We had another very nice day today. It was on the shorter side, covering only 45 miles. We are about 3 miles away from the Greek border and will head that way tomorrow. We had good weather and interesting roads. We got in to our hotel about the time that rain clouds were developing. We have not had rain for weeks and are not interested in cycling in the rain.
Our lodging last night was interesting. It was a 4 star resort, but we were the only customers. We were met at the front door by the owner and several of his adult children. The hotel was nice, but it was deep in renovations. The owner and his adult children seemed like "mafia" types to us. All they did was sit outside talk and smoke, wearing sweat suits. We were able to get beer ($1.50 for a half liter glass) and a decent dinner and grilled cheese sandwiches and coffee for breakfast. They were very nice and interested in our journey, but it was a little weird.
Before today, we had gone about a week without seeing any long distance cyclists. Today we met a couple from Norway, one from Australia and another from Germany. All were headed to Istanbul and then onward. My theory is that all the long distance travelers are funneling into Istanbul (since going north requires them to cross Ukraine or Russia). It was interesting to hear from these folks, but for once, I don't have a desire to go any further.
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