Made it to Russia! The hardest part about crossing the border was finding it. My hotel was close to the border, so cycled inbound and followed the signs. The border station signs pointed to an area with rows of large … Continue reading →
Today I must have followed a rain cloud into Narva. However, not long after I’ve arrived the cloud moved on and it is sunny with few clouds. The day started out a little slow, since I wanted to check into … Continue reading →
Add Estonia to the list of your next cycle vacations. I’ve always maintained that Newfoundland and Tasmania are two overlooked places for cycling vacations that really should be considered more often. I’ve only seen two and a half days of … Continue reading →
A nice ride into the middle of Estonia. I followed highway 5 which cuts across diagonally and heads towards Narva. The road was a little quieter than the main Tallinn/Riga road and occasionally bumpy but overall a good road. Had … Continue reading →
I passed a few boundaries today. There is the border of Estonia at 71km and also 2000km cycled in Europe. Sometime I also seem to have passed a religious boundary as the old churches I see are now Lutheran rather … Continue reading →
Today was somehow destined to be a short easy rest day. As I looked at the map, I figured I had two extra days, and considered spending one of them in Riga. However, the hotel was expensive and I had … Continue reading →
Riga is the largest city I cross between Amsterdam and St. Petersburg. It is also the capital of Latvia. Riga had over 900,000 inhabitants in 1991, but is now has a little over 700,000 as many of the ethnic Russians … Continue reading →
Weather keeps improving in the Baltics. Awoke to bright sunshine, though cool temperatures. Waiting until 8am to have breakfast as the cafe opened. It was about 160km along the main road to Riga, so wanted to get about half of … Continue reading →
Crossed another border and now in Latvia. Not that I noticed much difference so far between Latvia and Lithuania except that language is different and that I needed to change currency. Cold overcast skies when I awoke with a wind … Continue reading →
Today cycled much of the Lithuanian coast on the Baltic Sea. Quiet roads on the Curonian Spit and also some quiet bicycle paths north of Klaipeda. Awoke to cold overcast skies, but very happy to see it was dry. My … Continue reading →