After waking up I headed out. I decided I was headed to Treiste. Why I had never been there so why not. Getting into Italy the scenery was AMAZING!!! The roads werent far behind either.
After a couple hours of marvelous roads FINALLY it happened! I road up over a mountain that was welll not the most well maintained!!! It was paved but it was obvious its not that used.
The road was a little rough at first going up the mountain but it was so much fun I didnt mind much. Coming down the other side now wow that was a bit hairy. It was extremely steep I was in first gear trying to let the engine brake for me and still having to use brakes!!! I was busy trying not to shat myself and go out of control!
I didnt notice I must of been riding the rear brake... As soon as I got back to normal roads and not so steep the rear brake stopped working.... I needed gas and stopped and let everything cool down and its back to normal now... But that one time it didnt work ohh that will scare ya.
I headed towards Trieste and passed over a large bridge just as to Military Helicopters were doing some kind of training, I assume, they flew right under the bridge. I tried for a pic but wasnt fast enough...
Out of the mountains and into Italy more it was getting really hot. I stopped and ate some pizza and decided screw Trieste I am headed towards those mountains over there and Slovenia. I get into the mountains and onto another one of my favorite back roads through the mountains only this one was hard packed gravel!!!! Even better! the views were amazing and I saw nobody the entire time!!!
Got into a valley and saw dark clouds behind me and said ohh I might want to find cover.... In front of me it looks like a tornado has came through with small tree branches all over but I dont feel any wind so dont understand why. Then I turn a corner and WHAM I found the wind!!! I am fighting it and I mean seriously fighting trying to find a place to stop. I see this brick house they are building and pull in there hoping to just get out of the most of the storm. Just as I get stopped I hear a big racket. I look around the corner of the building just in time to see part of the roof being blown off a house down the road!!!
I wait the storm out, about 1 hour, then head out again in search of a camp ground. On the way I stopped about 6 times to help move trees and branches out of the road man it was crazy.
I found a campground and stayed and talked to a couple Britts and one American guy there for the night. Went to bed it was clear skies over head!! About 1 AM was another storm from hell. My tent made it through fine but one of the other guys there wasnt to lucky. He will be buying a new tent.
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