Here we are, at a really touristic place in the Republic of Hungary, Lake Balaton,and the good thing is that we are staying at one of those “all-inclusive” hotels that gives you a plastic bracelet that once you have it, you can eat and drink all that you want. I guess they didn’t know a group of thirsty bikers were coming here…

The route from Budapest from here has been a very easy route, since its a very flat country, so we did not take no mountain roads or anything similar. Actually, the only incentive of the roads for the past couple of days – apart from the BEAUTIFUL landscape – is to avoid the potholes and bumps, that can be very big in this country, something very good to let the riders improve even more their riding skills within a group of riders avoiding the same obstacles…

We’ve left Budapest at the usual time, 08:30, and took us a little bit more than expected to leave town, since today it’s workday, and lot of cars were trying to get to their work on time. Once we managed to leave town, the fun began, as the first small roads start to rumble with the sound of our Harley-Davidson engines. Group riding is really getting serious, and we are now capable of riding at a nice speed, keeping the group compact and safe, saving us from lot of trouble, since now is more difficult to get our group split in two.

Today it’s been a short ride, less than 250 kms, but it has taken us almost 7 hours to complete it – we are more into enjoying the ride than into racing, as you can imagine – and it’s been FUN. Not only the riding, but also the stops are getting more and more interesting, since we all know each other better now, and we can share more things.

So, a very good ride so far, with a very nice group of fellow riders from all over the world. Tomorrow we are heading to Croatia, and we change our groups, so we’ll have the chance to ride with more people, and get to know them a little bit better. I’m looking forward to it, since I’ve never been to Croatia, and I’ve heard that the landscape is simply amazing.

And now, my dear friends, I hope you can understand I have to go. I have a lot of new friends willing to share a (free) beer with me.

Take care out there, my friends.

See you on the road !!