Wenesday, 26 July, 2017 --- Day 09 -- From Bf Khulo To 6 km bf mountain top

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Wenesday, 26 July, 2017 --- Day 09

From Bf Khulo To 6 km bf mountain top
Stats
Day dist: 29.40 km
Riding time: 3 hours 52 mins
Avg speed: 6.03 km/hour
Max speed: 25.01 km/hour
End day odo:2.030 km
Dist covered so far: 330 km
Coordinates: 41.646371N 42.489086E
Altitude: 1,752

Our camping site

We left at 9:00. The road was steep but at least it was paved. My GPS indicated 2.8 kms to Khulo. It was actually 6 km.

After a short lunch stop we made it to Khulo

Khulo Entrance

We did not actually enter the city but continued on the road that now turned into a dirt road actually descending.

The road

We knew, of course, that the furhter we went down the more we would have to climb back up as we had to cross a 2000 high mountain.

River dam

It did not take that long for the climb to start. It was a combination of things occurring at  the same time that hurt a biker's heart. Number one it was continuous uphill and most importantly, it was a badly maintained dirt road with big stones all over the place that we had to bike on, a really nasty combination.

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Lunch stop at 14 km (left at 13:45)Breakfast

The altitude was alreay 1,367

The dirt road

Side of the road stop 22.64 km, alt 1,752

We decided we will make it to the top, but as we biked on, it appeared that it would not be feasible, So when we found a place to camp, we called it a day.

Our camping site and scenery around it

ΕΙ ΘΕΟΣ ΥΠΕΡ ΗΜΩΝ, ΤΙΣ ΚΑΘ’ΗΜΩΝ; Προς Ρωμαίους 8:31

IF GOD BE WITH US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US? Romans 8:31