Day 1, Wednesday, August 25
193km in 3h · 48km/h
- Traveled 1km in 3min
- 15:09 3h 40min Loading all the luggage for the coming 20 days
- Traveled 17km in 27min
- 19:17 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 95km in 1h 26min
- 20:52 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 80km in 1h 10min
- 22:07 10h 15min Hotel in Vidin, close to a restaurant and a non-stop grocery
Day 2, Thursday, August 26
517km in 8h · 60km/h
- Traveled 18km in 28min
- 08:50 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 96km in 1h 25min
- 10:20 18min Fill up
- Traveled 108km in 1h 39min
- 12:18 1h 14min Lunch time at a TIR spot
- Traveled 80km in 1h 10min
- 14:43 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 69km in 56min
- 15:44 20min Filling up and discussing the route
- Traveled 59km in 1h 13min
- 17:18 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 86km in 1h 25min
- 18:53 1d 17h Reached the HU Romania 2021 campsite!
Day 3, Friday, August 27
Day 4, Saturday, August 28
213km in 4h · 45km/h
- Traveled 12km in 15min
- 12:59 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 9km in 13min
- 13:15 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 32km in 37min
- 14:02 15min A ski resort with MTB tracks. And drops of rain
- Traveled 5km in 8min
- 14:25 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 27km in 32min
- 15:02 1h 27min Tried and tested restaurant near Campeni
- Traveled 447m in 44s
- 16:30 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 129km in 2h 01min
- 18:37 16h 09min Last day of HU Romania 2021
Day 5, Sunday, August 29
158km in 3h · 62km/h
- Traveled 137km in 2h 18min
- 13:06 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 21km in 18min
- 13:27 21h 42min The great Romanian road assistance experience after a failed battery
Day 6, Monday, August 30
67km in 1h · 43km/h
- Traveled 65km in 1h 13min
- 12:23 2h 17min Stator failure as well. This time, we're close to town.
- Traveled 2km in 3min
- 14:44 2d 01h The nicest hotel, with the best host - Carmen. Now the stator drama begins
Day 7, Tuesday, August 31
Day 8, Wednesday, September 1
62km in 1h · 50km/h
- Traveled 21km in 25min
- 16:49 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 10km in 10min
- 17:04 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 32km in 39min
- 17:46 15h 26min New stator fitted and road tested. So far, so good
Day 9, Thursday, September 2
428km in 8h · 46km/h
- Traveled 36km in 54min
- 10:06 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 51km in 1h 02min
- 11:12 21min Fill up and contemplating the 30 km muddy offroad section before heading to Transfagarasan
- Traveled 30km in 27min
- 12:00 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 3km in 4min
- 12:08 2h 04min The pass is closed for two hours for a automobile joy ride. Went to see the waterfall.
- Traveled 8km in 10min
- 14:23 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 2km in 3min
- 14:29 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 3km in 5min
- 14:42 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 43km in 55min
- 15:46 50min After almost freezing, we stop for a hot soup.
- Traveled 252km in 4h 07min
- 20:44 13h 35min In Ruse, going to Turkey
Day 10, Friday, September 3
501km in 6h · 62km/h
- Traveled 2km in 4min
- 10:24 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 209km in 2h 40min
- 13:09 1h 25min Some lunch in Karnobat and off to Malko Tarnovo
- Traveled 125km in 1h 38min
- 16:12 11min Another fill up before the Turkish border
- Traveled 7km in 7min
- 16:31 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 192m in 48s
- 16:39 28min Entering Turkey on a Friday afternoon.
- Traveled 69km in 48min
- 17:55 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 89km in 1h 00min
- 18:58 13h 58min A night in Tekirdag, a seaside town with no touristic appeal whatsoever.
Day 11, Saturday, September 4
414km in 6h · 63km/h
- Traveled 133km in 1h 40min
- 10:37 1h 04min This should be the ferry to Cardak
- Traveled 6km in 12min
- 11:54 11min Quick fill up
- Traveled 60km in 42min
- 12:48 1h 01min A quick stop by in Troy
- Traveled 90km in 1h 16min
- 15:06 30min A nice roadside lunch
- Traveled 48km in 45min
- 16:22 52min A very very fortunate police stop in front of a butchery, where my rectifier decided to die.
