August 10

August 10th (sunny and extreme downpours of rain)
On the road by 8:30 and drove over 300 kms through torrential rain and endless highway construction – it turned into a long drive. Because of the constant, heavy truck traffic and questionable road building techniques, the ruts in the roads have become so deep that the car feels like it is on ‘auto steer’. Unfortunately, during times of heavy rains, the ruts are full of water that we are at times totally inundated by a twenty-foot wall of water when oncoming trucks pass us.
Notables for today’s travel: countryside 40 kms north of Krakow changed to higher elevation, rolling hills and many, many farms. This area is definitely more cultivated than the Poland we have seen to date and the standard of living seems to have improved.As with any larger city, we struggled a little to locate the campground that Georg had chosen. Upon arrival, it was muggy and hot so we both showered. Georg set up the blue tarp for shade and we proceeded to drink too much today. He also changed our route again – our next stop will be Budapest, then Prague