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Day 40: Burgas

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 12 - 2010

0 km I had planned to leave Burgas in the morning but a storm was passing by. The guy at my hostel even talked about closed roads and this part of Bulgaria being in “orange alarm” state. Having lived on Faroe Islands I’m used to a bit of wind, but it wasn’t hard to decide  [ Read More ]

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Day 39: Burgas

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 12 - 2010

0 km A much needed rest day including an easy walk around Burgas and some hours spent updating the website. When I came back from my walk I discovered that my rear tire was flat. My first flat tire after 2700 km! I almost can’t believe it considering the amount of glass, rocks and other  [ Read More ]

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Day 38: Varna – Burgas

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 12 - 2010

Distance: 135.48 km Ridetime: 8:26:37 Average: 17.1 km/h Total distance: 2769 km Another hard and hilly day in Bulgaria. At some points I really had to dig deep to find the power after the long day yesterday. Passing the famous Sunny Beach resort. It seems more like a ghost town now where the season has  [ Read More ]

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Day 37: Ruse – Varna

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 10 - 2010

Distance: 168.33 km (record!) Ridetime: 8:56:51 Average: 19.6 km/h Total distance: 2633 km Looking at the map yesterday evening I decided Varna would be the goal for today’s ride. Knowing the distance I was up at 6:30, ready for an early start. What I didn’t really expect was the route to be quite hilly. The  [ Read More ]

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Day 36: Bucharest – Ruse, Bulgaria

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 10 - 2010

Distance: 114.52 km Ridetime: 6:18:26 Average: 18.2 km/h Total distance: 2465 km After 5 great days in Bucharest I felt eager to get back on the road. The first two hours of the day were spent riding around the city – first going to Jørleif’s place to give the keys for the apartment back, and  [ Read More ]

Categories: Bulgaria