Day 63 - Jagodina to Krusevac

57.3 km - Total so far 3,483.40 km - Route pedalled.      Relive Video (with pictures)

Video of the day: Europe Day 63                        990 Left to pedal

We are safe and secure in Krusevac, Serbia.

We had a nice stay in Jagodina. Pretty straightforward to get out of town as our accommodations were about 300 meters from the route for the day. 

We started with a nice climb through a very nice village on the outskirts of Jagodina. Most if not all of the homes were well looked after and nothing we saw needed repairs. We got to say the universal “Allo” to a large number of people waiting for the bus. We got lots of “Hellos” back.

We got to ride on a not too busy country road almost to Krusevac. We rode through a lot of villages which kept it interesting. We even stopped in a village to buy lunch. We usually picnic but not today. We had burek and Turkish coffee.

I am sure you heard Hélène talk about fencing around properties. After observations over the last few days, we believe that a new tendency is taking hold in respect to property fences. We now see a lot more

“Chromed Fencing”. Yes, people now use chromed fence components probably for the lower maintenance requirements.

Fencing supplies

Chrome fence

We stopped to get water from a roadside fountain. It was pretty busy so the water had to be good. 

Busy water fountain

Our least pleasant moments occurred when we had to cross a small narrow bridge. We decided to walk our bikes on the sidewalk. It was so so when cars crossed but the whole bridge would shake when trucks went by. I think some trucks might have been a tad overweight. 

Narrow bridge

As you might hear in Hélène’s video, we used an overpass sidewalk that narrowed to half width as you neared the top. To make it even narrower, the large bolts stuck out from near the top. I got snagged by a bolt and it felt like I had torn my pants.

Narrow section with bolts

As we got to Krusevac, we got to ride on a large sidewalk that gave us a nice break from riding in city traffic. We finally made it to a purpose built bike path and headed to a coffee shop to where we enjoyed a warm Nes Kafa and contacted our host for tonight.

Nes Kafa

We have a nice apartment on the 3rd floor of the building. No elevator like yesterday we had to haul everything including the bikes. There are stairs in the apartment that lead to the fourth floor bedroom. 

The next city, Niš, is 80+ kilometres away and the forecast calls for heavy rain tomorrow. We decided back in Canada that we wouldn’t spend an entire day cycling in the rain. We had to do that often when we cycled across Canada and we said never again. 

Our hostess took her listing off on Booking for tomorrow night so that we have a place to stay if tomorrow morning the weather is as expected.

That’s all for today. Happy to see the “Left to pedal” down to 3 digits 

A link on the area we cycled in today.