Bike riding

During the last year, I shared so many posts about my life, trips, and other moments from my life every single day. In my opinion, it’s so crazy and unbelievable that I kept going. But the most important thing is that all of these posts are small and real pieces of my life. Each photo and each word, I tried to make unique and take from my real life. Because that’s what makes sense and makes my blog feel much more alive and unique.

For the last eight days, I’ve been actively participating in this challenge and sharing my reports every day. However, today the responsible person posted the intermediate results, and my name wasn’t on the list. Honestly, it felt like all my efforts during these eight days were in vain, and this unpleasant situation killed some of my motivation for the challenge. Still, I’ll continue participating, and I’ll keep sharing my reports in the coming days. I also want to see what will happen until May 15 and whether my name eventually appears on the list or not.

I took a much easier route for my bike ride today after yesterday’s little adventure. I wasn’t in the mood to walk the bike in my hands or climb over fallen trees again, so I chose comfort over challenge this time. I just wanted a smooth, enjoyable ride instead of ending up completely exhausted. Of course, I still couldn’t fully escape the randomly scattered trees along the way. And there were still those spider webs hanging between branches waiting for me. But overall, today felt noticeably easier and more relaxed compared to yesterday’s real “forest obstacle course.”

The forecast had predicted a cloudy and rainy day, but luckily it turned out completely different. The sun stayed out the entire time, and I couldn’t spot a single cloud in the sky. It was such a deep, clear shade of blue. Still, the day itself felt a bit chaotic, and I barely had any free time to slow down or take a proper break. Because of that, I couldn’t follow through with the plans I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Hopefully, over the next few days I’ll finally have the chance to make it happen and find some answers to the questions on my mind.

Today I talked with my family about the issue I mentioned yesterday, just to hear their thoughts and figure out who might be responsible for that area so I could contact them or ask some questions. Instead, I was told, “Don’t do it, you’ll only get yourself into trouble with the city administration.” That really surprised me. So now I’m not even supposed to ask why a public route is blocked? It’s honestly frustrating, because that path is important for my bike rides. Now it feels like my only options are either to stop cycling altogether or to switch to busy city streets full of cars and exhaust fumes.

It was unbelievably sunny and warm—almost hot while I was biking. Compared to the previous days, I didn’t need any warm layers at all. The only downside was the flies… they were everywhere. They kept landing on my clothes, hands, and legs, and a few big ones even got right onto my face, which felt pretty irritating and slightly painful since my skin is quite sensitive. Another annoying part was the forest route—there were fallen trees blocking the path in several places, and not just right after the storm, but seemingly randomly spread out over a few hundred meters. I honestly don’t understand who left it like that. I might actually have to report it to the responsible services just to find out what’s going on.

The day started sunny and ended with a light rain while I was cycling. Honestly, the rain didn’t bother me at all — it actually made the ride feel even better and gave me a chance to properly finish it. I was a bit sweaty, of course, but that only made it more refreshing afterwards. The air smelled especially fresh, almost “tasty” in a way, which added a really nice layer to the whole experience. What made it even better was that everything went smoothly this time, with no incidents like yesterday, so I could just enjoy the ride. By the end I was a little tired, but in a good way — calm, satisfied, and in a genuinely positive mood.

Today was absolutely amazing — the sky stayed crystal clear all day, and the temperature was around 16°C, which felt perfectly comfortable and refreshing. So I spent my last weekend fully enjoying nature and everything around it. But the main story is about my bike ride, which unfortunately included a small crash and a few abrasions. Luckily, the accident wasn’t serious, and I didn’t get any major injuries.

My morning was a little rainy, but it didn’t stop me. After breakfast, around 9:30 a.m., I quickly changed my clothes and went for a bike ride. When I left home, I noticed that the ground and asphalt weren’t too dirty. That made me happy, so I started my ride. I couldn’t even imagine what would happen next. When I was going downhill through some trees, I fell off. While going down, I pressed the front brake, and the back of my bike lifted up. I felt it, but it was already too late — I fell. I got a big bruise (about 10×15 cm) on my knee, and now it hurts a little when I walk. I also got some scrapes on my hands and legs, but nothing serious. I tore my shorts and a bit of my sneakers. Fortunately, my bike is fine — nothing broke. Honestly, I’m happier about my bike than about myself.

Even though the day was cloudy, I decided to go for a bike ride because I didn’t want to spend my weekend at home. I didn’t bring my GoPro, though, because I’ve already filmed all the interesting places. Another reason is that the GoPro doesn’t record very well when the weather isn’t good enough. So I rode my bike for more than four hours today. For about thirty minutes, I just read Reddit and relaxed — it was a new experience for me, reading Reddit and practicing English in the fresh air. During my ride, I also met one of my classmates. The last time I saw him was at our graduation event, which was more than ten years ago!

The day was sunny and warm. As I mentioned yesterday, I planned to repeat the same route where I had previously broken my bike. Luckily, I managed to do it this time. During the second part of the day, from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m., I rode my bicycle. Along the way, I visited Black Lake and some other places where I also walked. In total, I rode about 13 kilometers. I also recorded a video on my GoPro, but I’m not sure when I’ll publish it. I still haven’t uploaded my travel videos from Portugal, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and the UAE, because I haven’t found enough time for editing, and my laptop is very slow for video processing.

Today the weather was not very good. The sky was cloudy all day, but fortunately, I didn’t see any rain. The temperature was quite low, about 15–17 degrees, and it felt especially cold. Even other people started wearing their warm clothes, which showed me that the cold winter is coming soon. But that didn’t stop me, so I decided to go ride my bike. When I started, I felt a very cold wind because I was only wearing shorts and a summer sweatshirt. However, after riding for about 10 minutes, I started to feel warmer and more comfortable.