Thursday 10 July 2008

Day 62: Pandeleimonas, Greece





Stats... 119.33km in 6hrs 14mins bringing us to a total so far of 3,580km! Not the most successful morning as we set the alarm for 5am, snoozed til 6.30am then on the road by 7am. We climbed and climbed uphill to over 1,000m then enjoyed the decent to Resen which we reached after 20km. We passed straight through and continued along the flat for a while until another climb over a pass which we hoped to be our last uphill of the trip! The road then gently rolled down into Bitola where we stopped for lunch and a nap. Our lunch included 2 pints, salad, burger, omlette and spag bol! We had lots of Macedonian money left so we ate like kings however it made subsequent riding uncomfortable! On the road again we rode along the flat for 15km to the border into our 16th country... Greece! We continued for 35km until a 2min break to decide the best route forward as we had no money and no water. We headed for the closest large town Amindeo which was a further 15km downhill where I reached my maximum speed so far of 58.2kmh! We found an ATM and water which we downed! We found a sign for camping on a lake which was in the right direction and only 7km away so we set off into a headwind which was a great way to finish a long day! It turns out the campsite had closed so we technically wild camped for a second night on the deserted site.


1 comment:

Aunty Jill said...

Have just managed to get website back - Hooray! When are you coming home - I miss you sooooo much.
Love Auntie Jill