Day 78 - Svilengrad to Edirne (Turkey)

58.8 km - Total so far 4,177.50 km - Route pedalled.      Relive Video (with pictures)

Video of the day: Europe Day 78                         322 Left to pedal

We are safe and secure in Edirne, Turkey.

We had three significant encounters today. 

First one was with a Greek gentleman farmer and his daughter who were busy irrigating their cornfield. They told us that the weather to date has been very sunny with little rain. The individual is in the military and farms 10 acres to grow corn for sheep’s to feed his extended family.

Second encounter was with Ricardo Mendes, a fellow rider on the Sultans Trail. He was a couple of days behind us but being a 100+ kms @ day, he quickly caught up with us. He has travelled extensively by bike and it was nice to exchange our gained experiences. We gave him our travel card but failed to take a picture with him. He got pictures of our bikes. 

Our third encounter was on the outskirts of Edirne. We had rested our bikes across the street from the Waggon Café for a snack, water and a rest in the shade. This young man from the café came to us trying to generate business. Thanks but no thanks we have all we need. Five minutes later he was back with a Turkish chai in each hand. He informed us it was on the house and insisted we sit at a table and enjoy. Enjoyed we did, it was nice to sit with a hot beverage on a very hot day and forget for a while that we still had 8 kms to go. We thanked the owner for their generosity.