Day 234 – EU – Serbia [Novi Sad to Backa Palanka]

13/10/20

40km

  From Novi Sad (Serbia) to Backa Palanka (Serbia)

Europe

Last running day in Serbia, another very very wet and cold day, with the wind making an uninvited appearance

Today was my last full running day in Serbia. I am absolutely enthused by the 15 days I spent running across the country. Surprised me a lot. Serbia being outside the EU, I was maybe expecting to witness lower standards of development or living. But what I saw was right there in terms of high standards, and the hospitality of the people was constant and superb throughout. The countryside was pristine and the cities beautiful and welcoming.

It was cold and rainy as I left this morning, I knew it was gonna be the case, I was prepared! My bag, which I carry in the main compartment of BoB the Stroller, is isolated by 2 waterproof sleeves from the elements. Yet today there was a leak somewhere and my stuff got wet. Bad news. I’m gonna have to see if there is a hole somewhere or if one of the sleeves is no longer waterproof. Meanwhile I will supplement the insulation with super large bin bags.

Since I entered Serbia I have enjoyed fairly flat runs. But though today was flat again I had a few difficult kms, as a strong headwind blew my way for about 10kms. My camera (IPhone) was tucked in its waterproof protection bag all along and I did not snap one pic today. The pictures today are those taken during my afternoon stroll in Backa Palanka.

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Here is the map of today’s run: