Day 136 Aug 23 Thu - High bridge River Camp to Sochi

Lenin statue at a roundabout
Making enquiries on the ferry to Trabzon at the seaport


Hotel Moscow ---2 Star rating but 5 Star pricing...

Today's Distance: 60 km
Today's Temp: 25 - 32c
Average Speed: 11.2 max: 62.5
Time on Bike: 5 hr 18 min
Average climb: 4% max: 12%
Trip Altitude: 1179m max: 324m
Today's spending: 1236 rur
Total Distance to date: 9036 km
Total spending to date: 6119 rur

Sochi - a candidate city for the winter Olympic 2014,a sea port located

north east of Black Sea,is surrounded by mountains.As we rode along the winding M-27 road , the heavy traffic continues as we came closer to Sochi.A few holiday resort towns that we passes were full of tourists whether from inland or abroad ,looks pretty the same to me .Mens mostly with bermuda shorts while ladies proud on their bikinis regardless of age . WE arrived in Sochi by 6 pm and rode straight to the sea port to make enquires on the ferry to Turkey.Good news that the service is still on but the counter was closed. There is no cheap accomodation here being a tourist seaside resort town. We stayed in Hotel Moscow about 100m from the port and that cost is 2220 rur or 90 usd a day, and mind you - No aircon ,not even a table or stand fan!!!!