The Victour

Yesterday, Saturday the 19th, was just so perfectly executed, it’s worth writing about even a day late. We managed to island hop four Croatian islands linking ferry stations and still getting 121 kms on the bike. And when there was no such ferry, we commanded Mario and his ship to haul us in his diesel […]

Jesse might called our bed for the night in Baci (on no map at all I’m sure) a bed and breakfast, but it was more of an apartment shared with an elderly Croatian couple on “honeymoon.” regardless, the mother fixed us plentiful food with drinkable, but eerily fizzy, wine. We’re sure Cro and Slo make […]

After two days of very hard riding, 350k in total, today we woke up late in trieste at my friend susannah’s cozy flat. After a nice breakfast we walked around the city, seeing the cathedral and an andy warhol exhibit, which was fascinating. Then we sat in cafe degli specci in the main square and […]

Trieste, Thursday night – Despite crossing three car accidents, one rock landslide, our (my) first flat tire, one road that unexpectadely turned to gravel, and unrelenting surprises of more and more mountain ranges leaving Slovenia towards the sea, we pulled into Trieste after 178km and, oh, just a bit of climbing. Well those hidden surprises […]

9pm Wednesday the 16th – Lake Bohinj in the formidable Slovenian Alps made an excellent prize at the end of today’s 171km ride, which included an impressive climb to the border from Austria and a gem of a hidden climb and winding, narrow, forest descent to Bled. We forwent lunch in a dark, lost spot […]

11am Wednesday – We hit the road at 4 yesterday and still got some good ground covered: 92km to the top of a tough 25km climb near the Slovenian border. We stayed in a simple auberge near the summit and had a big meal chosen at random from an extensive, German only menu. The wine […]

5:20pm, Tuesday – Landed in Graz and we hit the road. We’re heading south, staying near the Slovenian border tonight. Quick stop at McD. Jesse can somehow eat anything and keep going. Later.

From 2005 tour, originally uploaded by thevictour. Lake Geneva

Something like this??, originally uploaded by thevictour.

Overdue is all packed. I fly to Graz tomorrow where I will await the arrival of Noah. He is leaving me stranded in Graz and delaying the start of our trip for three days. No, seriously, this will be good. We don’t know where we are going or how far it is, but we have […]