Athens -> Venice
Day 1 to Day 24 · 2023-09-02 to 2023-09-27 · 24 days · 26 activities
Cycling totals · 3d 15h 52m · 1,895.3 km · 17,486 m
Whole Trip Route
26 segments
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3Death by wind
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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Day 9Most brutal but scenic day of cycling to date
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Day 10Tough day on the saddle finished with some small town vibes
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Day 11Recovery day, mainly flat busy roads
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Day 12Police don't seem bothered by 12 year olds driving cars here 🤔 https://youtu.be/cHRiaeHOI7A?si=3R5YbLHIe762LDbU (9:30 onwards)
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Day 13Final day in Albania, we've been greeted by the mountains of Montenegro. Unfortunately we're rationing out some nuts for dinner tonight 🥜
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Day 14"The country's English name derives from a Venetian calque of the Slavic "Crna Gora", meaning "Black Mountain", deriving from the appearance of Mount Lovćen which was covered in dense evergreen forests." In sum,Montenegro = 🌄. Rest day in Budva to sort some mechanical issues.
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Day 15
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Day 16Got sick of the coastal roads, so we decided to do some island hopping
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Day 17Exploring Mljet national park, back to mainland Croatia this evening to crack on with the route.
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Day 18Feels good to be back on the saddle
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Day 19
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Day 20Flight home booked, the race to Venice begins.
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Day 21"bora, originally defined as a very strong cold wind that blows from the northeast onto the Adriatic region of Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia." Detour to avoid severe weather warnings
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Day 22Only "Moderate" wind warnings today
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Day 23The chunder dragons were hungover for this one, but we've made it to Italy. LEETTSSS GOOO
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Day 24And that's a wrap folks 👏 Athens to Venice in 24 days of cycling, time to chill for a couple of days before heading back to London