Sunday, April 26, 2009

2 weeks to take off

We are gradually getting there.
How much work is it not to sneek out of your own life for a few months. Organise bills, weed proof the garden, do all jobs that should have been done ages ago, finish up work and last but not least prepare for the trip.
We have 2 weeks now until take-off, hotel in Istanbul is booked (we choose a bit upmarket i.e a room rather than roof top bed).
There is 3022km between Istanbul and Göteborg according to the European Road Atlas.That would be on main roads.
Our plans are pretty flexible but at this stage we think we will go down to Gallipoli first and then head north through Bulgaria, Romania before turning left into Hungary. Once we get to Budapest we hope we can follow designated cycle routes pretty well all the way to Sigrid's family. That is: the Danube cycle way from Budapest to Vienna, The Greenways between Wienna and Prague and the the Elbe cycle route up to Hamburg and then the North Sea Cycle Route to Göteborg. We have no idea how long it will take us but if things get too slow, wet or if injury or disaster happens we can always use trains, boats or buses.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Donny And Sig

    Sounds like you are all set! Won't be too far from Oman! Good luck with it all!
    Gordo

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  2. Hey Gordon
    We are just getting used to this technology. Hope all is going well in Oman.
    I don't think we'll get there. We head off tomorrow for Istanbul and then Gallipoli and then Greece. We are getting excited.
    Great to hear from you.
    Don & Sig

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