Mom, Dad and Elizabeth pedal to Kavala

Last summer, Julian and Damian Kiskinovi of the Kurtovo Konare village of Plovdiv decided to give their 13-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, an extraordinary summer vacation. He drove with his wheels and huge backpacks on his back to neighboring Greece. And they've had the most wonderful two tire vacation most people can only dream of.

"The love for bicycles in the family is from Julian, who is from Provadia. Along with her, her husband, Damian, caught fire, and their granddaughter, Elizabeth, got on the bike when she was just 1 year old," says Juliana. At that time they participated in a cycling tour of Stamboliyski Municipality. The mother bought a German seat for the baby, and Elizabeth appeared to be the youngest participant with a teat on the bike ride. Since then, the girl has not got off the bike. Last summer, the family decided to go to Greece by sea, but not by car, but by bicycle. Elizabeth's younger sister, Iliana, was left home and the three left. They loaded the wheels with the narrow-gauge line to Dobrinishte and from there turned the pedals to Kavala.

"My mileage on the bike showed 175 km, but I put 2-3 kilometers above, which we lost to look for places to sleep. Almost on the Bulgarian-Greek border - in the village of Sadovo we spent the night in a straw. Sleeps well in the straw, "laughs Juliana. The next day, the three passed through the Ilinden - Exohi point and then turned the Greek pedals all day.

The little cyclist has coped with the challenge brilliantly

"And by 9 pm, we were already saying 'Hello Kavala.' We had no driving pace. We drive, we see blackberries, we stop, we get blackberries, we drink water, we go on, ”the mother explains. They were hampered by a large 22-kilometer fair. "We used to go down this barrier quite often, but then we pulled down a big race 56 kilometers an hour. I just said to the kid - "Keep the handlebar because you let it go, we got it in the fir", laughs the mother. They all had large backpacks, like the one Elizabeth's had the heaviest, but the heaviest was Dads. The bike that the girl rode in the transition is the most common runner, says Juliana. Her sister won it at a sports event.

During the long transition, the family followed strict safety rules. Daddy Damian drove first, Elizabeth in the middle, and mother last. At 47 degrees, the heat in Greece and the three had helmets with headlights, gloves on hands, knee pads with lights, and separately they had yellow safety vests. "During the night transitions we shone and blinked everywhere - they couldn't help but notice. We drove tight to the right. In Greece, the roads were so wide that they couldn't help but notice. And may the Lord guard us. It is safer in Greece, and the drivers there are more pleased with us, and if a Bulgarian driver surpasses us, we are signaled that we are crazy, but you are gone, ”Juliana laughs. The three left without a single phrasebook and without knowing a word in Greek. "In situations where I have to ask something, it was difficult for me, shaking my hands to explain, it was difficult for me. But when she asked, "Do you know English," our problems were over, "says Juliana.