63.2 km - Total so far 4,240.70 km - Route pedalled. Relive Video (with pictures)
Video of the day: Europe Day 81 246 Left to pedal
We are safe and secure in Kirklareli, Turkey.
Since Hélène and I are not feeling well, it was decided that we would forgo the Sultans Trail route and take the most direct route.
Cycling through Erdine was done quickly. The D100 road we were on went from a boulevard to a highway with a huge sign indicating no pedestrians, no horse and buggy and no bicycles allowed. We did about 1.5 km on the forbidden highway before we got to the side road that would get us to the intended route, the D020 road.
The D020 is a four lane highway (90 kph) with a large shoulder to accommodate farm equipment making it less stressful to cycle. What struck us the most is that the landscape and rolling terrain reminded us so very much of cycling Saskatchewan in 2015. The hills were a bit higher and there were quite a few of them so we could not see as far as we could in Saskatchewan, other than that pretty similar.
We stopped for çay (chai tea) with the guys in Häskoy and did lunch in Inece in a place with no guys, two plastic tables and a couple of chairs outside. On the way into town we encountered two barking and growling errand dogs and the same thing on the way out. There were three errand dogs near where we had lunch and they weren’t at all bothered with us.
After lunch, the temperature had climbed from the mid 20’s to the mid 30’s and the wind had picked up quite a bit. It was more of an effort to pedal but that headwind was refreshing on the downhills.
We got to our hotel at a reasonable time, found a store that sold beer and chips and we are now chilling. We still feel like crap but we are done cycling for the day.
Tomorrow we have a short day as we head to Pinarhisar.
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