SLOVAKIA SIX 6

Liz won the cards last night.🤪 Today’s route was short but plenty of climbing. Started with a road climb , Paul’s legs “ not warmed up “ was the excuse for a lacklustre performance. Then dropped into a gorge / river path. Undulating to say the least. with some techy...

SLOVAKIA SIX 5

The plan was this , which meant a 50 min transfer to Oraivce. Van loaded after a fine breakfast. Peter and Brian at respective wheels. With Paul’s gut microbiome fully recovered he set a blistering pace on the first 30km , I must have had a bad glass of wine last...

SLOVAKIA SIX 4

In which Paul’s bowels make a come back. ( would anyone have mcallisters phone number? ) A gentle figure of 8 loop today with only 500 odd metres climbing. Mostly forest road. Lots of grottos , stations of the cross , and natural springs. Even a wild boar encounter....

SLOVAKIA SIX 3

Beautiful day after yesterday’s washout. Up early. Poor Paul stayed behind with a dodgy tummy. But having gone out for a little spin got lost and ended up doing 100km and 1200m 👀 Started with a visit to Orava castle Then a bite of lunch and off on Peter’s epic route....

Slovakia six 2

Rain rain rain. The rain in Slovakia falls straight down. Late start after a dissection of many forecasts none of the good. The 104 km ride was optimistic. Started off not too bad. Beautiful forest and alpine pastures. Soon started to pour and we aquaplaned our way to...