- Traveled 3km in 4min
- 17:19 2h 13min After a tea and a phone call, we meet Ibrahim from Moto bulut, who changes the rectifier and we're good to go in no time, for a change
- Traveled 74km in 56min
- 20:29 15h 37min Managed to reach Bergama, just below the ancient town of Pergamon.
Day 12, Sunday, September 5
571km in 7h · 60km/h
- Traveled 43km in 37min
- 12:44 10min ATM searching time
- Traveled 4km in 7min
- 13:02 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 142km in 1h 31min
- 14:39 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 11m in 3s
- 14:42 1h 03min Another nice roadside lunch.
- Traveled 192km in 2h 21min
- 18:07 17min Petrol and chai
- Traveled 189km in 2h 47min
- 21:11 1d 12h Kadir's Tree Houses - a previously hippy place, not more like hip.
Day 13, Monday, September 6
Day 14, Tuesday, September 7
461km in 6h · 81km/h
- Traveled 131km in 1h 44min
- 11:40 41min Aspendos is home to one of the best preserved amphitheaters.
- Traveled 43km in 35min
- 12:56 Stop for 16min
- Traveled 67km in 40min
- 13:53 15min A random brown sign on the road leads us to a partially renovated kervansarai
- Traveled 63km in 54min
- 15:04 1h 21min Lakeside lunch on the Burdur Salda (salt) lake
- Traveled 22km in 14min
- 16:40 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 135km in 1h 47min
- 18:33 1d 15h Pamukkale and Hieropolis to do
Day 15, Wednesday, September 8
Day 16, Thursday, September 9
354km in 4h · 87km/h
- Traveled 44km in 34min
- 10:50 33min A nice cave, carved by the nearby mineral water spring
- Traveled 32km in 25min
- 11:49 13min Gas and soda stop
- Traveled 112km in 1h 19min
- 13:23 44min Another fantastic roadside lunch
- Traveled 124km in 1h 18min
- 15:26 Stop for 19min
- Traveled 43km in 24min
- 16:10 18h 33min This should be our stop in Odunpazari, a historical neighbourhood in Eskisehir
Day 17, Friday, September 10
315km in 4h · 62km/h
- Traveled 111km in 1h 25min
- 12:09 16min We're one lira short of cash in front of the cave.
- Traveled 4km in 5min
- 12:31 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 4km in 5min
- 12:40 57min After a short ride to the ATM in the spa resort above, we have the cash now. The cave is spectacular
- Traveled 90km in 1h 31min
- 15:08 Stop for 13min
- Traveled 106km in 1h 17min
- 16:40 18h 18min Erdek shows remains of a touristic spot in the past
Day 18, Saturday, September 11
459km in 5h · 71km/h
- Traveled 137km in 1h 29min
- 12:29 54min Cardak - Gelibolu ferry
- Traveled 34km in 24min
- 13:47 Stop for 14min
- Traveled 146km in 1h 41min
- 15:43 58min Shopping for sweets and spices
- Traveled 43km in 35min
- 17:17 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 524m in 3min
- 17:23 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 98km in 1h 15min
- 18:48 16h 52min Making a grandma happy
Day 19, Sunday, September 12
420km in 6h · 59km/h
- Traveled 162km in 2h 21min
- 14:02 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 35km in 39min
- 14:51 53min Disappointing lunch in the tourist trap restaurant in Etura
- Traveled 142km in 1h 53min
- 17:39 26min A small coffee and gas break just before home
- Traveled 81km in 1h 05min
- 19:11 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 2km in 3min
Day 20, Monday, September 13
Legend
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Gas station 12
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Hotel 9
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Restaurant 9
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Something special 4
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Tourist sight 4
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Beautiful sight 3
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Mechanical failure 3
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Camping 2
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Ferry 2
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Border 1
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Police 1
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Generic stop 1
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Natural sight 1