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Saturday 4th June, Pahsolavky – Breclav                                       (42.57miles – 1498.71miles total)

11/6/2016

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​I camped close to the lake – people are swimming in it this morning. 
 
Last night there was a grey caterpillar inching its way steadfastly towards my tent.  I tried to discourage it, but every time I touched it, it would wriggle around furiously, rolling on its back to expose a line of black furry feet before turning back and continuing on its way.  Sure enough, in the morning I could see where it had tried to cocoon itself in a fold of the ‘footprint’ of my tent – the extra ground sheet I have underneath the tent.  I removed it carefully and placed it at the base of a tree – it was no longer wriggling around – where I’m sure it’s doomed to be food for any passing bird with a sharp eye. 
 
As I packed away the tent, large numbers of small, shiny black beetles went scurrying for shelter from underneath.  I’ve probably even packed some away.  Life is hard for some critters. 
 
I see lots of hares today – three at least.   There are also lots of cyclists out on this path – I pass (or more likely, am passed by) many family groups and large groups of adults of all ages.  I also cycle through the largest wine growing area in the Czech Republic – even stopping at one place to taste the rosé (though I daren’t do that too often or I’ll be a liability on the bicycle!).  It’s a huge alluvial plain – so not just vineyards, but fields of corn, cabbages, peas, lettuce as well as the usual wheat and rape.
 
At one point I see a fairly large group of cyclists with their bicycles strewn on the ground, all gathering something from the trees lining the route.  Then I realise what they’re eating – cherries!  I sail on past, slightly regretfully.  Not a little while later I see an elderly couple, their car parked on the verge of the road and the man up in the tree passing handfuls of ripe cherries down to his partner.   I could resist no longer.  I stopped at the very next tree full of ripe cherries (the trees seemed to be at various stages – some under ripe, others almost past their best) and gorged myself. 
 
Back on Eurovelo route 9 it’s bliss knowing that all I’ve got to do is follow the cycle route signs.  (well- until I miss one, or misinterpret one, that is).  HA!  Follow the signs indeed.  It was fine until I decided to cut out a big loop and just follow the main road out of Valtice to Breclav.  Once again, I couldn’t find the point where the cycle route intersects.  There are signs pointing both ways, so I take a compass bearing and head in what I hope is the right direction.  Not that long after I notice the signs now say ‘Valtice’ which is where I’ve just come from.  I reverse direction again, but dither when I come to a road with a sign for a hotel 3km away.  It’s starting to get late so I decide to go for it.   There haven’t been many stealth camping site opportunities around here – it’s either dense woodland, long grass and nettles,  farm fields full of crops or vineyards.   I also realise I’m close to Austria, so need to get rid of any Czech money I have left. 
 
I splash out the same amount of money I paid in St Malo way back when – and the accommodation is vastly superior.   Not only that, when I look outside the hotel, in the carpark – what do I spy?  Yep – a Eurovelo route 9 cycle path sign – I’ve come the right direction after all.  Wonders will never cease. 
 
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Cheryl
11/6/2016 16:03:53

Hi Terri
What an amazing trip - I feel as if I am travelling with you and enjoying seeing Europe through your eyes. That's an iron curtain memorial by the way - each metal column represents a person who died trying to cross the border at that point and there are 53 in all. I am looking forward to the next instalment xxxx

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Terri
11/6/2016 19:47:34

Thanks Cheryl (praise indeed - I love that the book club is there with me!) - YES - of COURSE that was an 'iron curtain' - makes absolute sense now - and the dates, and the fact that the names were male, female. It was near Mikulov too. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

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