20230507 Pančevo to Cezava, Serbia

Riden today 140 km, for total 725 km. On Route at 725 km. I slept in and didn't get started until 10am as I was put drinking and talking with my new friends David and Nenad and didn't get to bed until after midnight. Enjoyed the sunny ride on quiet streets and dike trails (a … Continue reading 20230507 Pančevo to Cezava, Serbia →

20230506 Bačka Palanka to Pančevo, Serbia

Riden today 163 km. Riden total 585. On Route at 579 km. Also rode 8 km in Pančevo with my new Serbian buddies (see below). This will be a short blog as it is past midnight...because today has been the best kind of serendipity. The ride was ok but there were some long climbs and lots … Continue reading 20230506 Bačka Palanka to Pančevo, Serbia →

20230505 Zmajevac (Crotia) to Bačka Palanka (Serbia) on Eurovelo 6

Today I rode 135 km for a total of 422 km. On my planned route I'm at 379 km. The day started well. My host gave me a nice large lunch. The route was pretty nice with long stretches of dike path (a little rough) in the morning. On the dike path the police stopped … Continue reading 20230505 Zmajevac (Crotia) to Bačka Palanka (Serbia) on Eurovelo 6 →

20230505 Stopped by Crotian police!

This morning on Eurovelo 6 in Crotia the police stopped me and asked for my identification. Same spot last night that the police forebade me to camp anywhere except a paid camping ground. They also warned about the wild pigs or boars and bugs (getting stung frequently by a small wasp like bug). So my … Continue reading 20230505 Stopped by Crotian police! →

20230504 Harta (Hungary) to Zmajevac (Crotia)

I woke up at 6am at the Zorandokszallas Pilgerherberge (pilgrim house) and had the left over freeze dried scrambled eggs and two cups of coffee. Wrote Juhasne a nice thank you note in their guest book (google translated to Hungarian). On the EV6 trail I stopped to put on some butt cream and while I … Continue reading 20230504 Harta (Hungary) to Zmajevac (Crotia) →

20230503 Budapest to Harta on Eurovelo 6

Couldn't start until almost 10am as I had to get SIM card. But soon I was enjoying the Eurovelo 6 route. Today it was an enjoyable mixture of bicycle paths (paved, dirt, and some on top of flood control dikes) and small quiet roads. I had a couple of bike problems. I had to stop … Continue reading 20230503 Budapest to Harta on Eurovelo 6 →

20230503: Budapest. Starting Danube River bikepacking trip.

Yesterday Anneli and I finished a fabulous Budapest to Amsterdam river cruise. Anneli flew home and I flew back to Budapest. I retrieved my bike in a box from luggage storage and put all the pieces back together. I needed a phone SIM card because my previously purchased "Orange" card was finished and I couldn't … Continue reading 20230503: Budapest. Starting Danube River bikepacking trip. →

Checking in my bike box at Toronto airport

All my bags are packedI'm ready to goI'm standin' here ... ... at the oversize luggage check-in, but my bike box won't fit in the xray machine as it's the same size as used for regular luggage! Only long thin skiis or golfclub bags would fit into this machine. The security agent apologizes as he … Continue reading Checking in my bike box at Toronto airport →

Join me May 3rd Bikepacking in eastern Europe about 4,000 km?

Please let me know if you are interested in joining me May 3rd to about 31st on an almost 4,000 km bikepacking trip in Europe. My route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41749524 follows the EuroVelo 6 Danube River route east from Budapest, through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania to the Black Sea, south along the Black Sea, and … Continue reading Join me May 3rd Bikepacking in eastern Europe about 4,000 km? →

My 2022 Bikes Without Borders fundraising ONXL bikepacking trip of 3,621 kms

To help the amazing charity https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized people with free refurbished bicycles please consider donating at my fundraising page: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/   Thanks so much to those that have donated I have raised about $2,111 of my $2,500 goal (as of 2022-12-11). My fundraising continues even though I’ve completed my ONXL bikepacking trip (from 2022-09-08 to … Continue reading My 2022 Bikes Without Borders fundraising ONXL bikepacking trip of 3,621 kms →