Sigrid riding on a dyke towards Baja. They were generally very pleasant to ride on with no traffic.
Don and bike at our warm shower house.
Don and Mickey, the father of the host.
Bence, our warm shower, host showing us around Baje.
Our Warm Shower family (minus Bence who had gone out with friends) A great night!Mohacs to Baja (Frid 12 June; 41km @ 16.8 kph)
Today was always going to be an easy day. In Baja, Sigrid had arranged our first Warm Showers stay. (ie. like couch surfing for touring cyclists) We left Mohacs after a great breakfast. We'd met two English tourers heading in the opposite direction to us so we were able to swap maps and offload loose change from previous countries. It was a very pleasant ride, mostly on dykes which were built beside the Danube to prevent flooding. The ride was flat but picturesque. We arrived at a small town/village which we thought to be Baja but after riding around for half an hour or so we finally found someone (the place looked deserted) to ask directions. We were relieved to be informed that Baja was a much bigger, livelier place 5km further on. We rode on and there it was: Baja was a proper town, complete with cafes, centre, and facilities. We met our host, Bence (21 yr old), in the town square and he took us to his family home. We had a lovely afternoon and evening. We met his family who were most hospitable and made us feel very welcome in their house. They showed us around town, entertained us, fed us and introduced us to local liquers and beverages. We thank them very much, especially Bence, Livia and Lajos who did a great job translating all night.
Today was always going to be an easy day. In Baja, Sigrid had arranged our first Warm Showers stay. (ie. like couch surfing for touring cyclists) We left Mohacs after a great breakfast. We'd met two English tourers heading in the opposite direction to us so we were able to swap maps and offload loose change from previous countries. It was a very pleasant ride, mostly on dykes which were built beside the Danube to prevent flooding. The ride was flat but picturesque. We arrived at a small town/village which we thought to be Baja but after riding around for half an hour or so we finally found someone (the place looked deserted) to ask directions. We were relieved to be informed that Baja was a much bigger, livelier place 5km further on. We rode on and there it was: Baja was a proper town, complete with cafes, centre, and facilities. We met our host, Bence (21 yr old), in the town square and he took us to his family home. We had a lovely afternoon and evening. We met his family who were most hospitable and made us feel very welcome in their house. They showed us around town, entertained us, fed us and introduced us to local liquers and beverages. We thank them very much, especially Bence, Livia and Lajos who did a great job translating all night.
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