Pole - ek weet nie die dorpie se naam nie

Die geel streep is my roete, net jammer ek weet nie die dorpie se naam nie. Julle sal netnou sien hoekom. / The yellow line is my route into Poland. It is a pity I don't know the name of the town where I am now. You'll see just now why.

Pole herinner my baie aan Limpopo. Woon ek in Naboomspruit of in Mookgophong? Ook in Pole het dieselfde plek verskillende name, wat net verder daartoe lei dat motorfietsryers soos ek wat nie heeltyd met 'n kaart in sy hande kan sit nie, mooi moet kophou. Die boonste naam (Wroctaw) se naam op my kaart in Breslau. Leszno is op my kaart Lissa. So kan mens aangaan. Die kleiner plekkies het ek nie eers op my kaart nie. Al wat saak maak, ek is 40 km noord-oos van Warschau (Warszawa op my kaart), dus nog in Pole :-)

The names of the places in Poland are quite confusing, like in Limpopo where I live. Do I live in naboomspruit or in Mookgophong? Many towns and cities in Poland have two names, which is quite confusing for bikers whose GPS's are not working, like mine. The name on top (Wroctaw) is Breslau on my band-new map. Leszno is Lissa on my map. I don't even find the smaller villages on my map. All I know is that I've passed through Warschau (Warsawa on my map) and am now in a town about 40 km north-east of it. Who cares what the name is :-)

Weer soos in Limpopo. Perdekarre mag NIE op die snelweg ry nie. Wie sou dit ooit oorweeg? / Like in Limpopo. Horse carts may NOT use the highway. Thanks Otto for the correction.

Ek het laatmiddag heerlike soet kersies langs die pad gekoop. Daar was nog woudheuning, sampioene, bessies, aartappels en tamaties. / Late afternoon I bought sweet cherries from this lady. Other stands had forest honey, berries, mushrooms, potatoes and tomatoes.

Vandag was weer 'n lang dag, 551 km. Wat die ry moeilik gemaak het, was die baie dorpies waardeur mens ry. Jy het net van 50 na 80 km/h versnel en dan is die volgende dorpskild daar. En feitlik elke dorp het sy spoedkamera ...

Gister het ek moeilik gery, my kop was nog nie ingestel op die ry nie. Vandag was 'n fees. As ek net die stede kan misry. In Warschauw moes ek blitsvinnig 'n pad kies. Die skild het ongeveer 8 name aangedui en watter plekke watter rigting moet gaan, geen padnommers nie. Ek het toe die verkeerde rigting gekies ...

Pole is baie mooier as wat ek my voorgestel het. Noudat hulle deel van die Europese Unie geword het, hoop ek dat baie Suid-Afrikaners binnekort hier kom vakansie hou. Dis 'n onontdekte juweel.

Geniet die vakansiedag more!


Today was a long day on the KLR, 551 km for the day. What made it difficult were the many towns one had to pass through. You just have left the one town and accelerated from 50 to 80 and then you enter the next town, and down to 50 again. Nearly every town has its own speed camera.

The ride yesterday was difficult. Mentally I wasn't ready. Today's ride was great. If I only could miss the cities. In Warschauw in the city centre there was a signboard with 8 names and which road to take, no road numbers. I had to decide in a split of a second. I made the wrong decision...


Poland is beautiful, more than I've expected. Now that it is part of the European Union it is a new destination for South African tourists to come and discover. It is a jewel waiting to be discovered.

Enjou the day off in South Africa tomorrow!