How to slow down: lessons in pace from Eastern Europe
Coming to a halt. Lipcani, Moldova I met Joke and Björn resting in the shade of some large umbrellas as I pulled into the forecourt of the petrol station in Sighetu Martei, Romania. For the fourth day in a row since starting from Chișinău, Moldova, I had clocked over 90 miles since my usual early start, and was nearly a full day ahead of my planned schedule, having decided to make the most of passing my intended rest day location – Yasinya, Ukraine – and letting gravity carry