Numbers East Europe

To get out of the Netherlands: 165 kilometers

Germany

Date: 6th of May (Terheijden) to 21st of May 2015

• Kilometers: 978
• Most kilometers in a day: 91
• Days of cycling: 14
• Days of rest: 1
• Fun fact: 12 nights in camp before we got a shower

Poland

Date: 21st of May to 25th of May 2015

• Kilometers: 195
• Least kilometers in a day: 30
• Days of cycling: 4
• Days of rest: none

Czech Republic

Date: 25th of May to 14th June 2015

• Kilometers: 495
• Highest altitude: about 780, Harrachov
• Days of cycling: 10
• Days of rest: 10 (sickness included)
• Least kilometers in a day: 15
• Most kilometers in a day: 72
• Maintenance: minutely cleaned chain once, changed brake pads and screw in brake handle back and front
• Special: got a vaccin against tick born sickness

We cycled 25 kilometer through Austria and 125 through Slovakia

Date: 14th of June to 16th of June 2015

Hungary

Date: 16th of June to 25th of June 2015

• Kilometers: 499
• Days of cycling: 7
• Days of rest: 2
• Least kilometers in a day: 43
• Most kilometers in a day: 143 to Budapest
• New items bought for cycling: VDO cycle computer, cycling gloves, (and a North Face ‘Talus 3’ tent)
• Special:

Serbia

Date: 25th of June to 5th of July 2015

• Kilometers: 526
• Days of cycling: 9
• Days of rest: 2
• Least kilometers in a day: 29
• Most kilometers in a day: 73
• Animals seen: nutria (kind of big water rat), snake, deer, turtle, many storks, wild bore, leeches, fox

Romania

Date: 5th of July to 15th of July 2015

• Kilometers: 586
• Days of cycling: 8
• Days of rest: 1
• Least kilometers in a day: 49
• Most kilometers in a day: 103
• Maintenance: twice a flat tire, changed front inner tube

Bulgaria

Date: 15th of July to 23rd of July 2015

• Kilometers: 381
• Days of cycling: 6
• Days of rest: 3
• Least kilometers in a day: 59
• Most kilometers in a day: 83
• Maintenance: new inner tube back, two new tires (Schwalbe Landcsuiser) bought in Bulgaria. New cycle short with padding.

Turkey

Date: 15th of July to 4th of September 2015 (with a 3 week break)

• Kilometers: 617
• Days of cycling:14
• Days of rest: 5
• Least kilometers in a day: 10 kilometer
• Most kilometers in a day: 77 kilometer
• Maintenance: new sprocket, new chain, changed oil in Rohloff hub and took off the two Schwalbe Landcruisers and replaced by new Schwalbe Mondial tires. I brought a chain whip

Greece

Date: 4th of September  to 21st of September 2015

• Kilometers: 700
• Days of cycling: 14
• Days of rest: 4
• Highest speed: 56
• Maintenance: new seat post, brand ‘Amoeba’

Macedonia

Date: 21st of September to 30th of September 2015

• Kilometers: 155
• Days of cycling: 4
• Days of rest: 6
• Maximum altitude: 1200 meter towards Ohrid
• Highest speed: 55
• We both fell head over heels in love with: Bobi

Albania

Date: 30th of September to 12th of October 2015

• Kilometers: 405
• Days of cycling: 13
• Days of rest: 2 (with a few very short days)
• Least kilometers in a day: kilometer
• Maximum speed: 61
• Maintenance: cleaned chain real good. Bicycle general cleaned and once cleaned at car-wash. fixed one hole in air mattress.

Montenegro

Date: 12th of October to 17th October 2015

• Kilometers: 170
• Days of cycling: 5
• Days of rest: 1
• Highest altitude: 1000 meter
• Bad luck: notebook gave up, trying to get it repaired (three times).

Croatia

Date: 17th of October to 16th November 2015

• Kilometers: 963
• Days of cycling: 23
• Days of rest: 8
• Maximum speed:
• Maintenance: hole in front and back Ortlieb repaired
• Misfortune: tent poles considerably bended by hard wind. Had to buy a new tablet, Croation keyboard.

Slovenia

Date: 16th of November to 17th of November 2015

• Kilometers: 40
• Days of cycling: 2

Italy

Date: 17th of November to 4th of December 2015

• Kilometers: 597
• Days of cycling:15
• Days of rest: 3
• Maintenance: repaired a  rip in front Ortlieb. Front brake cable snapped, tried to repair but we failed.