After about 15 miles we decided we could do with something to eat at Tucapy but couldn't find any restaurants. So we got some snacks and drinks from the coop and parked ourselves on a bench in the shade, from where we could see a snack bar just a bit further along the road.
Onwards through more farmland until we stumbled across a fantastic Chateaux at Cervna Lhota,
then carried on to Jindrichuv Hradec (must be great playing scrabble in Checz) for an excellent lunch.
By this time it was getting really hot again, well into the 30s and neither of us were too enthusiastic about the remaining 18 miles to Novo Bystrice. We decided to go for it anyway and it turned out not as bad as expected despite a really nasty hill right at the end. We decided not to risk going the extra 5km to the campsite in case it was shut, so instead we booked into a pension in the centre of town at the princely sum of 700CZK for the night (£19).
Novo Bystrice is not as impressive as Tabor. It has many impressive buildings, but most look as if they have seen better days. The bars and restaurants are very welcoming, but it's hard to see how they make a living.
There has obviously been a lot of investment in signage and publicity to try to create tourism on the Czech Greenways Cycle routes but so far we have hardly seen any other tourers. Probably because it is so bloody hilly!
Today's miles 49 https://www.strava.com/activities/382520617
Total miles 140
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