Well, well well where does the time go? I was shocked to discover that it has been a whopping days since my last post, can you believe it? It only seems like I was typing my last entry last week never mind last year! Well read on for a bombshell announcement! It was cold, so cold, as I experienced my first Czech winter. Snow, wind and the occasional glimmer of sunshine saw me hunker down for a few weeks as I waited, sometimes impatiently, for the winter to pass.
It was relatively uneventful save for the occasional ride when the temperature managed to creep above zero. Christmas was a clutter all treat as I experienced the traditional Czech dinner of Carp fish and potato salad. Nevertheless it is always good to try these things. When in Rome well Zlin to be precise and all that! During this period I scrapped around for the odd contract but with the oil and gas industry the way it is opportunities were very few and far between.
I did manage a winter escape. I flew to Tenerife to meet up with a mate, a fellow Chelsea fan and cyclist, and enjoyed the winter sunshine whilst taking in a few beers and knocking out some KMs in the process. Cheers for the hospitality Dazza!
Whilst in Tenerife I also managed to conquer one of my other bad habits, smoking! Drogtanian is a dream to ride, so comfortable, so racy and yet so serene. I spent may days and hours stats below covering various parts of the region often treading the same path up Bunc pronounced Bunch hill trying to hit new PBs on Strava. The summer in Czech was a dream with day after day of glorious sunshine. It was a real opportunity to maintain my fitness and meet some new friends along the way as I bumped into more and more cyclists as the weather improved.
The Czech Republic is a beautiful country the only downside is the slightly, actually mental, drivers who have absolutely no regard for anyone that is not on 4 wheels or is in a smaller vehicle than theirs! I hark back to the good old days of highway 1 in Vietnam for a reasonable comparison!
