Day 8: Kamyk to Zivoske Podhradi

It was a more moderate, but still hilly day, with 'only' 7 climbs and another 50km to cover. I earned some brownie points by relieving Tina of one of her bags and stuck it on my backrack. So Tina was much happier and we made good, determined progress. The problem with this bit of the route is that you can't go directly along the river. So you have to go over the hills that are perpendicular to the river.


The other problem is the dodgy Czech cycle routes, which can be steep and very stony at times. You'll have to turn your heads or your screens around to view this image - I haven't worked out the Czech word for 'rotate' yet.

We had a minor detour through the woods since the cycle path was flooded and we didn't fancy wading through the wash. The weather became cloudy as we approached the day's destination, but we stayed dry and came past a lovely castle that was prominently placed between the Otava and Vltava rivers. Photos will be added.

We checked in at the local brewery/hotel and got drunk with Rudolph the banker from Cologne and his daughter. Nice, though we had at least one and a half drinkies too many and felt it the next morning.

Running total: 537 km