London to Bucharest Cycle

After 2907km and 37 days of cycling, our adventure ended in front of the Romanian House of Parliament on the 5th of June. It was an emotional moment to see our friends and family waiting for us, as well as the children from Fara who prepared some lovely posters and made our arrival very special.

We wanted to thank everyone who made this adventure so memorable, including people who donated, friends and family who supported us throughout the trip, everyone at FARA, and all the lovely people we met along the way. You are all extraordinary!

We had a pleasant surprise on Friday morning, as our accommodation offered us free breakfast when they found out about our cycling mileage. We then set out in what had been the most spectacular day of our trip so far - the Danube Gorges (Clisura Dunarii) which stretches along a 100km well paved road undulating along the Danube. We'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Alex had his third flat tyre, but other than that the roads were quiet so we enjoyed every pedal. After a stop at the Rock Sculpture of Decebalus we arrived in Orșova, where, to our surprise, all the rooms were fully booked due to national holiday. But before we installed our damaged tent, we figured it was worth asking random people on the street if they have a spare bed. It didn't take long for us to find Dan and his lovely family, who offered us a shower and a warm bed, as well as an awesome boat ride the next morning! As we progress into our journey, we realise that sometimes you have to rely on strangers' hospitality and 9/10 your expectations will be exceeded. This turned out to be a fantastic end to an amazing day.

We just entered Austria, after 13 days and almost 1000km through Germany. It's been an amazing time, we met great people and cycled along beautiful, safe roads. We wanted to finish our German experience in style, so we achieved our best average between Passau and the border with Austria, 32km/h over 23km