wtorek, 25 lipca 2017

70km swimming:how to arrive in Venice

Storm....another storm
Today I had 180km to go,but I will be hosted in Venice (couchsurf) so O don't mind arriving tired,but,I didn't expect my GPS would lead me 4 times into a highway,and I ended up doing 20 extra km,filled with stress and anger...after km 100 strong wind full of sand started blowing,and I lost my cycling glasses long ago,so I can't see anything!!! I just watch the white line of the road and hope it will pass...but no,its getting better,now it's raining aswell,and at some point it rained so hard I couldn't see the car in front of me....
Not to mention temperature dropped to 20°C(from 30+,so that's terrible for me)rain on my head,my polar is soaking,my shoes have personal lakes inside,my bags(MY EVERYTHING!!!! is wet,and dirty ebcause water from the road isn't clean) ponds on the streets,my bike splashes water at me,my feet is freezing,I can't feel my hands,water gets in my eyes,and all I can think of is sending my parents a message "of anything happens to me,I just want you to know,you are my everything and I will always love you"
Also, I forgot to say, lightning were striking less than One kilometre away from me,and I could feel the ground vibrating...honestly I was shitting myself from fear
But then I thought,I can't stop,I have a sleeping place today,for free...IN VENICE FOR GODS SAKE
And if I am alive after so many days of this trip,my stuff is all wet anyway,and I can't feel colder,only worst thing to happen is a flat tire,or stronger wind...I am continuing
Like this 70km went by....endless 70 kilometers,but what doesn't kill you,makes you stronger,and I really think I am invincible now(too cocky?)

Of course,as predicted,fee kilometers after the rain ended,and 10-15km away from Venice,FLAT TIRE 馃槖 ugh! Oh well,I sent a message to my host:Sam,that I will arrive later that expected,change my tire,while 20 people who passed by complimented me on my skills,took the long bridge to Venice and arrived at the last bike-accesible road,3km away from my hosts house....great,nothing better than struggling through Venice's tiny paths and bridges full of STAIRS....I was more tired from lifting my bike than from cycling almost 200km...Jesus Christ

Full of tourists(VERY FULL,REALLY) and not so nicely smelling,but Venice is still great,and the people!! So nice,opened and friendly ,everyone smiles at me,and asks about the bike and trip
My host is an awesome guy who owns a guest house,and his apartment is on the highest floor of the building,attic with balcony...amazing! Really nice to talk too,funny and had a good taste in music,bed was just a mattress on the ground,but still amazing.
I hanged(ALL) of my wet stuff all around,plugged devices for charging,and fell asleep somewhere near 1am....yeah,no sleep for me today,because I can wake up as late as 8 otherwise I will start to late, with too much sun,and might not do my daily km
Venice's roofs are so funny

No idea what this is xD

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