Kumbag to Gelibolu
Very testing. Wind in my face. Lots of hills. Significant hills which were long, steep and on winding roads.
After the first 12 minutes of so getting out of Kumbag, spent the entire morning stood on the pedals.
This really didn’t go away, or at least the wind didn’t. It was joined by a hailstorm later on!
The hills did improve in that the bends went away. When you’ve got bends like that, it’s impossible to sit down and just cycle normally.
In terms of the geography, flora and fauna, things were much more interesting.
Breakfast
Was late at the hotel, service started at 9.
It was a nice breakfast.
Kumbag is the first sea level area for quite a distance, which I guess is why it’s got the port.
The hotel, Novo Port Hotel, tried to fleece me a little on the dinner. When I arrived at 20.00, the idea of eating in and just being able to relax made me ask, ‘how much is dinner?’. To which she said €8, fish and chips. I thought, this is a good deal, but I didn’t really want the chips so much, so she said salad. So I said, ‘ok’.
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