Sells veg, and fish, and bangers.
Surprisingly, as you can see
It's made from Zeppelin hangers!
Days 16 - 21 Distance 372 km
Riga - Padula
So we say goodbye to Klaus, who we have been criss-crossing paths with since Lithuania. He has given up his life in Germany to head off on two wheels, and has been on the road for 3 months now and on his way to Nordkapp. Good luck Klaus!
Question - What is worse than another endless road through the pines?
Answer - A BUSY endless road through the pines.
Admittedly it takes your mind off the scenery, as the thundering lorries and swerving cars give you more concerning things to think about like, "Am I going to die?"
But we didn't die, instead we hooked up for a few days with young Oliviere from France, who has been on the road for 8 months and also on his way to Nordkapp!
As we crossed into Estonia it started to rain on us. And the wind blew hard and tirelessly in our faces. And it was cold. And it rained. And there was nothing for days and days but this...
And this...
And this...
And camping in the woods...
Beautiful. But endless. And the only choices to be made were whether to take the neck-jarring gravel road, or the death-defying main road. In the end we managed to mix the two up making each one more bearable.
On the 4th day we came across a campsite and a much needed hot shower, and a 20 minute train ride into Tallinn. So us and our sore bums can have a day off the bikes tomorrow!
The great thing about cycling in Estonia is its very flat. The highest point in the whole country is Big Egg Mountain in the southeast, standing at a whopping 318 meters above sea level. The locals are very proud of this because it makes them taller than their neighbours Latvia - whose highest mound stands at a mere 311 meters.
The other great thing about the Baltics is the smoked fish!
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