Day 6 - May 11 - South of Sarajevo

After a very average breakfast in my so-called Grand Hotel, I did a bit more sight-seeing in Sarajavo then started heading towards Pale. I was a bit apprehensive that traffic - based on the experience the previous day - would be bad, luckily, it was not a busy in this southernly direction.

In the small town of Pale, I bought freshly squeezed apple juice from a small factory, the guy spoke perfect English. Traffic was by now extremely light, the road, despite the bold name "M5", was perfect for riding in a picturesque countryside.

Alas', the nicely built M5 ended and a tiny, poorly maintained road, R448, started climbing and climbing and climbing, with many switchbacks - at the end, though, I was rewarded with a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains.

Heading downhill, another nice view was of the town of Goražde. Took bit of a rest and a not-too-yummy çevapce, right on the banks of the river Drina.

Continuing southwards was quite difficult, must have been tired, it was getting hot - did not do too well. I met a Polish couple on their bikes, thy were on a 3-day trip, we exchanged some of the experiences.

In a small village, think I was called Luke, I saw the road heading steep uphill, and was not up for that any longer...I also saw an elderly couple taking care of a large garden - and asked if I could crash there. They immediately agreed, offered me coffee, tea and even some cake. The icing on, well, the cake, was that I could access their Internet connection...So I pitched my tent and slept rather well...after about 105 km of riding that day.