Yes, after a hiatus of almost six years, I have at last carved out enough time to attempt to complete my perimeter ride
of the Czech Republic.
In just over two weeks' time, barring disasters, I will
embark on the long-planned Stage 7 of my Circuit Ride. I've booked time off
work, I've bought my rail tickets and I've finalised my itinerary. On 1 July, I
will catch the train to Břeclav in South Moravia, where I ended Stage 6 in September 2011. There, I will meet my
great friend Ryan (who accompanied me on a highly entertaining section of Stage 3 back in
September 2010) and together we will cycle to Hodonín. I'll then continue on my own for a
few days through the White Carpathians and the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
to the tripoint where the Czech Republic meets Slovakia meets Poland. From there, I'll turn north and head along the Czech-Polish border to Cieszyn, where my wife and
her cousin and 10-year-old son will, I hope, be waiting for me. The next day
– on 6 July – the four of us will cycle together to Bohumín, where my Circuit
Ride adventure began (in the rain) in May 2010.
