When leaving Patra I was eager to get to Athens. I have been
setting small goals for myself, after a rough start my first goal was to make
it out of Sweden after that it was to get to the Adriatic Sea. My third goal
was Greece and Athens where I planned to stop for a little while.
So cycling from Patra to Athens I just wanted to get there,
and it felt nice to stop for a while since the longest I had been in one place
was three nights in Tirana. To begin with the ride towards Athens was nice
along the cost and the landscape was flatter than it had been in a while, so I
was able to get some distance on the bike. But when I got closer there was less
and less nature and mostly towns to cycle trough which I don’t like so much.
After a night in a park area by the sea I had about 120 km left to Athens. I didn’t
want to cycle in to the city that day because it would have gotten dark by the
time I got there. So the plan was to stop when I found a nice place not too far
from Athens. But I had problem to find a place to camp and after passing an
area with oil refineries and realizing I was only about 20 km from the city I
set up my tent not far from the road once it had begun to darken. On Sunday morning
there was some kind of market along the road where I had slept so I got a few
strange looks when I came out of the woods with my bike.
It was nice to cycle in in the morning and having all the
time in the world to find my way to the hostel. And I’m glad I didn’t cycle in
when it was getting dark because it was crazy enough on a bike in Athens in
broad daylight. But I eventually found the hostel and took the rest of the day
to just relax and settle in.
Yesterday I went to see Acropolis which is a must if you are
in Athens. It was really nice but I think my expectation was maybe too high and
when they are restoring old ruins the feeling at the sight isn’t as genuine.
But I still enjoyed it and the view of Athens from Acropolis was amazing.
I haven’t decided how long I’m going to stay here, but I
think at least two weeks. I’m in no hurry since I don’t plan to cycle through
central Asia in the winter and having 15-20 degrees here in Greece isn’t too
bad.
Det är spännande att följa din resa. Hur går det med den inre resan? Efter att ha passerat nästan hela Europa måste du ändå fått en försmak för hur stor världen är och vad det kostar (och betalar sig) att cykla genom hela länder. Känns projektet fortfarande lika lockande och genomförbart eller rent av mer nu än tidigare?
SvaraRadera//Daniel Carlsson
Hej Daniel.
SvaraRaderaDen inre resan går bra den med. Som mycket annat så går det upp och ner och det är inte varje dag man har solsken och vinden i ryggen. Men man får påminna sig själv hur lyckligt lottad man är som leva ut sin dröm. Trots några tuffa dagar ibland så har resan varit helt fantastisk. Otroliga upplevelser, massor av intryck och alla fantastiska människor jag mött längst vägen. Jag är väldigt inspirerad att fortsätta den här resan och efter en lugnare period nu väntar den del jag sett fram emot mest av allt. Asien=)