A beautiful last ride!

Glad you made it back to Paris safely!

Beautiful ride! I’m glad to hear you changed your itinerary! I was getting hot and tired just reading your blog.

I love scenes like this!

I didn’t realize they were used seasonally, but of course that makes sense because they’re quite noisy. You hear them before you see them, and I’m sure you’d have noticed the unmistakeable sound. We saw them in Croatia in late August. There’s a video of one here: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/zagreb2020/in-varazdin-western-medimurje-9da/

I didn’t see any, but do remember you mentioning them in one of your journals. A quick web search suggests they still use them, but may not put them up until late July thru November, when the grapes are ripening for harvest. Sorry I missed them

Have you seen or heard any wind rattles? Years ago they used to market a ride through these hills as the Wind Rattle Route.

They’re really keeping an eye on that hay wagon!

Thanks for the link, Louise :)

Sorry you ended up on such a bad road but glad to here you ended at such a great place to stay. Take it easy and enjoy a well earned rest!

Here’s a link to that day. But you’ve experienced much worse.

https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/kona2018/la-salle-loop-road/

That doesn’t look fun!

Now I'm curious - guess I'll have to give Rachael a call.

A Thelma and Louise moment! You and Rachael should talk, but please no road trips together.

Hello Susan - we also stayed at the Muzikafe in October 2021 (9 months ago) and had the same experience finding the hotel due to the extensive nearby construction. This must be difficult for a small business to endure. However, we did have a great stay there and a wonderful breakfast was provided. We also really enjoyed visiting Ptuj and loved trying to pronounce its name. Thanks for the memories.