Cycling around Lake Balaton

 Trent mentioned in the last post we came here in 1992, what he failed to mention we where doing a cycle trip down the Danube.   When we started this adventure I did not expect to be back on bikes, but I was wrong we rode 4 days well we where Lake Balaton 


Day 1 on road bikes from the hotel took us down to the lake to a “strand” (a park and beach that you pay an entrance fee).  It was fairly busy on Saturday and we took our first dip in the lake.  Warmer than our pool but the water was silty, but many were in swimming.  



 We took Sunday off but the town was having a festival so able to catch some Hungarian dancing.  


Monday we found some e-bikes to rent and headed for the wineries 25 km away.  Tasted some great wine including a Hungarian grape irsai Oliver, a nice dry white. Also found some full body reds, very mineral forward as the soil is volcanic ash.   



What we didn’t plan was for Trent bike to break down on the way to lunch, the guy sped out and fixed it but I went and searched for food well we waited so ended up riding 65km.  The good news after the breakdown he told us to bring the bikes back in the morning and was able to stop and have some great fish and chips. (The weighed the fish to price it) it was so good didn’t get a picture before we where done!


Relaxed on Thursday and Friday out on a short ride to Hévíz where we found more wine and a cycle path in the forest and on a lane, gorgeous flowers and great views.  







I thought we were done with riding but now that we are back in the saddle we rented bikes on the south side of the lake and took a ride as we waited for the evening train to Zagreb.  Good bye to hungry and many great days of cycling. 2 guys out about 100 ft in the lake, average depth is around 6 ft.






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