y in Konskie and wondered if there was a threat of nuclear war the line of customers was so long. Having patiently waited I ordered: 1 small pizza, 2 cinnamon rolls, 2 small ciabata breads and orange juice. Ate everything except the ciabata - would use these to 'clean' my saucepan after my evening meal and save water.Off I headed toward Warsaw. The road was dotted with several stork nests, mostly on specially constructed 'platforms' added to telephone poles or lamposts. Despite the lengthy delay at the bakery I was making pretty good time. That soon changed. Following lunch I got on the correct road leading from Bialobrzegi toward Biejkow. To my horror, given status of rear tire, the road turned to fine gravel about 5 km further on. I asked two lads on a motor bike if I was on the right road. They confirimed I was. I road on, finally giving up and turing around when road petered out in a field! I rode back and asked again. I was directed to the 4-lane highway I was trying to avoid and basically travelled 3 sides around a square.
I made the decision not to go into Warsaw - the YMCA had not confirmed housing and the hassle of getting in and out of a big city, when you do not have time to see any of the sights, was not w
orth it. I stocked up and supplies - including 2 big bottles of water - and set my sights on crossing the river going toward Minsk Maz. before bedding down for the night. Found a great spot and wheeled my bike about 300m off the road, past the naked couple in thier car and onto a small, concealed, grassy area.I was frustrated when I turned on my phone and discovered that YMCA Poland had indeed arranged accommodation in both Krakow and Warsaw - despite modern technology messages between the two of us had not reached their destination. Even more frustrating was that the YMCA in Krakow had collected/raised some money in support of the ride and I had not been there to thank them. Thank you YMCA Krakow.
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