Day 21: Fri 17 Jun - Golubac to Donji Milanovac

 Ride 55km

Another fine day although we did have an early head wind which soon abated. 

A yummy cooked breakfast with French toast, sausages, cheese and tomato. They are starting to serve Turkish coffee now, I'd guess due to the Ottoman Empire influence, so I'm asking for Nescafe. Don't like drinking mud that much. Couldn't face these cooked breakfasts if I wasn't cycling all day. 

We had to ensure our head and tail lights were fitted this morning as we negotiated four unlit tunnels of about 250m. There was also a lot of little ones as we threaded own way between cliffs and the Danube.  The scenery was spoilt by a smoke-haze although it was still pretty impressive. There were a few hills but in the main they have used cuttings, tunnels and bridges to keep the road reasonably flat considering the terrain. We made fairly good time and were in the motel by 1300ish. The motel is perched on top of a large hill and our room has sweeping views of the Danube and across to Romania. A huge place with 100s of rooms. Two days here; rest day, beauty bottler!! 

Serbian river village view. his was just after we started our ride this morning.  The river is not the Danube but the Porecka, a tributary we had to cross.  We soon retuned to the Danube.

View of the Danube from our balcony