Monday, March 31, 2008

The St. Ana Lake

On Sunday, on 30Th of March, I went for a ride to the St Ana Lake. The weather was with me, not so cold, not so windy, proper for biking. Until Bixad (Bükszád) the road was good, then becomes bad. In the village I observed a grocery which has got a funny name: Redneck Grocery. At the foot of the mountain I met some enormous shepherd dogs (6). I had luck with the shepherds, because the dogs practically blocked my way. Then I stopped nearby the Jimbor mineral spring. It eased my efforts with it's water, because I had to climb 19 km to reach the lake. On the top of the volcano it was still snow. A big part of the lake was under ice. I dressed up warmer and put my cap under the helmet. Despite of this, I was feeling good, I enjoyed very much the view of the lake. Then I ate my oranges and after that back on the saddle again! On my way down a Mercedes cut a curve. My attention saved us from an accident. But this kind of cases appear very often. Therefore the bikers always have to ride carefully.
Trip dist 96 km, trip time 6 hour, avg. speed 16 km/h, max speed 46 km/h.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Tusnad


Sunday, March the 16Th.
Today we went to Tuşnad Sat (Tusnád). It's after Tuşnad Băi (Tusnádfürdő).
This time I used my brain and I started my ride earlier with an hour. Even so, when the guys arrived, they had got only 30 min handicap and they went uphill!
On my way I stopped in Micfalău (Mikóújfalu) and Bixad (Bükszád) to do some photos.
Micfalău is a very interesting place. Many people from here has got Italian origin. They come here as stone-carvers before the 1st World War. We can meet names like De Francesco, De Negro, Giacomelo. The stone is their life. I took some photos with old houses which are made entirely of carved stone!
On our way back, the tire of a bike received a puncture.
Today we did 93 km. My maximum speed was 51 km/h with an average speed of 22 km/h.
I know that is not the best, but this is all what I can do at the moment.
More photos on http://picasaweb.google.hu/kkisslaci/BikliMarc16?authkey=MVa62ccYBOE

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Trainig with the guys


It was very hard day for me. They are all well trained, and participate to all kind of contests. Most of the 50 km I was in the platoon. They didn't have to wait me too much at the end.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Mt. Bodoc


On Sunday, 9Th of March, I wanted to climb with my bike the Bodoc Mountains. It was raining all the time. Everything was wet-wet-wet! This was OK for me, but when I started climbing...... I realized soon that this is not for me. I didn't come for s surviving iron-man contest. Everything was so muddy that it was impossible to continue my trip.
After all it was an exciting experience. I enjoyed every moment.

Monday, March 03, 2008

Bad Weather


My training with Edy (on 1st of March) started interesting. We both met some problems with our bikes. But after an hour we finally started. At first we had a beautiful day with fine back-wind. When we arrived to Micfalău (Mikóújfalu) we suddenly realized that if we won't stop and return as fast as we can, the storm will catch us. At Olteni (Oltszem) we wanted to buy some kürtöskalács. The waitress said that we have to wait, but when we were looking out the window............ We had a great luck, that we were only 15 km away from home.
Besides of the bad weather, I enjoyed the training. We did 56 km, average speed 21 km/h.


Now is Monday, the 3rd of March. The rain stops, but the wind is still very stong. I saw during my trip a wagon with hay turned upside down! Today I did only 28 km.