We left Uzgorod this morning and the weather looked promising. We have 3 days to reach Kiev, a total of 800 kms (500 miles). First mistake of the day was to rely on the Garmin satnavs but the world maps are sketchy for Eastern European coverage. We did manage to get hold of a secondhand alternative satnav with the appropriate maps on SD card but we need a convertor for the charger so, for the time being it ain't much use to us. Ignoring the first sign for Kiev and following the Garmins, we ended up with a blank screen showing that we were off road after 10 miles!!!! Anyway, knowing that we were going in the right general direction, we continued on the scenic road then decided to cut eastwards across country to reach the main road to Kiev. After 12 miles on the eastbound road, it eventually became a gravel track, then a mud track - time to do a U-Turn. After that the heavens opened up, followed by thunder and lightning and a huge downpour. The day's pleasant ride turned into an arduous final leg but eventually, we reached L'Viv and found a very comfortable and reasonably priced hotel. 140 miles on the clock but probably only 100 miles of progress. The gear is now hanging up to dry and we are re-acquanting ourselves with Madame Artois in the restaurant. First mission tomorrow is to buy a convertor for the Eastern Europe sat nav charger.
Ah, now this is proper round the world motorcycling! Rain, mud and dirt tracks - excellent. It has been great to follow you on the Blog - well done for keeping it up to speed guys. Great photographs. PS - I took the Conquest 1200R back today - find me a car park and call me Marvin.... I'll explain when I see you if you dont get it. David.
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