First time back in thessalonica since hitchhiking to Ankara after O levels 44 years ago. O christ I'm getting old! No memory of it at all. It's 40-42 degrees down here. Not really suitable for cycling or indeed much else but plod on no doubt I will. Drinking milk, juice and the occaisional beer by the litre, can barely keep up. Only about 500km to ' Stambul where I meet Lin on the 20th (courtesy BA natch) Hopefully to resupply clean smalls, a new tyre and an oil change. Rivetting stuff n'est-ce-pas? No, ok well this is optional reading and content is bound to be about as fascinating as a bloke on a bike can make it.For what it's worth , Greece is a great country, lovely folk and so far no miseries at all so
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