to Otelu Rosu: the day after a rest day is a rainy day
The day after a rest day sometimes is more difficult than no rest day, we both have the full body blahs....not just fatigue in the legs, just an overall lack of oomph. The first part of the day is over a hill to get to Hateg. It's a beautiful ride, after the climb and then along the ridge. There seems to have been a line from Hunedoara where the roads improve, the people are friendlier and we notice the storks have returned to the villages.
After Hateg, the rain starts when we are on a gradual climb...what Rachel calls flat hills, for about 20kms, then the final push over the "Poart de Fier Transilvaniei" pass. We are on an old Roman route. The descent from the pass follows the Bistra River and through some heavy rainstorms into Otelu Rosu.
No idea why, but there seems to be some competition in this upscale neighborhood for who can have the most ornate metal roof.
