Today I got up early but it was showing signs of raining again so I wasn’t in a big hurry to put everything away wet. I went to take a shower at 7:00 a.m. You guessed it, the doors were locked and I needed to use the facilities. I saw a lady mopping up the office and reception area so I asked her for a key which she gladly provided. I was in the latrine for over 30 minutes and she came looking for the key. She hollered at me for not returning the key fast enough. I didn’t do any of my trip planning last night because of the thunderstorm so I’m doing it this morning. I’m nearing the Ukraine border where I need to have all my vehicle and my own documents in order. They should be, but there is always the unexpected. I won’t reach the border but I will be near it by tonight. Well look at the sun, it is coming out to dry my tent off. My route today will Prievidza, Czech Republic to Handlova, to Zlar, to Vel Krtis, to Lucenec, to Rimavska Sobota, to Tornala, to Roznava, to Moldova and then Kosice. I stayed in Kosice in a Bed and breakfast because I needed to charge up my laptop and get on the internet. I needed to check out the requirements of crossing into the Ukraine. It sounds like about a four hour ordeal if I’m lucky because I’m always the special person who needs more scrutiny. Mainly I wanted to see what the paperwork requirements are. Needless to say I’m a little nervous about this. I stopped for gas and to purchase three quarts of oil at a Shell gas station today. I need to change oil because I’m coming up on three thousand miles driven and want it available so on a moments notice I can change it. While at the gas station, a man and a woman approached my motorcycle and were taking a picture of my license plate. They asked if they could and I said yes. I put them at 35 to 40 for the guy and the woman at late 20’s early 30’s. You can’t or I can’t believe it but they spoke perfect English. Just ordinary local people. They wanted to know the details of my trip etc. etc. which I filled them in on. But then the guy asked me politely what religion I was. I told him that’s kind of a dangerous question and I normally don’t answer it along with not getting into political discussions. People get mad real fast on those subjects, and sometimes nasty. So that’s why I like to stay away from those two questions. He told me he understood and we didn’t talk about it any further. The woman wanted her picture taken with me and the motorcycle just in case I became famous. I told her I didn’t think that would happen and they went on their way.
Just as I enter Kosice, Czech Republic it’s raining again. When I get the hotel I unload my bike in the rain and then carry everything up to the third floor. After three times up and down the staircase my tongue was hanging out. Oh boy, I get to repeat this in the morning. I did some research on the border to find a hotel I can stay after I get in Ukraine and went to bed.
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