Friday 31 October 2014 - Waking up in a 10 bed dorm, with 9 guys. Farting is the wake up call this morning!
Go to supermarket for breakfast. Kinda putting off leaving, eventually go at about 12.30pm ish.
Awful coming out of Belgrade. Just horrendous.
Ride across city. Then have to cross a bridge. Its a four lane road. No hard shoulder. Basically a motorway.
Whilst looking up at this bridge, another cyclist comes up beside me. He doesn't speak much English but says its okay to ride over it and to follow him.
Up we go, him in front on his road bike. It is just like riding on a motorway. Think it was bit safer though the two of us.
He left me just after and said to stay on road until Pancevo. Wasn't too bad after, used the bus lane and only one bus passed me. But was basically still a motorway for 20km.
Stop in an old dissued service station for a break, as the bus lane stopped and had to ride on edge/white line for a while with no hard shoulder.
Concentration levels 1000%.
Finally come off it, back to going through wee villages and farm land.
Just stayed on the road when I saw Eurovelo 6 signs directing toward the usual path on top of the bank.
Stopped at shop in one village. Sometimes it's hard to know if it is a shop, if it's actually open and what exactly it sells. I found the food shop. Joined by a small dog and a puppy while I snacked.
Last few km went up onto the EV main route on the bank. Quite nice
compact mud track which was nice to ride on. Nice and calm and peaceful too after this mornings mayhem.
Cold feet.
Make it to Dunavski Plicak Guest House just as it was getting dark. Right on the bank of the river. Lovely spot. Had my first home cooked meal. It was amazingly good. Soup to start and goulash with homemade spaghetti. Sooo good!!
Day 63 - 31.10.14
Belgrade to Kovin, Serbia
12.30pm to 4.30pm
3h 07min cycling
62km
1612 calories
265 metres asc
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