Relax, it's all downhill from here!

 4770 KMS Thanks to Briana for the map and Shaz for working out the mileage 😊 Last day of riding for the Continental part of the tour. Sixteen weeks and nine countries. Memories good and bad, but mostly good to last us, at least until we do it all again. The bikes have been fantastic, the road surfaces varied and the traffic....well, those of you who have been following from Croatia, know how we feel about the traffic. Once again, as happens everytime we tour on our bikes, it's the people we meet who go toward making our adventures so fulfilling. And for me the best part of it all is doing it with my best friend. In 1986 when I asked if she would like to cycle around Europe with me and her answer was "Why would I want to do that?" I didn't think that 39 years later we would still be doing it and loving it. If you read the news, go on your phone, or watch television, the world always seems to be in a mess, with bad news the headlines. If you really want to see what th...

Both woke at the same time this morning, (well, I kept sneaking a peek to see if Julia was awake, then shutting my eyes if I thought she wasn't). Beautiful morning and our walk had "no tension" today. Swim was amazing as always and fantastic workout with no one around until we'd finished. Our second swim to finish off and a nice walk back to camp.  Dined out at the front area of the camp which overlooks the road, but has a nice setting, with trees keeping it in the shade most of the day. Called Irena and Tony for the last time on tour, well, at least the official Paris - Greece. Tomorrow we'll be up early to hopefully beat the sun and some of the traffic on our way back into Corfu. Hopefully Dimitrus has come through with two bike boxes. We need a Stanley knife, some packing tape and plastic ties, so that if/when we've got the boxes, we can start the packing process.  This is always an uncertain time of the trip, when you are reliant on other people to come th...