting mosquitoes, and writing this blog.
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| Tulips |
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| Tulips were everywhere |
Nice pics, I am jealous!
ReplyDeletePeyman