26 Dec 2021 - 16:51
Yesterday we did a half day of cycling so that we had some time to have a Christmas catch up with family and do some route planning for the next couple of weeks.
This morning, after possibly the biggest breakfast of our lives, we set out to begin our journey along the Black Sea coast. We knew it would be a hilly day but the app we use for planning, which until now has been very reliable, was off by about 50% with how many metres we'd be climbing - this meant that the difficult day we had prepared for ended up being even tougher. The weather was good though and we had some amazing first views of the coast.
Tonight we have set up camp on an area of sand dunes. Tomorrow should be a flatter day and will give our sore muscles a chance to recover. -S