Happy Sunday! Today marked our 12th day of riding as we close in on Budapest. Tomorrow we reach the end of our journey, some 900 km from where we started. Our faces, arms and legs are tanned and we're both feeling remarkably awesome!
The last couple of days have been long rides with some major heat. Average temps of 26C, with the daytime highs nearing 32C. We're definitely not complaining after week 1!
Hungary is known for its thermal spas and "wellness centres". When in Hungary, do as the Hungarians do ... This photo is taken from the balcony of our hotel room in Kamarom ...
Somewhere along the route, we lost track of our good luck symbols - the friendly rabbit(s) - but we replaced them with our super friendly Swiss friends, Paul & Werner. We meet up with these two in the most odd places along the route. Their trip is a little longer than ours, from one end of EuroVelo6 in Nantes, to the other somewhere past Bucharest, a journey of close to 4000 km.
We didn't know that when you cycle the Danube, most of the time you're not really all that close to the river. Today became the exception and almost all of today's 82 km and tomorro's finishing ride, will be "up close & personal". After awhile, you run out of superlatives to describe the beauty of the ride. We'll simply say - again - awesome!
Riding the ferry across the Danube ...
Lunch time entertainment.
We'll post one more blog entry with some final thoughts and, for you stats junkies, with GPS data. If you are considering visiting this part of Europe, whether by bicycle or car, or train or bus, we'd be happy to share our experiences and thoughts with you.
Thanks for reading! Keep smiling. One more day of riding ...
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