I spoke to just about everyone in the small campground this morning. They were all chatty and we were all interested in each others travel plans. I really wasnt sure where I would stay tonight. I thought there was a campground at my destination but in looking closer, there wasn’t one, nor was there any …
Today was only 45kms, so I was thinking of going further if Pärnu wasnt too exiting. I didnt have too. Its a great place and I was tempted to stay another night. The campground I stayed at was such a nice place, that I was slow to leave. The dutch and germans that I met …
The rain started at about 6am and I thought it was perfectly bad timing. This is going to be an interesting pack up. I then checked the weather forecast and it wasn’t great either, so I took my time, got out of my sleeping bag and got things organised inside the tent. By then, the …
Its an absent minded day. I packed up and couldn’t find one glove. I looked everywhere. I knew there was a Decathlon just off my intended route, so I plotted a route there in Komoot. Then I couldn’t find my shaver – when I grow a beard i look at least 20 years older, so …
I left Jelgava quite late and it turned out to be quite a nice town. That wasn’t my first impression by any means. I think it was just the street that I was in was a little bit dodgy on Sunday afternoon . There were people just standing around looking bored, one argument that threatened …
Today’s been interesting. It started with the very very strange Hill of crosses outside the place I can’t pronounce – Siauliai. I had camped about 5kms out of town in a small campsite with only two other groups, both of whom were great people – some Czech students and a Finnish family. I made my …
Marijampole and a train to Vilnius I couldn’t decide whether to get a train to Vilnius or to ride 50kms to Kaunas and then get a train. I was feeling a bit lethargic so I just had an easy breakfast f the usual and thought I’d decide later on. It’s also a national day and …
Over breakfast, I met two Latvian motorbikers on the last day of their trip.great guys who helped explain the array of food on offer for the three of us. Pork stew was the highlight along with the fresh bread rolls and homemade jam. I didn’t touch the battered herring. I was the last to leave …
I planned on a long day today for a couple of simple reasons. I feel like I’m over Poland, or at least this region, so I didn’t want to faff around on the way to Lithuania. Secondly, there weren’t many food or accommodation options between 50 and 100kms. Tomorrow should be easier… So 100 it …
Breakfast was the same as dinner but there were eggs instead of soup and the bread was a day older. I’ve changed my mind about this place already. Not particularly organised and changing too dollar, and it’s cash only. I’m surprised the bread was stale as there’s a bakery just a few hundred metres away. …
