There were a few storms during the night but nothing to keep me awake for too long. My tent did get invaded by slugs at one point. I thought I’d take a picture of them all stuck to the outside of the inside netting but then I rolled over and went back to sleep. They were gone by morning.
It looked quite bright but due to the rain in the night I dressed sensibly for the weather and donned the waterproofs. Wasn’t long after leaving I was getting too hot and had to trim it down a bit.
Czech Republic doesn’t seem to have many flats. So I’m struggling to get into a decent rhythm and struggling earlier in the day than I would normally. Today was different. I wasn’t going to let the hills get me down and I powered up the climbs as well as I could.
I quickly reached the border to Poland, this was my halfway point. As with most border the amount of lorries on the road really male it quite unbearable. There was black sky in the distance, I was trying to work out if I could hear any thunder but the sound from the traffic was too much.
According to my GPS I still had over 30 miles to go at dinner. I was hoping to be closer than that. Luckily I joined a dual carriageway that was pretty flat and straight. Apart from the fact it started raining heavy all afternoon I got to Katowice in good time thanks to that fast road. Not the prettiest road in the world but functionally perfect.