Day 135: Radom to Wielka Wieś

September 16, 2025

Day 135: Radom to Wielka Wieś

Yesterday morning, I fried two eggs for breakfast then I packed up my things. I bid farewell to Renata around 10 AM then headed for Wielka Wieś.

The ride was mainly on the road at first then I went through farmlands. Throughout the day’s ride, my mind was ruminating about a missed phone call from my dad.

I had missed the call in the middle of the night. Since there’s a six hour timezone difference I will have to call him back at 3 PM my time. I was thinking what happened that he called me at 5:15 AM. I imagined the worst. Maybe he got into a health emergency and wanted me to come back home. What would I do with my bike if I have to take a plane from Kraków, which is the nearest city? Do I leave my bike with someone or find a box to bring it home? What would I do when I get back home? All these questions, and more, were filling up my head like an overflowing fountain.

At some point on my journey, the road became a trail and the trail was so sandy that I couldn’t ride my bike anymore. Instead, I had to push my bike for about two miles. I was just glad that it’s not raining and the trail was relatively dry.

By the time I reached the town of Mirzec I was hungry. I had yet another kebab wrap since the restaurant was conveniently located in the center of the village. You would think the kebab shop is run by Turkish people, but it’s actually run by Indians. It’s the second shop I’ve been to that’s run by Indians. I wondered if kebabs are popular in India.

After lunch, I rode another 5 miles south to Wąchock, another village that’s close to Wielka Wieś, where my Warmshowers host is located. I hung out at an ice cream shop and called my dad. As it turned out, he was cleaning his phone that night and accidentally dialed my number. I was glad my worst fear didn’t come true and I can continue my world bicycle tour.

At 4 PM, I arrived at my host Damian’s place in Wielka Wieś. I had ridden about 28 miles for the day.

Damian also completed some long distance bike tours, including one in the Balkans and another to Nordkapp in Norway. He works part-time in Germany for the year, then he spends the rest of the time traveling or staying at his parent’s place in Poland.

I tried some Polish tripe soup called flaczki made by Damian’s mom that was really good. Then Damian made some sandwiches for dinner. At the end of the meal, Damian asked if I would like to try some cherry wine that he made. I said sure.

The wine was really good, but I drank too much. By too much, I mean just one cup. Soon I was drunk. I ended up falling to sleep immediately on the futon last night.

This morning, I woke up at 7 again. Damian made a huge plate of food for breakfast. We chatted more about bike touring. He told me that he might bicycle across the United States next year. I gave him some details and advice about my cross country bike tour in 2018. There might be a slight chance that I’ll be in California in May or June of next year when Damian starts his tour. I hope to see him again.

It’s raining a little right now and I have to get going to my next destination, Kielce. Good thing is I don’t have to ride too far, just 30 miles or so.