Another day of cycling around part of the county of Krakowski, this time I followed the route of the Dlubnia Valley. Slight misnomer in my opinion, only the last few km were in the valley, before that there were quite a few hills – a total of over 600m climbed again. It almost feels like … Read more
Finding accommodation seems to be difficult in the Northern part of county Krakowski, and this is where I want to explore more of the bike routes from that book. So I headed for a hotel with attached stables for horses. Of course the route was hilly again, especially towards the end: the drive up to … Read more
Did a round trip from the hotel today, so could leave three of the four panniers behind, only took repair stuff, rain gear and emergency rations. I was amazed on the one hand what a difference it made, and on the other hand, how I have gotten used to travelling with a fully laden bike. … Read more
The day started nice and easy with cycling along the Weichsel, which I could have taken all the way to Krakow – but then I would have been there far too early. The woman in the tourist information gave me a book (!) with bike tours around Krakau, including the county that I am particularly … Read more
Fairly easy morning cycling along, trying to dodge the rain. Noticed, that there are less dogs in the villages here ‚commenting‘ on my passing through than in the Czech Republic. The bike infrastructure so far has been very good, either quiet country roads with reasonable surfaces or really good (new) bike paths next to major … Read more
I was a bit loath to leave the nice hotel this morning, but I found another nice one – this time in Poland. As I have more than a week to get to Krakow and not that mich more to cycle I am taking things quite easy, trying to avoid the rain as much as … Read more
Another rainy day, this time also with hail showers and thunderstorm, so my shoes are drenched again. Also found out that my new waterproof gloves are not waterproof (or at least hail-proof) – ah well. Started off the day with the worst breakfast so far, and then having to climb up onto a ridge. It … Read more
It rained on and off all day, but hey, that seems to be the weather at the moment. It did mean that my hands got quite cold, this combination of cool water on cool skin does wonders, so I bought myself some long-fingered gloves. The route today was really for relaxing, flat, along a river, … Read more
I actually slept really well in the tent, and it stood the test of rain. I woke up just before sunrise and started packing up as it was not raining that moment. Just as I was finished, it started again. I had breakfast at a petrol station. I do not know of anything else open … Read more
What a day! A bit more adventure than I had bargained for… and more climbing: over 1000m again. Woke up with muscle ache in the legs, which is not really surprising after the last few days. Trying to relax those quads did unfortunately not work in the hotel‘s snazzy bath: it was too short even … Read more