Day 9 (11/9) Tapolca- Nagykanizsa 91 kms

An early start was called for, as we planned a long day. It didn’t actually happen, as we found a great bakery from which to buy some fresh naughty but niceys.

I then knocked the kitchen island, which I had assumed was secured to the floor, and spilt 2 pints of tea over the floor, as well as other items😡

In spite of my clumsiness, Sue then kindly decided to treat me to some more shirts; so we also went clothes shopping!

The bikes had a cosy night in the apartment, but I had to bump them down some external concrete steps, whilst they were unladen, then carry all the paniers and batteries to reload them.

Finally we headed off sometime after 10am into another glorious sunny day.

This rock fortress at Szigliget, was a tempting climb to me but after a little discussion, Sue put her foot down and said she wasn’t going to climb the 420 steps to get up there, as we needed our energy to pedal 90 kms. Probably a good call.

We therefore continued to follow the Balaton path until Sue felt hungry again!

She was then asked to look after this 2 kg little mutt, whilst its owners went out for a fag!

Our last photo of the beautiful Lake Balaton

Kesztheley is a pretty town on the south west corner of the lake.

We had a wander around the gardens of this palace
Lovely old Pagoda tree in front of the palace.
We left Keszthely and headed out on a really enjoyable trail
Along this river dyke for 10 kms until we arrived at Kis Balaton
Apparently a feeder lake for Balaton
We passed a field full of these pretty wild crocus.
The last pretty cycle path before joining a small, but pothole filled road to our destination Nagykanizsa 15 km further on.

We struggled to find a restaurant that sold anything but pizza, but finally found a Hungarian one.

This was my choice!! I never had brains before, but now I have! Pretty tasty.

A long day but one of our best.

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  1. Ian Wood's avatar Ian Wood says:

    What a fantastic day!

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