- 2009-07-24 139km 1659Hm
- Vienna (B17) Mödling (Weinstraße) Baden (Weinstraße) Bad Vöslau, Pottenstein (B18) Traisen (B20) St. Sebastian
- 2009-07-25 121km 1173Hm
- (B20) Maria Zell, Gußwerk (B24) (B25) Hieflau (B146) Admont (entlang der Bahn) Selzthal (B113) Liezen
- 2009-07-26 119km 1303Hm
- (B320) St. Martin am Grimming, Salza-Stausee, Bad Mitterndorf (B145) Bad Aussee, Obertraun, Hallstatt (B166) Pass Gschütt, Lammer (B166) (B99) Hüttau
Salza-Stausee
- 2009-07-27 84km 1338Hm
- (B99) (B311) Bischofshofen (B164) Dientner Sattel (1357m), Filzensattel (1290m), Maria Alm, Hof, Maishofen, Zeller See Ostseite, Bruck an der Glocknerstraße (B107) Fusch
Tennengebirge
- 2009-07-28 40km 1830Hm
- (B107) Fuscher Törl (2428m) Hochtor (2504m) Heiligenblut
- 2009-07-29 33km 1161Hm
- Franz-Josefs-Höhe, Heiligenblut
Franz-Josefs-Höhe, Pasterze, Großglockner
Edelweiß
Views of and from Heiligenblut:
- 2009-07-30 114km 1750Hm
- Iselsberg, Oberdrauburg, Gailbersattel, Kötschach-Mauthen, Tröpolach, Nassfeldpass, before Pontebba
Lienz Dolomites
Oberdrauburg
Tröpolach and Nassfeld Ski Area
Nassfeld pass, Border to Italy
- 2009-07-31 147km 1694Hm
- Pontebba, Resiutta, Sella Carnizza (1086m, 770Hm, very steep), Uccea [Slovenia] ®aga, Kobarid, Tolmin, Idrija, Godoviè, Hotedr¹ica
The hardest pass of the tour (the descent was gentle):
Former border station and border to Slovenia:
Godoviè?
- 2009-08-01 147km 1629Hm
- (102) Kalce (409) Planina, Rakek (212) Blo¹ka Polica (213) Babno Polje [Croatia] Parg Èabar, Kolpa valley [Slovenia] Kolpa valley, Brod na Kupi [Croatia] Brod Moravice (2) Vrbovsko, Hreljin
We were back on the Slovenian (northern) side of the valley here:
- 2009-08-02 88km 1047Hm
- Ogulin, Josipdol (42) Pla¹ki, Poljonak, Plitvièka Jezera, Jezerce (1)
A typical house garden with both flowers and corn:
The war is long over, but still visible in places
Displaced Orthodox people have a summer feast in their former home village:
Lots of not-quite-finished houses in this former war zone; guard
rails are rare there and elsewhere.
Plitvice Lakes National Park:
- 2009-08-03 93km 1299Hm
- (1) Korenica (1) Bijelopoljê Fuka¹ic (Macadam road) Nebljusi (218) Donji Lapac (218) Srb
- 2009-08-04 115km 1275Hm
- (218) (1) Knin (1) Hrvace
Knin
Victory Day on the next day commemorates the taking of Knin by the Croatian army in 1995
- 2009-08-05 128km 1220Hm
- (1) Sinj, Trilj (60) Imotski, Vinjani Donji [BIH] Grude, Privalj (6-1) ©iroki Brijeg (6-1) Mostar
Imotski
Border to Bosnia and Herzegowina
Mostar
- 2009-08-06 36km 997Hm
- (17) Gnojnice (6-1) Blagaj (6-1) (unnamed pass: 1093m, 1000m up from Gnojnice) Nevesinje
Mostar
Burial notice:
Bridge Jumpers collect money until they have enough to ...
... jump:
They started in Wiener Neustadt on the same day as I did:
- 2009-08-07 121km 927Hm
- (6-1) Gacko, Avtovac, Karanci (Border, not international:-() Gacko (20) Èememo (1293m) Izgori
- 2009-08-08 112km 2390Hm
- (20) Brod (18) ©æepan Polje [Montenegro] (18) before Plu¹ine, Trsa, Prijespa (1884m)
Border to Montenegro:
Trsa
Durmitor mountains
- 2009-08-09 23km 271Hm
- Sedlo (1904m), ®abljak
®abljak:
A rafting trip on the Tara river:
- 2009-08-10 147km 1585Hm
- Tara Most, Mojkovac (2) Berane (2) (unnamed pass ~1300m), 3km before Ro¾aje
®abljak:
Tara bridge
Berane:
- 2009-08-11 54km 874Hm
- Ro¾aje, Kulina (1795m) [Kosovo] Radafc, Pejë (Taxi) Prizren
Border to Kosovo:
Pejë:
We cheated and took a car to Prizren (big, deep puddles and heavy traffic)
Prizren:
- 2009-08-12 105km 1697Hm
- (17) Prevalac (1515m, ~1100m above Prizren) (17) Doganaj (unnamed pass 1093m, ~500m above Doganaj) [Makedonia] Ja¹ince, 1km before Tetovo
Doganaj:
Border to Makedonia
- 2009-08-13 128km 1480Hm
- Tetovo (M-4) (402) Gostivar (M-4) Novo Selo (409) Bunec (1318m, ~800m above Gostivar) (409) Debar (418) Dolno Lukovo
Tetovo:
We should have stayed on the motorway until Gostivar
Monastery of St. Jovan Bigorski:
- 2009-08-14 99km 1229Hm
- Struga (420) Ohrid (501) Trpejca (504) Livada (1568m, 875m above Lake Ohrid) (504) Lake Prespa (503)
Struga:
Ohrid:
Lake Prespa:
- 2009-08-15 109km 558Hm
- (503) Carev Dvor, Ezerani, Carev Dvor, Kozjak (M-5) Gavako (1167m, 317m above Prespa), Bitola [Greece] Niki, Marina, Itea, Amindeo
Bird-watching excursion near Ezerani
Bitola:
Border to Greece:
- 2009-08-16 105km 895Hm
- Perdikas, Ptolemaida, Mavrodendrei, Kila, Kozani (A2) (20) Grevena
Amindeo:
Grevena:
- 2009-08-17 114km 584Hm
- (15) (6) Kalambaka (6) Trikala (30) Karditsa
Meteora Monasteries near Kalambaka:
Kalambaka:
Karditsa:
- 2009-08-18 144km 1708Hm
- (30) Neo Monastiri (3) Lamia (3) (1) Thermopiles (3) Bralos (27) Gravia (27)
The bike path nonsense is not limited to northern Europe; as soon
as a city has some bike traffic, even the Greek try to get rid of that
by building a Ghetto for it.
Lunch in Lamia
A bath in the Thermopiles:
Monument and cemetery hill for the Battle of Thermopiles:
Near Bralos:
- 2009-08-19 65km 768Hm
- (27) Amplema (850m) (27) (48) Delfi (Bus) Itea (Bus) Agios Nikolaos (Ferry) Egio, Egio Bus Station (Bus) Kiato, Perigiali
Amfissa:
Delfi:
Ferry from Agios Nokolaos to Egio:
- 2009-08-20 12km 95Hm
- Korinthos (Train) Pireos (Ferry)
- 2009-08-21 61km 679Hm
- Heraklion, Agia Varvara, Mires, Vori
- 2009-08-22
- Vori and surroundings
- 2009-08-23
- Flight back
Anton Ertl