Czech Mate
Czech Mate
Two new wheels, but its not all plain sailing yet
Trinny the tandem is proving to be high maintenance. To collect the replacement wheels the boys had to hightail it in Susannah the van 500km across half of Poland and Czech Republic in 1/2 a day whilst dropping the indomitable Sophie off at Wroclaw airport for some R&R back in UK. She passed an incoming Bucket (Ben’s mum and current support driver) through the glass darkly in transit. They arrived with wheels back in Poland at 2am just in time for the the start of The Big Rains.
We can’t be sure why Trinny keeps getting punctures........8 in the last two days. The roads are no worse than those in Russia. But this seems like jolly poor fortune. Bucket is a little concerned that she may have brought some bad inner-tube Karma along with The Rain, but the boys are far too polite to suggest this. Although they do keep asking when Holly and Jess will be arriving to relieve her.
The boys are remaining resourceful and good humoured throughout. The Rain is relentless and chilling with no opportunity to dry clothes overnight.....it’s a source of wonder to us just how smelly wet lycra can get. So here we are in the middle of Czech Republic warming up in a hotel overnight and buying up spare inner tubes like they’re going out of fashion. Hoping to get to German border in 2 days .....Trinny and Susannah permitting.
Monday, 4 July 2011