03-04/09/2023

A drive from Treblinka to Augustow … home of a canal and 11 lakes. It seemed everyone and his wife, and their 8.6 children, had the same idea. It was rammed. No room at the Inn for us. We tried a hotel with a camper sign. 80Pln, about £15.20 to park in their car park … with no services. An extra £2pp to use the hotel toilet. Not happening. We rang a campsite. Same price, with hot showers, toilets and electricity! We booked on for 2 nights. A bit shabby and tired but showers hot and good pressure, and we paid to use the site washing machine.

On Monday, we cycled around one of the lakes. We spotted, oh, so many places we could have parked up had we arrived a day later. It was chalk and cheese. In season, out of season. Not been on the bikes since Callender in Scotland and Corrie trotted a good section, particularly over gravel and sand, so we kept our speed right down. 30km, and J could feel it in his legs and back, thankfully flattish and he sticks his bike in ‘pleasure’ mode (more pedal assist).

We’d hoped to find somewhere to have a light lunch, but no. Everything shut up … end of the season. Just before returning to base we found a shop … very little stock… bought some revolting biscuits. I dribbled the jam on my Tshirt and ate most of them! J had better taste. A second shop had a better selection, so I bought a cheese and ham for lunch and the wherewithal for a BBQ.