A slow amble along the Lithuanian Curonian Spit. Sleep in, lazy breakfast, lunch and early dinner in Klaipeda. Then a 40km sprint to make the daily distance somewhat respectable.
Day 15. 102km. Nida – Sventoji
Posted: June 22, 2013 in Cycling, LithuaniaTags: Cycling, Lithuania, Nida, Sventoji
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Day 14. 145km. Калининград – Nida
Posted: June 21, 2013 in Cycling, Lithuania, RussiaTags: Cycling, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Nida, Russia
I liked today. I would like to thank the Gods, so, as they say in Lithuanian: achoo (thanks).
Day 13. 72km. Frombork – Калининград
Posted: June 20, 2013 in Cycling, Poland, RussiaTags: Cycling, Frombork, Kaliningrad, Poland, Russia
I melted today on the dead straight road into Калининград. The border crossing was easy. Finding the hotel was not. Hotel Internet and money was also challenging. не работает.
Day 12. 121km. Gdansk – Frombork
Posted: June 19, 2013 in Cycling, PolandTags: Cycling, Frombork, Gdansk, Poland
I declare today hot. At least for cycling. But really lovely weather. Sunny. Beautiful. The fields radiate out summer and life. The forests are cool relief from the sun and a beautiful green. Life is good.
Day 11. 32km. Hel – Gdansk
Posted: June 18, 2013 in Cycling, PolandTags: Cycling, Gdansk, Hel, Poland
My 11th day was not dominated by cycling. Instead it involved skyping, sleeping, grocery shopping, lieing on the beach in Hel, sharing cycling and life notes with a fellow German/Australian cyclist, meeting two lovely Polish forum people, drinking, dining and sightseeing in Gdansk, oh, and a little bit of cycling.
I wanted to sleep in and have a lazy amble to Hel – it should have been a short day. I am now in Hel and tired. I am quite looking forward to a cycle-free day due to the boat schedule.
Day 9. 203km. Dzwirzyno – Łeba
Posted: June 16, 2013 in Cycling, PolandTags: Cycling, Dzwirzyno, Leba, Poland
An absolutely awesome day. Top notch bike paths, speed stretches on good road surfaces, bumpy, sliding sand tracks, fields, forests, bush bashing. 203km to Leba.
Day 8. 106km. Swinoujscie – Dzwirzyno
Posted: June 15, 2013 in Cycling, PolandTags: Cycling, Dzwirzyno, Poland, Swinoujscie, Trzebiatow
I am lying on a beach listening to the waves roll in. It is warm and it is quiet. I contemplate my day. I found it a trying day. It’s nice to come to rest now.
Day 7. The cycler of Oz. 118km. Stralsund – Swinoujscie
Posted: June 14, 2013 in Cycling, Germany, PolandTags: Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Germany, Poland, Stralsund, Swinoujscie
This morning I got up, clicked together my Teva sandals, and said to my bike Lambchop: ‘today we are leaving home’ (Germany – one of my homes).
Day 6. 157km. Flessenow – Stralsund.
Posted: June 13, 2013 in Cycling, GermanyTags: Cycling, Deutschland, Fahrrad, Flessenow, Germany, Stralsund
A race against the clouds to Stralsund. Wind and dark grey clouds behind me, I hurtled through the Mecklenburg Vorpommern fields.
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