Distance: 142km Elevation: 717m After the incident with the other German campers, it had taken me a while to find back to sleep. After finishing my morning routine, I said goodbye to my luxury tent and the pretty beach and was on the road by 9:15 am. My mood was a little low. Whenever I … Continue reading Day 25 – Ofryniou to Mandra →

Distance: 129km Elevation: 1.254m After a great sleep, the day started with a wonderful view of the morning sky. I wanted to sit outside with a coffee and write, but Hector the giant shepherd dog, wanted love and attention. A lot of it. Eventually, I had to go inside my little eremittage to finish my … Continue reading Day 24 – Kilkis to Ofryniou →

Distance: 76km Elevation: 768m When I woke up, the sun was shining as if it had never rained before. Shortly after 7am, I went down for my breakfast. I needed to ask for supplements several times before I was no longer hungry. During the rain of last day, my bike computer had died. That did … Continue reading Day 23 – Strumica to Kilkis →

Distance: 94km Elevation: 1.255m I had slept for 10h straight. Must have needed it. When I woke up, the rain was pelting down on the metal roof in front of my window. The breakfast was nice yet special. I was sitting alone on a small table in a very large room, that was completely empty … Continue reading Day 22 – Delcevo to Strumica →

Distance: 96km Elevation: 1.408m On my break day, I had breakfast at a bakery in the pedestrian zone. Bulgarian pastry is very likable. Also, I had made an appointment with the bike shop to bring Rosinante in for a service at 10pm. However, nobody was there when I arrived and I waited for half an … Continue reading Day 21 – Kyustendil to Delcevo →