High in Bratislava

Continuing from last post: Packed with kilograms of fruits and muesli, I cycled to Bratislava, where I had a Couchsurf host guaranteed. He was getting out of work quite late in the evening,and I arrived in Bratislava early, something around 13:00.
I had a lot of time and nowhere to leave my bike,and no real plan whatsoever on what's to see in the city...what's the point of going to the three most turistic places?
But couchsurfing had a solution for me :
Hangouts, so basically you switch that onon a it shows you all the other people nearby that want to hangout, you get to write two sentences about what you wanna do,or where you are...
I started going through the available people and I saw one guy had an awesome profile picture laying on an iceberg on some beach, and a "chilling at the castle" status, plus gps told me he wasn't for away, so why not, right?
I messaged him about the awesome picture, just to find out it was taken in Gdynia(Poland).
We met up at THE castle of Bratislava and we walked around. We went to the war obelisc and talked loads. Turns out we have a lot of cool things in common, he climbs high places, which for me would be impossible....well least that's what I thought
Then the nice stuff started coming out, like the fact that he walks and runs barefoot, studies computer science and takes interest in AI *-*Knows Khan Academy!!!
A magical afternoon.
He purposes I think as a joke in the beginning, that if I'm so spontaneous and adventurous, maybe we should climb a crane together.
It went from joke to plan(where do I know this scenario from ;)
Thing is,we would have to go at night,so staying at my host would be complicated and uncomfortable.
Not a problem for Peter(<3) he managed to fix me a place to stay.
I could leave my bike too,I showered, changed... genuinely went back to life.
We climbed the crane somewhere around midnight, I think.
I had the best time, no jokes,the best.
I felt super,free,high on adrenaline...
I fell in love with heights and with...
Well,take a guess,it's easy ;)
And I just stayed in Bratislava for two more nights😜

As cold as Slovakia?

So Slovakia was weird,because the roads were good,but not too much space for bikes,but people make an effort driving,it doesn't always mean they actually leave me a lot of space...but I don't feel unsafe.
I cycled through quite a lot of really nice bike roads(asphalt obviously,although I cycled on gravel and sand a lot too thanks to my freaking gps)At one town a red Skoda Fabia going on opposite direction beeped at me,and the driver showed me a peace sign through the window,so I smiled and waved back.Long story short,he turned around,overtook me and we stopped for a chat near the road,he have me his number,and told me that if I ever have time or I'm in trouble in Slovakia,he would come and pick me up...I mean,awesome right,and then he gave me an awesome sticker,size of my hand,to stick somewhere on my bags.
Another nice thing that happened to me was sleeping near to bees on a field.The owner of the grounds came,right before I was going to sleep,to pick up like millions of bottles,we talked and he was impressed,and super happy that I chose his field to sleep on xD,He also used to do bike trips,but only around Slovakia.Still,super cool.Then in the morning when I was picking up my stuff,he came in the car again,with the millions of bottles back,but filled with food for the bees.But that is nothig,he took out a picninc blanket and a huge basket filled with food and a termos with tea,and a bottle of his homemade honey,and told me to fill up,coz I must be hungry after,and I exercise so much,and he said that whatever I don't eat now,he doesn't want to take back,so I should pack it.
Wow! Needless to say,I packed 80% of it,because I'm not a breakfast person,but the warm tea was awesome.
The honey I don't really eat,I tried it,to show my caretaker at the moment,that it's good.
To make a point that the title started,besides these few acts of kindness I found Slovaks,to be a very cold and closed culture.

Czech republic...11/10

To be honest,my arrival in Czech republic was anticipated by quite a lot of bad adventures....flat tire,GPS lost,phone died,I was hit by a car(don't worry,the car is fine....so is my bike thank god[me])freshly done asphalt melt through my tire...But putting aside all that bad shit,I arrived at a Tesco,right after crossing the border.I did my shopping,fruit veg,legumes and looot of water(plus cola...I can't help it)I even found a charging spot...so I sat down,connected my phone,everything is good(I just didn't have a place to sleep,but I wasn't stressed yet) but, to my surprise,my phone stopped charging. I thought,maybe it's the cable,or the charger itself(which I stole from my dad hehe).

I saw a e-cigarette stand,and the was a charging spot in sight,so I asked politely if I could try it out.Turns out it was all okay,nothing broken. Shortly after I found myself talking to the salesman from the shop.He closed the shop,for a while of course,invited me for a meal,because "if I cycle so much,I must eat a ton"...kinda true tho.Rice with vegetables and tofu,It was good,I think I was barely breathing while eating :D We spoke some more,i asked for any park or forrest nearby,that I could sleep in.I left my phone to my newly made friend,I checked on my bike,and I went for a walk.While checking on my bike,I spoke to quite a lot of people😂some kids were walking by,amazed by my colorfulhair,some poeple asked details of my journey,and if I'm alone,and if I'm not scared,and why do I do it...I met a very nice Czech cyclist,who does one week trip around this part of Europe,he gifted me freshly harvested apples,and a magical can with superspecial originall czech energy drink *-*I found the forest right outside the town,really nice,mosquitoes-free,trashfree,and most important,people-free=safe.

I came back to my friend,and he was waiting with a gift...He gave me his own batterypack,claiming he doesn't need it more,and he wants to sponsor me.Awwwww!!! So kind! I couldn't deny him,trust me,I tried,I like when people help me,but I don't want too much.He made me feel bad for denying,so I had no choice.

Also,the lady from flowershop right opposite,tried to give me a whole bowl of candy🙈 but I showed her the bigbag of fruits I had already bought,and won't be able to eat....since I got invited to full dinner 😂

Besides all the stated before, Czech republic also had really decent roads,bikes and cars both,people are s bit nicer than Poland,and obviously drive better.

En route...AGAIN :D

I thought last trip taught me something; " it was fun,but don't do it again".So,as a responsible blonde,here I am again,laying in my sleeping bag,on top of my beautifully blue inflatable mattress

It feels miraculous to take off my shoes,lay down,straighten my back and eat some juicy fruit &veg

Last year I didn't have the time to visit Slovakia nor Croatia.This time I will,even more,this time I will cycle whole Italian coast,since I skipped most of it before.

I fear it might be really cold tonight,after all,it's almost autumn.I raced the clouds today,and I managed to escape a horrible rain 20-30km from Częstochowa.

Tomorrow(3rd day),if nothing unpredictable happens,I will leave Poland,and enter Czech republic,but I also see the route has 600m uphill,and 500dowhill...That's a lot of mountains.

I haven't done any mountain cycling lately.

I fear I might die trying hard...

Yesterday I cycled from home,near to Skierniewice.This year I am trying to travell more for fun,relax,meeting people and seeing places,than for sport/resistence& proving myself I'm invincible (like I did  summer'17)

Sky is clear

I hope it never rains,not when I'm cycling...but I doubt that's possible.

My phone is nearly dead,which is giving me a bit of anxiety. I still have my other phone(yes,I have two now) but it has the shittiest battery life I've ever seen,and I have a battery pack.But I am hoping to save this for later,after all I don't know how long before someone from Couchsurfing hosts me😰🤷