Short note, more to come later. We’ve reached this larger town on lake that feeds into the Volga River (look on the road between St Petersburg & Vologda). Having fun cycling, though roads are quite variable. Plan to rest here … Continue reading →
Today a ride into the big city and first night in a hotel. The roads were becoming busier as we came closer to the big city. Initially it was flat riding through the woods with just a few villages marked … Continue reading →
It rained. Last night a little and rained more this afternoon. The tent works fine, though would be claustrophobic for a long time. I’ve been getting up earlier each day, and so was up first on the road. This road … Continue reading →
So long Leningradskaya oblast, we will miss you along with your mostly smooth roads. Today at 56km we crossed over into Volgodaya oblast. It was fortunately warmer waking up. We continued a pattern I’m sure will repeat with me leaving … Continue reading →
Today was a surprisingly tough day, and I’m now a little worried about my back wheel. We had some rough roads and I’m seeing a few stress lines (in the wheel not me) and the wheel is slightly out of … Continue reading →
Nice day of cycling as we reached the northernmost point of our journey. Just 3km after start we were back to the M18 motorway and even had signs to Murmansk (over 1500km away). It was a divided highway with two … Continue reading →
Nice to be back on the road again! First night camping and I discovered that I had a one person “hubba†tent instead of the two person “hubba hubba†model. Not quite sure how that happened but the hubba works … Continue reading →
A few notes from my last week of school in St Petersburg. Monday: I notice more signs and banners going up about the upcoming Victory Day holiday. Not certain, but I’m also seeing more soldiers and sailors in uniform walking … Continue reading →
Russian word for the day: Победа or “victoryâ€. Today a holiday to celebrate the end of the “Great Patriotic War†(World War II, in Europe). Despite a cold wet rain, today had much more of a holiday feel to it … Continue reading →
Weekend was time to be a tourist again, this time with a visit to the palaces at Petrodvorets (known as Peterhof before 1944, and often referred to by that name now). Petrodvorets was a large country estate about 30km from … Continue reading →