Not many fisherman out this cold morning in what appears to be a catfish competition. Used our remaining Czech currency to fuel up. Thank you Czech Republic for your good roads, sedate drivers and courteous people! Freezing at 7.5º as we crossed border into our fourth country Poland, breathing out frosted vapour. Passed a music/violin park - Chopin? Exchanged euros for zloty. Climbed into pine forested hills shrouded in mist, drizzle. Envious of fragrant wood smoke coming from chimneys. First view of Poland not inspiring, abandoned factories, gated complexes with turrets on corners - shades of Soviet past? Shame we've entered country on such bleak day.
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| Nysa township - Wieza Ziebicks tower |
Stopped for
traditional Polish meal at Strzelce Opolskie - meat roll, dumplings, pickled
veggies and slaw (glad we ordered small serve) “Hot chocolate” turned out to
glass of very rich fudge/mousse. Poland seems contradictory so far, the towns overwhelm
with excessive signage, grey unpainted cement buildings, many in disrepair,
graffiti, and abandoned ruins- a chaotic feel. Then you drive into the
countryside with its early green cereal crops, patches blown over with wind and
rain, and see the pride people take in their houses, ornamental gardens,
flowers among the barrows, bridges, wishing wells, ponds and statuary, and
attractive window dressings of flowers and lace curtains. Plenty of deer signs, but no
deer! Seagulls with black heads and big eyes swooping over fields.
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| What else to do on a rainy Saturday |
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| Glad we ordered small serve.... |
Finally drew near our day’s destination, Garmin
sometimes frustrating - likes to take narrow side roads (with impassable
bridges), unfinished highways and roads closed for long term repairs... thank
goodness for our trusty Pocket Earth app. Drove into Oswiecim was 70 º Jewish before German
occupation. River in flood, locals out taking photos. Info centre closed, but
carpark indicated could sleep overnight there (shades of China....). Joined other motor homes, into
pizzeria for dinner and wifi. Met Aussies and Scots companions travelling
together in same camper (!) All ready for tomorrow’s foray.
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