Day four of Cycle Poland 2012 could probably be summed up in one word... unfortunately for everyone involved that word was “wet”. However I will endeavour to provide further words and information for all you avid blog followers out there.
After a hearty hotel breakfast we climbed out of the resort town of Zakopane (our resting place for the previous night) and quickly reached the highest altitude that we will be reaching during this trip - in the beautiful Tatra mountains. The weather unfortunately had decided to follow the “English Summer” style, and consequently persistently rained and drizzled throughout the day. At least the Brits felt at home cycling in these conditions!
After descending from our high point and passing some impressive lakes we spent much of the day following the mighty Danube down river and racking up the mileage whilst trying not to get too downhearted by the rain. As luck wouldn’t have it, today was also our longest daily total cycling distance – with us having covered a gruelling 140km in total by the end of the day.
One of our highlights of the day was taking some refuge in a friendly traditional road-side restaurant. It is amazing what a hot-chocolate and some traditional bigos can do to raise even the dampest of spirits.
Post-lunch found the Cycle Poland team making good progress to our first commitment for the day – a visit to the newly-built residential hospice at Nowy Sacz. Upon arrival the press were out in force to photograph and interview the damp cyclists, and the hospice staff and volunteers provided us with some much needed refreshments and warm food. After which we were able to hand over the equipment that we had been able to purchase to donate to this facility. We all left the Nowy Sacz Hospice being extremely grateful for the friendly welcome and hospitality provided to us, and impressed by what the local community has been able to achieve in establishing the hospice here.
Refreshed and ready for the final push we set off to cover the final miles before arriving somewhat exhausted at our resting place for this evening – the spa town of Krynica, where I am sure we will all be heading out for a well earned beer.
Today has also been something of a rarity in Cycle Poland 2012, in that we spent the entire day in Poland rather than jaunting across the border into one of the neighbouring countries.
I think it is fair to say that today has highlighted the “challenge” aspect of the Cycle Poland 2012 expedition. Thankfully everyone has been able to step-up to this challenge – though I am sure we are all hoping that the weather plays a little fairer over the next few days as we continue to cover some serious mileage and explore the wilds of the south-eastern corner of Poland.
Andrew P Wood, Tuesday 5th June 2012.
After a hearty hotel breakfast we climbed out of the resort town of Zakopane (our resting place for the previous night) and quickly reached the highest altitude that we will be reaching during this trip - in the beautiful Tatra mountains. The weather unfortunately had decided to follow the “English Summer” style, and consequently persistently rained and drizzled throughout the day. At least the Brits felt at home cycling in these conditions!
After descending from our high point and passing some impressive lakes we spent much of the day following the mighty Danube down river and racking up the mileage whilst trying not to get too downhearted by the rain. As luck wouldn’t have it, today was also our longest daily total cycling distance – with us having covered a gruelling 140km in total by the end of the day.
One of our highlights of the day was taking some refuge in a friendly traditional road-side restaurant. It is amazing what a hot-chocolate and some traditional bigos can do to raise even the dampest of spirits.
Post-lunch found the Cycle Poland team making good progress to our first commitment for the day – a visit to the newly-built residential hospice at Nowy Sacz. Upon arrival the press were out in force to photograph and interview the damp cyclists, and the hospice staff and volunteers provided us with some much needed refreshments and warm food. After which we were able to hand over the equipment that we had been able to purchase to donate to this facility. We all left the Nowy Sacz Hospice being extremely grateful for the friendly welcome and hospitality provided to us, and impressed by what the local community has been able to achieve in establishing the hospice here.
Refreshed and ready for the final push we set off to cover the final miles before arriving somewhat exhausted at our resting place for this evening – the spa town of Krynica, where I am sure we will all be heading out for a well earned beer.
Today has also been something of a rarity in Cycle Poland 2012, in that we spent the entire day in Poland rather than jaunting across the border into one of the neighbouring countries.
I think it is fair to say that today has highlighted the “challenge” aspect of the Cycle Poland 2012 expedition. Thankfully everyone has been able to step-up to this challenge – though I am sure we are all hoping that the weather plays a little fairer over the next few days as we continue to cover some serious mileage and explore the wilds of the south-eastern corner of Poland.
Andrew P Wood, Tuesday 5th June 2012.
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