34 to Úvaly

Route: 93 kilometers, cumulative: 3'149 kilometers | Elevation: 590, cumulative elevation 12'300 meters, distance from home: 585 kilometers (as the crow flies)

Today I reached another interim goal. My Czech friends live in Úvaly, a large village just outside Prague. They supported me yesterday with my e-bike issue, for which I am very grateful. Searching for and organizing things is much easier in the local language, and that's why I was able to start yesterday after all.

This morning, I was looking forward to the second part of the tour along the Elbe. This joy was somewhat diminished by reality. There were some roads and many paths with loose surfaces. Some of them I could have avoided by using roads, but I didn't want to. The Elbe Cycle Path had already tempted me. And since the ground was dry, it went quite well. In this part, the path followed directly along the Elbe for a long time. That's when I saw the first ships. In Kolín, right in the middle of my tour today, I had to part ways with the Elbe.

Kolin is called Köln in German, meaning the Czech Köln, also located by a river, the Elbe. The German Köln is on the Rhine. Kolin also has very beautiful buildings; I liked it immediately. However, my destination today was still over 40 kilometers away. And as I saw, there were neither bike paths nor shoulders on this part. So, roads with traffic and many cars?

Well, I had to push through that too and just set off. Soon after, I came upon a side street with no traffic. And it stayed that way until my destination. Komoot truly amazed me. At times, I had to bravely ignore road restrictions, which turned out to be the right choice. I overlooked a road restriction in the morning and enjoyed several kilometers on fresh pavement without encountering any other vehicles.

The sky was blue or, as they would say in military aviation, 'grand beau.' The wind was barely noticeable, although from Kolín, it swiftly blew in my face.

From Kolín, I kept David updated about my position, so he knew roughly when I would arrive. There just wasn't enough time to organize the parade and the brass music.

In return, I was warmly welcomed by Lucie and David in their lovely home. And I was very glad to see them again, as well as to have reached an important stage goal for me.

I have now traveled over three thousand kilometers on this journey, and it’s not guaranteed that I will make it. So much can happen, like yesterday's breakdown or something even worse.

Just now, I was able to use the washing machine and wash my clothes once again. I have hung them up now, and the sun and the wind are helping me to dry them.

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**Spanish:**

Hoy he alcanzado otro objetivo intermedio. Mis amigos checos viven en Úvaly, un gran pueblo a las afueras de Praga. Ellos me apoyaron ayer con mi problema en la e-bike, por lo cual estoy muy agradecido. Buscar y organizar algo es mucho más fácil en el idioma local, y por eso pude empezar ayer, después de todo.

Esta mañana esperaba con ansias la segunda parte de la ruta a lo largo del Elba. Esta alegría se vio algo disminuida por la realidad. Hubo algunas calles y muchos caminos con suelo suelto. Algunos de ellos los podría haber evitado utilizando carreteras, pero no quise hacerlo. La ruta del Elba me había llamado la atención. Y como el terreno estaba seco, la ruta fue bastante buena. En esta parte, el camino seguía a lo largo del Elba durante un largo tramo. Ahí vi los primeros barcos. En Kolín, justo a la mitad de mi recorrido de hoy, tuve que separarme del Elba.

Kolin se llama en alemán Köln, es decir, el Köln checo, también situado a un río, el Elba. El Köln alemán está en el Rin. Kolin también tiene edificios muy bonitos, me gustó de inmediato. Pero mi objetivo de hoy aún estaba a más de 40 kilómetros. Y como vi, en esta parte no había ni carriles para bicicletas ni arcenes. Entonces, ¿caminos con tráfico y muchos coches?

Bueno, también aquí tenía que seguir adelante y simplemente partí. Poco después, llegué a una carretera secundaria sin tráfico. Y así permaneció hasta mi destino. Komoot me entusiasmó realmente. A veces tuve que ignorar valientemente las prohibiciones de acceso, lo cual fue correcto. Ya en la mañana pasé por alto una prohibición de entrada, y disfruté durante muchos kilómetros sobre un asfalto nuevo sin encontrar ningún otro vehículo.

El cielo estaba azul o, como diría el lenguaje de la aviación militar, 'grand beau'. También el viento apenas se sentía, aunque a partir de Kolín comenzó a soplar de frente con fuerza.

Desde Kolín informé a David regularmente sobre mi posición, para que supiera más o menos cuándo llegaría. Sin embargo, no hubo tiempo suficiente para organizar el desfile y la música de brass.

A cambio, Lucie y David me recibieron muy calurosamente en su hermosa casa. Y también estaba muy contento de volver a verlos, así como de haber alcanzado un importante objetivo intermedio.

Hasta ahora he recorrido más de tres mil kilómetros en este viaje, y no está garantizado que lo logre. Muchas cosas pueden interponerse, como la avería de ayer o algo peor.

Justo ahora pude usar la lavadora y lavar mi ropa una vez más. Ahora las he colgado, y el sol y el viento me están ayudando a secarlas.

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**English:**

Today I reached another interim goal. My Czech friends live in Úvaly, a large village just outside Prague. They helped me yesterday with my e-bike damage, for which I am very grateful. Searching for and organizing things is much easier in the local language, and so I was able to start yesterday after all.

This morning, I was looking forward to the second part of the tour along the Elbe. This joy was somewhat diminished by reality. There were some roads and many paths with loose surfaces. Some of them I could have bypassed using the roads, but I didn’t want to. The Elbe Cycle Path had already tempted me. And since the ground was dry, it went quite well. On this part, the path followed directly along the Elbe for a long time. That’s when I saw the first ships. In Kolín, right in the middle of my tour today, I had to part ways with the Elbe.

Kolin is called Köln in German, meaning the Czech Köln, also situated along a river, the Elbe. The German Köln is on the Rhine. Kolin also has very beautiful buildings; I liked it immediately. However, my destination today was still over 40 kilometers away. And as I saw, there were neither bike paths nor shoulders on this part. So, roads with traffic and many cars?

Well, I had to get through that as well and just set off. Soon after, I came upon a side street with no traffic. And it stayed that way until my destination. Komoot really amazed me. At times, I had to bravely ignore road restrictions, which turned out to be right. I overlooked a road restriction in the morning and enjoyed several kilometers on fresh pavement without encountering any other vehicles.

The sky was blue or, as they would say in military aviation, 'grand beau.' The wind was barely noticeable; however, from Kolín, it blew swiftly into my face.

From Kolín, I regularly informed David about my position so he knew roughly when I would arrive. There just wasn’t enough time to organize the parade and brass music.

In return, I was warmly welcomed by Lucie and David in their lovely home. And I was very happy to see them again, as well as to have reached an important stage goal for me.

I have already traveled over three thousand kilometers on this journey, and it’s not guaranteed that I will achieve that. So much can intervene, like yesterday’s breakdown or something even worse.

Just now, I was able to use the washing machine and wash my clothes once again. I’ve hung them up now, and the sun and the wind are helping me to dry them.